Unpuzzling the Past Via Naming Patterns

Q. ---> Where can I find information about naming patterns of my ancesters?

A. ---> The following helpful information comes from: IIGS Newsletter - May/June 1999 issue.

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The following article is from IIGS Newsletter - May/June 1999 issue titled; "Unpuzzling the Past Via Naming Patterns" by: Penny Bonnar, ~eMail address {pbonnar@win.bright.net}. It is re-published here with the permission of the author.

"Unpuzzling the Past Via Naming Patterns", by: Penny Bonnar

Genealogy is the piecing together of many puzzles. Sometimes many pieces of a puzzle are needed just to link one set of parents to several children.

As genealogists we rely primarily upon names and dates recorded in church, government and private records. And aren't we grateful to those who thought it important enough to record not just names and dates, but other little details like occupations or relationships?

Most of the time, the details we discover about ancestors are rather sketchy. And at some point, the puzzle we are putting together becomes a brick wall upon which we are tempted to bang our heads in frustration.

It's times like these when we need to try the not-so-obvious. For example, I am stuck on a family line which I have taken back to the mid-1770s. I've had the rotten luck to end up with three men named Henricus, each of whom could be my ancestor.

Each Henricus could be the father of my Anton and the only way to take my line further back is to figure out who the father of each Henricus. I've searched the records for clues. Unfortunately, the priest who recorded marriages during this period did not record the names of the parents of the bride and groom.

Of course, the thought never occurred to the priest that a descendant would someday want to know the name of the father of the Henricus who married Maria Christina. And although the names of the witnesses to the ceremony are listed, their relationships to the bride and groom are not noted.

So what clues are left to explore? Naming patterns. If luck is with me, the three men named Henricus were named by parents who followed time-honored naming customs. Even if only two of the families followed such practices, I could possibly determine the parents of my Henricus through the process of elimination.

On his web site, Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., explains 18th Century Pennsylvania German Naming Customs (http://www.kerchner.com/germname.htm).

Kerchner does a good job describing a naming pattern common to many German families--that of giving each child a favored spiritual name and a second name which was their secular or call name.

If you have one family in which all the boys are named Johan or Johannes, Kerchner's web page will help you sort them out. Or if you're swimming in Marias and don't know how to figure out which one is yours, read Kerchner's page.

Kerchner describes three different naming patterns in common use among Germans who settled in Pennsylvania. One of them could be the one which will help you sort out your family.

At http://genweb.net/~rknowley/namingpatterns.html you'll find both a German naming pattern and a pattern used by the English and Scots.

Eighteenth and nineteenth century British naming patterns are described at http://www.ourheritage.tierranet.com/naming-patterns.html.

This web site (http://www.intersurf.com/~rcollins/names.html) features an article from the February 1996 issue of Colonial Homes on colonial naming patterns. According to the article, the naming customs of New England colonists in America were either of English origin, biblical or of "moral significance."

Sometimes children were named after events rather than other people. It's not unusual to find children named Humility or Chastity. Other unusual naming customs are noted in the article as well.

The one custom of use to genealogists was used by Quakers who named the first-born after grandparents.

Dutch Naming Patterns
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/dtchnam.htm

If any readers know of naming patterns common to other countries, send them to me at pbonnar@win.bright.net and I'll publish them in the next issue of the IIGS™ Newsletter.

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Topic: Census records from countries other than the United States.

Q. ---> Where do I find census records from countries other than the United States?

A. ---> The following helpful information is located at Barnes & Noble Online or can be found at your local library with ISBN

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Censuses around the World/Books in Print

While those researching their ancestry in the United States know that there are census records to aid them in their research, these same researchers when faced with research in other countries tend to forget about this basic of resources. Many countries do in fact have census records.

-- Canada --

MacLinks and Rhonda would like to thank Mary Kearns Trace at: "Genealogy Alberta" website for the following information on Canadian census records.

         Most microfilmed census records for Canada and its' Territories can be accessed through a number of facilities.

These include:

1. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa (inter-library loan)
   
   
2. Through the Family History Libraries
   
   
3. Many local public libraries and provincial archives in Canada have them on hand.

         To find the above sites and many more concerning Canadian archives go to MacLinks' Website and surf through Rhonda's Information Resource Center. Look under the heading --> "Canada's Genealogical Research Links" to find the desired information.

INTERNET ACCESS TO CANADIAN INDEXES

Index to 1871 Ontario : Heads of families and strays can be accessed, amongst other sites, from the National Archives of Canada Net Archivia website.

Index to the 1891 Census of Alberta District and NWT: can be accessed through several sites which carry indexes for various sub-districts of this census. They include:

Mary Kearns Traces', "Genealogy Alberta" and the "Alberta GenWeb"

HARDCOPY ACCESS TO CANADIAN INDEXES

         "Canadian Genealogical Handbook", written by, Eric Jonasson (out of print) provides a table of the censuses which were taken in each Canadian province, territory and district.

         For those interested in using Jonasson's book for reference, Mary has been kind enough to include the additional information:

"Canadian Genealogical Handbook" by Eric Jonasson
Published: 1978
Publisher: Wheatfield Press, 
Address: 
Box 205, 
St. James Postal Station, 
Winnipeg, Manitoba, 
Canada 
R3J 3R4
ISBN number: 0-920374-02-6 

         Jonasson's table is quite comprehensive and acts as a good guide to what is available up to 1871. Since this book was published in 1978, census records have been released for 1881, 1891 and 1901. A variety of early census records exist:

the first Quebec census (nominal) was in 1666.

the first census in what is now Ontario was in 1796 (heads of family only) for the single township of Augusta, Grenville Co. It was repeated in 1806, 1813, 1823, 1824.

the first nominal census of Ontario (Canada West) is for 1851.

Some of the census records listed in Jonasson's table were noted as 'not' mircrofimlmed. This may have changed since that time.

Please note: not all census records are available from the National Archives. Many of the very early censuses may only be available from provincial archives. There is however, a catalogue of the census records available from the National Archives and it would be best to check this first to see what they have. Another good source to check is the, Family History Library's Catalogue of Holdings.

-- England --

While England has taken censuses every ten years since 1801, the first census of genealogical value is the 1841 census. One of the peculiarities of the 1841 census was the rounding down of the ages. The enumerators rounded down the ages of those over 15 to a multiple of 5. So a person, who was actually 43 years old, would be listed in the census as 40. The 1851 census and later did not do this. If you are interested in the pre-1841 census records, you will want to read Colin R. Chapman's "Pre-1841 Censuses & Population Listings in the British Isles" (4th ed. Dursley, England: Lochin Publishing, 1994).

Book: Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles by Colin R. Chapman

Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 5th ed., 84pp.
Pub: Genealogical Publishing Co.
Pub. Date: March 1999
ISBN: 0806316136

Synopsis
It has long been an article of faith that the census of 1841 was the first British census to list the names of individuals. In nearly 90 pages of text, accompanied by unique notes and references to original documents, Mr. Chapman explodes this myth by describing hundreds of pre-1841 name lists (censuses, poll lists, national surveys, tax lists, parish enumerations, etc.), explaining most of them, as far as possible, in their historical framework. As logic would dictate, the work follows a chronological pattern, and for this new fifth edition the author has appended, in Appendix I, a county-by-county breakdown of the various censuses containing individuals' names with the dates of those censuses; and for completeness, in Appendix II, he has added a list of decennial censuses containing names of individuals from 1801 to 1831. This new fifth edition, completely rewritten, incorporates over 200 additional listings for Ireland, making it a unique chronological account of censuses and enumerations in the British Isles from 1086 to 1841.

-- France --

The earliest census taken in France was in 1772. Those taken from 1795 to 1836 are statistical censuses and do not include any names of individuals. From 1836 to 1936, France has had a national census every five years, except in 1871 (it was taken in 1872) and 1916, which was skipped entirely. Unfortunately, unlike census records of other countries where these records have been microfilmed and indexed, no such activities have taken place on behalf of the French census.

-- Germany --

Germany has not taken national census enumerations. However, there are some that do exist for specific places and time periods. The 1819 census of Mecklenburg-Schwerin can be found on 60 rolls of microfilm through the Family History Library. Because Schleswig-Holstein was under the government of Denmark until 1864, it has a large number of census records taken by the Danish, also available on microfilm through your local Family History Center.

-- Spain --

For the colonies of Spain, at least one major census was taken during the colonial period, which covers the years 1492-1825. Some of these censuses are extant and may be available on microfilm. To find out what is available in Latin America and Hispanic United States, you will want to consult Lyman D. Platt's "Census Records for Latin America and the Hispanic United States" (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1998).

Book: "Census Records for Latin America and the Hispanic United States" by: Lyman D. Platt

Price: $15.96
Format: Paperback, 198pp.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date: March 1998
ISBN: 0806315555

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Topic: Revolutionary War - Land Warrants

Q. ---> What is a Canadian Refugee Warrant?

Q. ---> What is a Volunteer Warrant?

A. ---> Canadian Refugee and Volunteer Warrants

To deal with these questions; we first have to look at the definition of what a 'warrant' is.

Using Genealogy Quests' http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/terminology.html Glossary of Genealogy Terms, we find the term; Warranty Deed; ---> being defined as a deed in which the seller guarantees a clear title to the buyer. The government in this case, was giving title to land for services rendered as payment.
The term, 'land bounties' is used to describe the land warrants used as payment for assisting the early federal government(s) of the United States.

Events Affecting Land Settlement In The United States

http://www.dibbs.net/~chayes/chrnlgy1.htm
To understand the effects of the U.S. Federal Governments' use of land as a payment for building the interior of the United States this site is a definite shortcut.

Migration map of Settlement of US

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Animation/us.gif
This interactive map allows you to see the actual migration movement within the United States from the 1600s to the 1930s. You will see the effect of threee centuries of political decisions made regarding the territorial boundries of the USA.

Canadian Refugee Warrants

Prior to the American Revolution, migration westward past the Appalachian Mountains was prohibited by the Proclamation Act of 1763. From this time until the Revolutionary War, colonists living in the New England colonies migrated north in the hopes of acquiring more land. These migrants moved to the provinces of Nova Scotia, Quebec and the newly formed New Brunswick (most of which was part of the original Nova Scotia).

After the American Revolution, the newly formed U.S. Government used land as a repayment for a variety of services offered by soldiers and others who helped win the war in the form of land warrants. Many of those who had offered assistance were the same migrants from the New England Colonies that had recently moved to the provinces of Nova Scotia, Quebec and New Brunswick. Being displaced from their lands by the war, these sympathizers were considered Canadian refugees. Warrants or land titles were given to the Canadian refugees that had offered assistance; thus the name Canadian Refugee Warrants.

The claimants were not given a choice as to what land they received as the land warrants were drawn by lots in a lottery style. The land warrants for the Canadian Refugees were set aside mainly in the Ohio River Survey in Ranges 16 through 22 and were divided into half sections. Like others who received land warrants in Ohio, some of those who received refugee warrants sold them to land speculators. The present day counties included in these ranges encompasses part of Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, and Perry counties.

The Volunteer Warrants

Of Interest to Researchers:


1. One of the most informative papers included in these land warrant files was the Power of Attorney which indicated the residence of the claimant.
   
   
2. The Volunteer Land Warrants were again offered similarly for volunteer service during the War of 1812. Those entitled to these warrants were living primarily in Genessee and Niagara counties in the State of New York just south of the Canadian border.

3. The land for the Volunteer Warrants was located in the Vincennes Land District in Indiana Territory. Like the Canadian Refugee Warrants, the files included a power of attorney. However, unlike the Refugee Warrants, there was additional information. This addition to the warrant files included; correspondence, tract location, the county of residence in New York when the warrant was issued, and information as to the rank, and regiment of the volunteer.

Where to Find these records:

1. Search Revolutionary War Warrants
   http://www.sos.state.ky.us/intranet/Revwscr.htm This search engine will locate those claimants who were actually given Land Warrants
   
   
2. The records for both the refugee and volunteer warrants are located at the National Archives http://www.nara.gov/ in Washington, DC.
   
   
3. Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States, General Land Office http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/glo.htm
   
   The following excerpt comes from the Bureau of Land Management web page.

   ". . .The Eastern States Office currently maintains and protects the Secretary of the Interior's official (duplicate) copies of some 9 million GLO records; some of which date from the late 1700's. . . On file in Eastern States are the cadastral survey field notes and township plats.

   The patent documents on file in Eastern States include the cash entry, homestead, military warrants, a variety of Indian script, and others filed according to the Act of Congress under which they were issued, all of which were issued prior to 1908. . . .The 1,582 original General Land Office tract books contain records of patents and other statements of title, such as railroad grants, swamp grant, school grants, Indian allotments, and private land claims. Tract books were first developed around 1800 and were maintained in the local land offices. The tract books still serve as the essential reference source for all transactions involving public lands in the east. . ."
   
   

4. An index of the Canadian refugee warrants can be found in a book titled; "Federal Land Series, Volume One", by: Clifford N. Smith. This book can be found in your local library or at Barnes and Noble Online.

"Federal Land Series", by: Clifford N. Smith
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date: January 1999
ISBN: 0806349042 (A reference book to get via interlibrary loan)

Additional information regarding the author; Clifford N. Smith.

If you search through Barnes and Noble, http://www.barnesandnoble.com you will find that Clifford N. Smith has many more than this one book to his credit. All together there are 72 other books dealing primarily with Revolutionary War, German, British and Irish migration to the United States in the 1800's.

MacLinks

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Topic:Genealogy Reseach Forms -

Q. ---> Where can I find forms to use for my research?

A. ---> Genealogy Forms you can Print or Download

1. http://www.genrecords.com/forms.htm
   - Genealogy charts
   - Research Logs
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2. http://genweb.net/~irolee/forms.htm
   - Download Gen Forms and Templates
   - Local History Forms
   - Irolee's Genealogy Place
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3. http://www.ancestry.com/download/forms.htm
   - Genealogy Charts & Forms
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4. http://www.arrowweb.com/ajparker/blnkform.htm
   - 1850-60 census doc. (blank form for the 1850 or 1860 U.S. Census {19 KB}
   - 1870 census doc. (blank form for the 1870 U.S. Census {18.5 KB}
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5. http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/
   - Research log
   - Correspondence log sheet
   - Family record sheet
   - Pedigree chart
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6. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfrankl/genform.pdf
   - Genealogy Forms - This is an Acrobat 'PDF' file - It can be viewed qand edited in Acrobat
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7. http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/gforms.html
   - A JewishGen Info Files - the 3 forms are all on the same web page - scroll down.
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8. http://www.rootsweb.com/~cokids/forms/findex.htm
   This is a young students site - the forms are youth appropriate - BUT Then Again - keep in mind a form is a form after all -
   - Pedigrees
   - Family Group Sheets
   - Research Logs
   - Time Line
   - Correspondence Log
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9. http://www.acadian-cajun.com/genforms.htm
   - Genealogy Forms
   - Pedigree & Family Charts
   - Census Forms
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10. http://www.io.com/~jhaller/forms/forms.html
    - Easy Genealogy Forms
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11. http://www.ci.keene.nh.us/library/gen.htm
    - Keene Public Library
    - Genealogy Links
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12. http://www.wf.net/~jyates/natarc.htm
    - Request Research Forms from the National Archives
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13. http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/SGLV8283.pdf
    - VHA, DOD, GSA and Vets Reports & Forms
    - This is an Acrobat 'PDF' file - It can be viewed qand edited in Acrobat
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14. http://help.surnameweb.org/knight/
    - Various Genealogy Presentation Forms
    - Presentation of GEDCOM to HTML Conversion Programs
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15. http://members.aol.com/TMCorner/index.html
    - Forms List
    - Computer Generated Forms
    - German and Polish Forms
    - Indian Forms
    - Record Keeping Systems
    - Genealogical Binders
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16. http://users.erols.com/lynnn/dyia/forms.html
    - Discovering Your Italian Ancestors
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17. http://genealogy.miningco.com/mbody.htm?PID=2804&COB=home
    - Genealogy
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18. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/
    - Everything For The Family Historian
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19. http://genweb.net/~mcholli/startres.htm
    - Getting Started --> links to numerous different forms..
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20. http://www.enoch.com/genealogy/forms.htm
    - Genealogy Forms
    • Pedigree Chart
    • Family Group Sheets
    • Research Logs
    • Census Extraction Forms
    
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21. http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/services/gcr/gcr.htm
    - Greene County Room
    - Local History and Genealogy
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22. http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/links/w/f/w-forms.html
    - Genealogy.com

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Topic: Genealogy United States County Census Links on the Net -

Q. ---> Where can I find state (USA) census data sites on the internet to use for my research?

A. ---> United States census data links can be found at the following sites on the internet:

          MacLinks would like to thank Kathy Bird for sharing her suggestions for researching census data on-line.

          The first three links will place you under the guidance of USGENWEB. Please preview and if possible get involved in keeping free access for all.

http://www.naco.org/counties/counties/index.cfm
United States Counties
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http://www.usgenweb.org/census/index.htm

          The USGenWeb Project is a good place to start looking for your census records. The project non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone. It is made up of volunteers that work together providing links to every county and every state of the United States.
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http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks.html

          USGenWeb Census Project State Census ---- This page presents an interative census map of the United States. Click on the state you need for research and be directed to a list of counties for downloadable data information.
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http://www.usgenweb.org/census/states.htm

          USGenWeb Census Project State Census Status ---- Index by State to the Rolls of available Census Films - Note: Only records with links are online.
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http://www.census-online.com/links/index.html

          Census-online has 4365 downloadable listings from 45 states in the United States.
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http://censuslinks.com/directory/

          Census Links' presents thousands of links to state counties.
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Hard Copy Research

http://www.genealogy-books.com/

          By previewing the on-line book stores you may find authors who have completed data searches for your area. Genealogy-Books does have a list which focuses on the states of the United States.

Genealogy Research - Books In Print concerning Censuses{all from Barnes & Noble}

1. "1830 Citizens of Texas : A Genealogy of Anglo-American and Mexican Citizens Taken from Census and Other Records"; by: Bill O'Neal
   
   Format: Paperback,
   Publisher: Sunbelt Media, Inc.
   Pub. Date: May 1999
   Price: $17.56,
   ISBN: 1571683054
   
   
2. "Early Records, Hampshire County, Virginia, Now West Virginia (Including at the Start Most of Known Virginia, Aside from Augusta District): Wills...to 1860, Grantee, Grantor Deeds up to 1800, Marriage Records 1824-8,...State Census 1782 and 1784"; by: Clara M. Sage, Laura S. Jones
   
   Format: Paperback, 170pp.
   Publisher: Higginson Book Company
   Pub. Date: July 1997
   Price: $26.50,
   ISBN: 0832869457
   
   
3. "Families of Haywood County: Based on the 1810, 1820, 1830 and 1840 Census Records" by: Robert Medford, Connie Medford
   
   Format: Paperback, 64pp.
   Publisher: WorldComm
   Pub. Date: December 1998
   Price: $20.00,
   ISBN: 1566641489
   
   Please note: there are several other census records presented by these authors from 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900.
   
   
4. "Middlesex County Marriage Records, 1853-1904 and Federal Census, 1880" by: Catherine M. Traylor, Carolyn H. Jett
   
   Format: Paperback, 1st ed., 544pp.
   Publisher: Heritage Books, Incorporated
   Pub. Date: May 1998
   Price: $33.20,
   ISBN: 0788408941
   
   
5. "Choctaw and Chickasaw Early Census Records" by: Betty C. Wiltshire
   
   Format: Paperback, 180pp.
   Publisher: Pioneer
   Pub. Date: November 1997
   Price: $32.00,
   ISBN: 1885480199
   
   
6. "Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Tak: Records of the State Enumerations, 1782-1785"
   
   Format: Paperback,
   Publisher: Clearfield Company
   Pub. Date: January 1970
   Price: $22.80
   ISBN: 0806303441
   
   
7. "Louisiana Census Records: Iberville, Natchitoches" by: Robert Bruce L. Ardoin
   
   Format: Paperback, 216pp.
   Publisher: Clearfield Company
   Pub. Date: January 1995
   Price: $17.20
   ISBN: 080630507X

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Access 'Other' Researchers

You might try going to, "County Resources" and look up State/County sites where people have copied census data to share with other researchers.

Join a county mailing list where someone who actually lives in the county makes themselves available to find things in the county archives for you.

Get an idea of where the person you are looking for is indexed so that you can check at the LDS Family History Center for further information. First search your name(s) at the Family Tree Maker site to get a list of CD's where the name(s) appears. Take that info to a CD lookup site http://genweb.net/~gen-cds/cdlist.html , follow the directions as to what, how and who you are to request your information from. You must follow the instructions completely as the individual who owns the CD is volunteering the look up.

A second CD lookup site - World Family Tree Lookups are found at: http://genweb.net/~gen-cds/cdwftlist.html

This a list of gen. CD's and the respective owner(s). These owners are volunteers that have offered their services that is --> they will search their respective CD and give you whatever data they have found relating to your ancestor(s).

BUT!!!!

They request that you do a search in the "Family Finder Index" (NOT the Family Finder Report) for your subject name. Read and follow the instructions on the index page.

Other Look Up Sites

http://raogk.rootsweb.com/index.html
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~angels/
Genie Angels

http://members.aol.com/sjhcamp/index.html#buttons
Obit Look Up

http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/index.html
Books We Own -- A text Look-Up Resource for International Genealogical Research

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Topic: Genealogy - United States Civil War Military Rosters on the Net. -

Q. ---> Where can I find Civil War military rosters for specific counties?

A. ---> The following links on the internet offer the researcher muster rolls on many of the
               Civil War military units:

1. http://home.ptd.net/~nikki/cwlinks.htm
             Civil War Links --> Numerous links to historical papers and information on Union and Confederate military facts. Included are listed regiments, honours, etc., of both armies.
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2. http://www.pa-roots.com/PACW/
            Pennsylvania in the Civil War --> the author has collated information focusing on Pennsylvania's role in the civil war. The site includes lists of all regiments {Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry}, County Units, General Officers, Medal of Honor recipients, Casualties, Unit Contacts and more.
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3. http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
            This site has a listing of numerous states and military units from those states. Check on "rosters and regimental histories" to start. The author has also included several hundred civil war links for the researcher to investigate.
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4. http://www.vmi.edu/~archtml/index.html
            Virginia Military Institute Archives. {From the author} --> An online resource featuring full-text collections, Civil War manuscripts, Images & more.
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5. http://geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw.html
            The Civil War Rosters'   site is frequently updated. At present, there are rosters from 36 states with several 'other' misc. data files.
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6. http://www.civilwardata.com/
             Note: This is a commercial site -->    American Civil War Research Database by Historical Data Systems. The web site's advertisment --> "The database is the largest, fully searchable database of Civil War soldiers, regimental rosters and histories, andcomparative statistics. Using the military records of individual soldiers as the building block, the database provides the educator, researcher, and historian with a first-of-its-kind resource for the study and teaching of the Civil War. Complimentary access is available to educators wishing to use the Database as a teaching resource."
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            The complimentary search engine http://www.civilwardata.com/pers_dir.html.
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7. http://www.hist.unt.edu/09w-acwc.htm
            The Civil War Units web site has hundreds of links to military units. The latest additions --> July-October, 1999.
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8. http://www.mtco.com/~martisig/129_il.htm
             has its' The roster of the Illinois 129th Regiment Company 'D'.
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9. http://docuweb.gsu.edu/CivilWar.htm
            The site includes the Georgia Department of Archives and History's collection of microfilmed pension records of Georgia Confederate civil war veterans and their widows.
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10. http://www.rootsweb.com/~acwroots/
              American Civil War Roots web site includes: A List of Regiments and Civil War Lookups search engine.
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    Additional Civil War Links
    
    
11. MacLinks' ~ United States of America - Military Archives & Resource Links ~ at: http://ca.geocities.com/maclizard@rogers.com/mac4a.res.html#Civ   has 27 links under the heading Civil War Resources & Genealogy Archives. The list includes minorities, cemeteries and historical resources.

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Topic: Genealogy - United States Federal/State Prisons and information dealing with Prisoners on the Net. -

Q. ---> Where can I find information on United States Federal/State Prisons and Inmates?

A. ---> The following links on the internet offer the researcher information dealing with locating
               Federal Prisons and their Inmates:

Nationwide Search Engine

The following search engine is made available through Interactive Information Resource Systems, Inc. {I.I.R.S} from their free resources index at: http://www.iglou.com/iirs_investigate/free.html

This index contains the inmate search maintained by the State of Illinois. found at: http://www.iglou.com/iirs_investigate/searches/inmate.html

Simply follow the instructions and their search engine will look up the data requested using the information that you have submtteed.

Bureau of Prisons - STATISTICS

Inmate Information -- http://www.bop.gov/

The Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552) and the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a) authorize the release of certain information about Federal inmates to any member of the general public requesting it. This includes information such as name, age, and register number, as well as sentencing and confinement data (offense, date sentenced, institution of confinement, etc.).

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

A primary source for publications, reports, and other statistics based upon data collections archived with the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) http://www.ncjrs.org/ which provides a broad range of national and international criminal and juvenile justice information.

NCJRS Abstracts Database The Database provides summaries of criminal justice literature -- government reports, journal articles, books, and more.

NCJRS serves as the information clearinghouse for all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/. Some of which are:

The U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/

The Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj/bjs

The National Institute of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ncjrs.org/ojjhome.htm

The Bureau of Justice Assistance
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA

The Office for Victims of Crime
http://www.ojp.usodj.gov/ovc

The OJP Program Offices
http://www.ncjrs.org/ojpprogs.htm

Other Federal Agencies

      Federal Bureau of Investigations - Criminal search.
http://www.policeguide.com/cgi-bin/criminal-search

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
http://www.fbi.gov/

The Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR)
http://www.unicor.gov/

The FedWorld Information Network
http://www.fedworld.gov/

The National Archives of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/home.html

The U.S. Bureau of Census
http://www.census.gov/

U.S. Congressional Information
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/

A. ---> The following links on the internet offer the researcher information dealing with locating State Prisons and their Inmates:

State Correctional Agencies

Alaska Department of Corrections
http://www.correct.state.ak.us/

California Department of Corrections
http://www.cdc.state.ca.us/aboutcdc.htm

Connecticut Department of Corrections
http://www.state.ct.us/doc/

Florida Department of Corrections
http://www.dc.state.fl.us

Georgia Department of Corrections
http://www.DCOR.State.Ga.US/

Massachusetts Department of Corrections
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us:80/doc/

New York City Department of Corrections
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/boldest/

North Carolina Department of Corrections
http://www.doc.state.nc.us/

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
http://www.drc.ohio.gov/

Oregon Department of Corrections
http://www.doc.state.or.us

Oklahoma Department of Corrections
http://www.doc.state.ok.us/

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
http://www.cor.state.pa.us/

Tennessee Department of Corrections
http://www.state.tn.us/correction

Utah Department of Corrections
http://www.cr.ex.state.ut.us/

The Complete Directory of Law Enforcement Agencies

The Complete Directory of Law Enforcement Agencies http://www.officer.com/agencies.htm

Lists to join to gather more information and share yours.

International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blksheep/International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists Homepage

Introduction taken from this page:

Join the Black Sheep! A mailing list for the International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists (IBSSG) which includes all those who have a dastardly, infamous individual of public knowledge and ill-repute in their family...within 1 degree of consanguinity of their direct lines. This individual must have been pilloried in disgrace for acts of a significantly anti-social nature.

The purpose of the list is to discuss these individuals in order to learn more about them and share information about your "Black Sheep" with other members of the IBSSG!

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