Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
First Marriage Records, 1838-1850, Barbour County, Alabama
Author: Sacred to the Memory of the Blairs
Author: Thomas William Blair JrPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462806953
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
By their very nature, Family History books are filled with names, dates, and place names. Usually they make for very boring reading unless you are looking for some fact that will help to complete your family tree. We have attempted to make SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE BLAIRS more interesting by providing biographies of many of our ancestors. We hope to give future generations of Blairs an insight into their heritage. Through these pages you will be able to follow William Blair and his descendants. We believe that William migrated from Ireland to America (South Carolina) in the late 1700s. He likely was looking freedom and opportunity, the same as many American immigrants. It is doubtful that he envisioned he would have over 1,000 descendants and that their history would be the history of America. We, Thomas William Blair Sr. and Thomas William Blair Jr., have focused on our Blair lineage beginning with William in Newberry, SC and moving into Southeast Alabama. But we did not limit our book to a single family line. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE BLAIRS covers 11 generations of Blairs. We have included as many branches of the family tree as possible. The idea for this book was born in the 1960s. T.W. Blair Sr. began researching our family tree and found that our Blairs were instrumental in the growth of our nation. Many local history books did not contain references to our ancestors and T.W. could not understand why. When he asked the author of one such book why our relatives were not included, she replied, History is His-Story. Authors include the information they want to include. You should write your own book. Over 40 years later, SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE BLAIRS, has been published. Hundreds of thousands of miles have been driven searching for an elusive bit of information that would help to link one generation to the next. Musty storage rooms in the basements of courthouses have been explored. Dozens of libraries have been inspected. Hundreds of cemeteries have been examined. And our eyesight has diminished staring at faded records prepared by people with questionable handwriting skills. But every step of the way, new insights were gained which helped us to better understand our heritage. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE BLAIRS is 383 pages long, including the index. There are over 1000 descendants (and spouses) of William Blair listed. There are over 100 photos and images. Three Appendixes are also included. One covers the known Early Blair history. Our line goes back to the Blair of Blair from about 1205 in Scotland. The second appendix covers some information on the Blair DNA project, which is how we know the origination of our Blair line. The third Appendix includes a couple of stories on Blairs that we do not know if or how we are linked, but the stories were so intriguing they had to be included. From the birth of our nation until now, the Blair family history and American history are intertwined. By following one generation to the next, you can also see Americas history. Hopefully the reader will gain a new appreciation of the struggles, heartaches, and successes of the Blairs. None of us should be reduced to a few lines of facts on paper or carved into a headstone. This book was written to keep the memory of our Blairs alive for us and future generations.
Tracing Your Alabama Past
Author: Robert Scott DavisPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781617035241
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Searching for your Alabama ancestors? Looking for historical facts? Dates? Events? This book will lead you to the places where you'll find answers. Here are hundreds of direct sources--governmental, archival, agency, online--that will help you access information vital to your investigation. Tracing Your Alabama Past sets out to identify the means and the methods for finding information on people, places, subjects, and events in the long and colorful history of this state known as the crossroads of Dixie. It takes researchers directly to the sources that deliver answers and information. This comprehensive reference book leads to the wide array of essential facts and data--public records, census figures, military statistics, geography, studies of African American and Native American communities, local and biographical history, internet sites, archives, and more. For the first time Alabama researchers are offered a how-to book that is not just a bibliography. Such complex sources as Alabama's biographical/genealogical materials, federal land records, Civil WarÂ-era resources, and Native American sources are discussed in detail, along with many other topics of interest to researchers seeking information on this diverse Deep South state. Much of the book focuses on national sources that are covered elsewhere only in passing, if at all. Other books only touch on one subject area, but here, for the first time, are directions to the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.
Rees and Mary Shelby
Author: Johnnie Mullinax JohnsonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Rees Shelby was born ca. 1721 in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales to Evan and Catherine (Morgan) Shelby. By 1734 the family had immigrated to America, settled in Pennsylvania and was " ... living in the Cumberland Valley on the Conococheague Creek and Muddy Run at "Black Walnut Point" 1 1/2 miles west of present day Green Castle."--Page 43. Rees Shelby and his wife Mary were married in 1738 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They lived in Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina. Rees died 1811/12 " ... on his plantation in Chesterfield County, South Carolina near the hamlet of Crowbark ..."--Page 85.
Finding Early Connecticut Vital Records
Author: Linda MacLachlanPublisher: Clearfield
ISBN: 9780806358956
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
American Genealogy
Author: The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide
Author: James M. BeidlerPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440350663
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
There are more historical newspaper resources than you think--and they're easier to access than you know. When researched properly, no other type of record can beat historical newspapers in "taking the pulse" of their times and places, recording not just the names, but also information important to the community. This comprehensive how-to guide will show you how to harvest the "social media" of centuries past to learn about your ancestors and the times and places they lived in. With step-by-step examples, case studies, templates, worksheets, and screenshots, this book shows you what you can find in online (and offline) historical newspapers, from city dailies to weekly community papers to foreign-language gazetteers. The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide features: • Tips and techniques for finding crucial genealogy records in newspapers, such as birth announcements, obituaries, and even news reports • Step-by-step guides for using popular online newspaper databases such as GenealogyBank and Newspapers.com • Case studies that will put information found in newspapers to use
DeKalb County, Alabama, Marriage Index, 1836-1916
Author: Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806351934
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This new publication, which is extracted almost entirely from newspapers and archival sources in Scotland, follows the settlement of Scots west of the Mississippi River during the first hundred years after American Independence. Mr. Dobson's latest book identifies about 2,000 individuals who ventured to the West. While the entries vary considerably, virtually every one provides the name of the immigrant, a date (birth, arrival, marriage, death), the state or territory of his/her residence, and the source of the information. Some of the listings give the individual's occupation, the name of a parent(s) and/or spouse, place of residence in Scotland, or more.
Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Alabama
Author: Alabama Historical Records SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Library Catalog
Author: Daughters of the American Revolution. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description