Humor as we research. Much to be said in agreement with
the following comments. almost factual!
from another list.. thanks Richard.
glorybee
I think some of our ancestors definitely applied these rules ~~
ANCESTORS GUIDE TO NAMING
1) Thou shalt name your male children: James, John,
Joseph, Abel, Richard, Thomas or William.
2) Thou shalt name your female children: Elizabeth,
Mary, Martha, Maria, Sarah, Ida, Virginia or Mae.
3) Thou shalt leave NO trace of your female children.
4) Even af
Finding Documentation at a Cemetery
by Christine Sievers
If you are unable to find the death certificate of your ancestor,
cemeteries
can offer an abundance of information. Sometimes, it will include
all or
almost all of the facts found on a death certificate, and even more.
Obtaining this information for your first dead male ancestor, will
give you
the skills you need when going further back in time where cemeteries
are
older and vital records are harder to find. More importantly, we
never have
too much
So many have loved this particular poem. I wanted to share it with
any who haven't seen it yet.
MY ANCESTOR GRAND MOTHER
I search for you yet do not even know your name
I press on praying my efforts will prove fruitful
the records do not list you or the other women who
have lived and loved and laughed, gave birth, and died,
the records perpetrate the myth that you were never here
but I stand whole and bare my soul
and vow to find you as I live
I search for you in old records, in churches, at th