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Requesting copies of WWII Draft Registration cards?
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An ancestor of mine from Iowa should have registered for the WWII draft in the Fourth Registration, which is also known as the Old Man’s Registration. FamilySearch has a collection for these records, but records from Iowa have not been…
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What does O.S. K.U.V stand for on a headstone?
I'm looking at the headstone picture shown on this page:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23185170
Which has an O.S. K.U.V. symbol with two hands shaking. The grave is for Louis Kovach, a coal miner who was born on 30 Jun…
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Deciphering an Intended Marriage from England around 1800
I have a record that is an Intent to Marriage for my very great grandparents George Dutton and Ann Davies. I'm trying to understand exactly what it means, including the handwritten portions. Specifically, I have the following questions:
My…
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What is the origin or meaning of the photographed ring and pin?
I am looking for information regarding the attached photos. One photo is of a ring that looks well-worn. The other is for a pin that appears to be unused. I am assuming they are military in origin, perhaps for service or an award.
An obit for a…
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Meaning of “dofhoadayne” in 1648 Will of William Noake from Longburton, Dorset, England?
The man I believe to be my 9th great grandfather William Noake wrote his Will on 2 Jan 1648 at Longburton, Dorset, England, and a cropped image from very near the beginning of that document appears below.
The first word is easy: husbandman
The…
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Finding World War 2 Royal Naval Reserve Record of Edgar Graham?
My late Paternal Grand-dad, was Edgar Graham, b.1880, Manchester, Lancs. He served in WW1 as an Assistant Engine Room Artificer; reaching Chief E.R.A. towards the end of The War. I have his full Service record.
Edgar got a job in about 1934, as the…
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Finding late 1930's ship departures from the Port of San Francisco?
I have been able to locate arrival records from Europe to the United States but have not been able to have success with the reverse. My grandfather and his mother returned back to Europe soon after arrival into San Francisco but I have not been able…
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Organizing ancestors' "circle of cousins"
Background: I would like to focus on the set of people who are first cousins of (my) ancestors at each available level of the hierarchy. This helps me check contemporary family activities, vetting local records and documents for close family members…
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Application to create a Google Map of ancestors?
I had the idea some time back of working on an app that would take a GEDCOM and identify the geo-coordinates of each person's birthplace, then map these on a Google map. Do you know of any app that does this already. My last go at it showed that…
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What does "S" mean in the context of possessing a ticket for the next leg of a journey?
In this ticket manifest and other transatlantic passenger manifests that I have seen, it appears that the answers to the question "whether having a ticket to such final destination" (in column 14) are later modified by writing "S" over the previous…
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What was the "Old War" and how should I interpret this pension index card?
I'm looking at this old military pension file index.
Jeptha Tallant is listed under the heading "Old War" -- which war is it referring to? I believe he was born in 1811, so the Revolutionary War doesn't fit.
Also, what does the "Rej." heading mean,…
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Where were my parents married?
My parents were married on Christmas Day 1954.
The problem is that I cannot find their marriage license anywhere and to add to the problem my mother was 1/2 black, and in Georgia they could never have gotten married unless they never disclosed the…
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Working with autosomal DNA results
I have the automsomal DNA results for myself, 3 full sisters and 1 half-sister. We all share a mother, and we all tested with familytreeDNA. Our results are uploaded to gedmatch.com.
Our parents are all deceased, as are their parents. We have no…
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Finding WWII Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Records?
Are there any records for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary?
Albert George Adcock was in the RFA at Chatham about 1934 he was posted to Hong Kong and was captain of the Navy tug "Enticer". He was drowned at sea when the tug was sunk during a typhoon, 21st…
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Is it OK to use the word "County" in an American place-name?
My standard for American place-names is "settlement, county, state, USA". I have been entering the county names with the word "County" or "Co" appended, e.g. "San Rafael, Marin Co, California, USA". I notice, however, that James Tanner omitted the…
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