GENEALOGY
can be a lot of fun! Mom (me) has taken classes in online researching through the Virtual University.I am listing some other helpful sites at the bottom of this page.
I am turning my attention to searching:
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1.) the Prosser Family, in Wales;
2.) Belyou/Bellew in Ireland. I have pretty good information on the family in Michigan, and am following my Grandmother's notes back to Ireland. A friend recently sent me this link: Clan Bellew. I am following up on contacts found here, which lead back to the name "Bilyeu" in France. Other variations of the spelling are also valid.
2.) the Bogue, Harris, and Roebuck links in South Carolina, Missouri, and Kansas. Particular information is requested about: Nanchi Roebuck, who married William Harris in or near Missouri around 1840.
Our Bogue files are kept in Family Tree Maker. However, I won't be posting them in toto because much of the information I have is sketchy, undocumented, or private. I have about 5,000 names in the FTM files, but many are inlaws.
3.) John Hocraffer who, according to a letter we have from an Uncle, was born in Hanover Germany in 1840 and came to America in about 1858. He landed in New York where he worked for about a year, then went to a German settlement in Pensylvania where he worked about a year.Then he went to Wayland, Missouri where he homesteaded. He married Fanny Hisel about 1860. They had 4 sons and two daughters. Descendants are known to be living in Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois. After her death (date and place unknown) he married ??? Carter. That marriage resulted in one son and 2 daughters, but no living descendants of those children are known. I am handicapped in this search by the 75-year privacy laws, so would like links to German sources to trace backwards if possible.
4.) Gorslines, Wrights, and Leflers are related to Hocraffers in Illinois. I am told a Lefler cousin has compiled a Lefler tree. I will be trying to obtain a copy.
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Click on these links:
- Roots Surname List Interactive search site.
- Illinois in the Civil War
- IL Land Records Database
- Valley Of The Shadow Project
- Illinois State Library
- Illinois Gateway Genealogy
- Osiyo Native American Genealogy site.
- Fr. Bucko Native American Research Page.
These are the homepages of some of my classmates in VU325-Genealogy. Check them out for some good links!
- Bas de Leuw, in Holland
- KingsPawn_
- Online Pioneers This is the homepage of my wonderful genealogy teacher, Marthe Arends.
(Now do I get an "A"? hehehe!) - Designing a Genealogy Web Page VU 32 Fall 97 Un-official resource site: links, class notes, class logs.
- Cat's Legacy Page For beginners, here are the notes, logs, links and information from the Spring 97 VU 325 Introduction to On-line Genealogy class.
- Genealogists at VU Can't find that single record that ties it all together? Cande has collected a list of who has which references available. These nice people have volunteered to look up single entries for you. Look through the list, email the person who might have what you need, and give them ALL the data you have on that stubborn entry.
When you are searching genealogy, it is sometimes necessary to become something of a detective. Here are a few links that teach basic detective skills, including some good books:
- When In Doubt Check Him Out- A Woman's Survival Guide for the 90's Everything you need to know about how to trace someone, including finances, court records, and property records. Very helpful.
- Pre-Employment Investigation How to conduct a background check.
- The Reporter's Handbook Investigative guide to documents and techniques.
- Get the Facts on Anyone * Find missing people through directories, license bureaus, phone records, and more * Investigate court records and case files * Use Internet and CD-ROM resources to track down information.
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