This project began with a client’s question: Was Abner Bishop really the father of Allen Bishop of Decatur County, Georgia? The very first step was to review all the evidence already gathered on both Allen and Abner—census entries, tax digests, …
If you are a frequent researcher of courthouses or digitized court records you might have seen some oops! What I mean by oops, are records in a ledger designated for a specific topic but has a page or pages that …
Even professionals can learn new tricks. I have been researching a Rosa Lee Corker who appears on both the 1920 and 1930 U. S. Census as the daughter of Gordon Corker and Alene Daniels Corker. [i] When Alene dies in …
Many researchers hunt high and low for a will believing it will answer all of their questions and find themselves disappointed. Before we begin, remember, the overwhelming number of wills written prior to 1900 were done by men. So this …
Do you determine your connections based on an initial? Do you exclude people who may be your connection simply because they do not have the correct initial, some other initial, or no initial at all? Do you know when the …
I have met people who have done research for over 20 years and never once stepped inside a courthouse to conduct their research. This can be a big mistake as way too many records get overlooked which could help in …