You Found a Divorce Date Where?
Marriage Applications as a Source for Divorce Dates Divorce information may be found on subsequent marriage applications. Some of the questions involve proving that you are capable of being married. Are you of age? Are you an imbecile? Have...
Read moreIt’s not all Cinderella and the Wicked Step-Sisters
Blended families, those with one or two multiple marriages leave different subsets of children up to and including those in the movie “Yours, Mine and Ours.” One of my favorite parts of the book, Who Gets the Drumstick, about the...
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Blended Families Leave Clues in the Census
Step-Family vs. Nuclear Family Research Describing a family, most people start with the parents, father, mother, then children oldest to youngest, finishing up with the baby. This is true today, and was true 200 years ago. It is a...
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Given Name Clusters Can Be Heritage Clues
Name Clusters and Namesakes Given names patterns can lead researchers both backward and forward. Check all grandchildren and grandparents for naming clues and possibly great-grandchildren and great-grandparents. Name clusters offer heritage traces, just as namesakes do. If you are...
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