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Determining branch of service for someone drafted into World War I
Is there a online source to help determine which branch of service someone was drafted into for World War I? I found my grandfather's WWI draft card on Ancestry.com but wasn't able to find any anything else about his military service.
draft card…
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Weird date/year issues; what is the correct way to present the summarized information?
We deal with approximate dates all the time in genealogy. I don't have a problem entering the rationale or the date in my software or writing about it in a narrative.
I'm working on a project now that involves some charting. Specifically, I'm…
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Cannot find ship's manifest for family arriving in the US around 1890
Some of my distant cousins arrived in the US around 1890, but I have been unable to track down a copy of the ship's manifest that documents the arrival. It is possible that they did not all come together, but this seems unlikely as the children were…
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Finding records about Germans from Russia (Bessarabia)
Many of my German ancestors seem to have come from a place called Plotzk, Bessarabia. They ended up in South Dakota, many in Parkinston, Hutchinson County, SD.
Here are some examples of a few of them:
Andreas Hoehn (Hehn)
b. 16 FEB 1833 Plotzk,…
Canadian Girl Scout
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Finding records prior to 1838 for Malone, Franklin County, NY or St. Lawrence County, NY?
How or where does one find records prior to 1838 for Franklin & St. Lawrence County, NY?
Hiram Wheeler Barlow (28 Sep 1820-27 Aug 1876) and his ancestry (parents).
It is believed he was born in upstate New York, USA. State Census records record…
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Locating 18th/19th century grave in Massachusetts?
I am trying to help a friend. He has a Revolutionary War ancestor, Captain Robert Lenthall Eells, buried in the Hanover Center Cemetery in Hanover, Massachusetts (
findagrave, googlemaps).
I grew up in that area and visit periodically so I have…
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How to deal with adoptions given the changes made to some records?
In Brazil, when some adoption is authorized by the Justice, it's possible to change the records of the child so the adoptive parents are reported as the parents, leaving no trace of the biological parents.
How can I record such information from…
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How well do I know my ancestors (at least superficially)?
What I am hoping to learn in this Question is the correct terminology and any tools available for determining what I will try to describe below.
Firstly, I know that I will never know all my ancestors because all known ancestors have ancestors who…
PolyGeo
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How do I decide two signatures match?
This image shows two signatures made by "a" man named George Cox.
One signature is on an Army Attestation Form when a boy of 15 signed-up in 1900. The other comes from a 1922 Migration Application by a man of 36.
Addition: I chose not to date the…
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Tracing fathers of illegitimate children in Scotland in the 1870's?
In the Scottish Borders in the 19th Century, a significant percentage of children were illegitimate (no father was named on the birth certificate).
What sources (courts, churches, etc) exist for tracing the father, perhaps with "paternity orders"…
Rob Hoare
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Seeking publication specifics for a 20th century news article (USA)
Charles H. Dillon (1889-1967) worked in different capacities for Western Union in Dallas, Texas. In the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote articles about the telegraph for the Texas Almanac and other publications. He also wrote newspaper articles. In 1958,…
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How do I obtain historical Articles of Incorporation in California?
I am trying to discover the individuals who originally founded the Green Investment Company in San Francisco. Some searching online revealed that they filed their Articles of Incorporation on Tuesday, 07 Aug 1923 in the state of California.
I am…
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What does house number "Bk" mean? (19th century UK rate books)
What does it mean to live at "Bk 1 Worsley Street"? My guess is that 1, 2 and 3 make up part of 40 Worsley Street somehow, as 1 Worsley Court etc., or whatever "Bk" stands for.
Does anyone know what "Bk"/"Ct" mean in this context? And how would…
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Need more strategies for meeting "collaborative cousins"
There are some lines in my ‘”tree” that contain few confirmed ancestors. One of the ways I’ve found people and information is by connecting to “cousins”. I’ve done this through:
a public online tree at Ancestry.com
communicating with my known…
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Dead ends on all searches for name
I've been trying to find anything about my great-grandfather Solomon Cheplivourstza--the surname has been spelled several different ways, even on the same document. He died in about 1915 and there is no trace of his existence other than a single…
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