I'm trying to find my ancestor, and one of these naturalizations might be his: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4653/?name=Jacob_Leibowitz&residence=_new+york+city-new+york-usa_1652382

When I pick one, and try to look it up by date on the films on this page: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/51903?availability=Family%20History%20Library

then the pages in the film don't seem to be in order to me, and even worse many of their dates don't seem to be in the date range that the film is supposed to have. For example, when I look for that Mar 7 1918 naturalization (the one for the Jacob who lives at 88 Columbia) by going to the FamilySearch film titled "Naturalizations, v. 99-100 (cert. no. 24645-24900) 11 Feb-14 Mar 1918", then why do various pages in that film show January 1918 and July 1918 dates? I can't seem to find any in March at all

Hello! I am trying to decipher the cause of death for a 52 year old woman. It appears to me to be Alcdomicial (?) Colic Constipation. I've read that colic in adults might refer to intestinal or bladder pain, so maybe the first word is "abdominal"?

Image link - the case is column 435, Bridget Hagney.

Hi all, is someone able to please help me decipher/transcribe this Irish baptismal record:

• Date: 1810-02-25

• Name: Margaret Cleary?

• source: https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633764#page/230/

see here for a brightness/contrast enhanced version: https://imgur.com/eWtAFC1

thanks!!

I am trying to complete a search of naturalization records in Canada. It asks for date of entry into Canada.

Would this be the first time they entered into Canada? The last one before they were naturalized? Any time they entered?

Can send a pic if necessary but looking for direction on how to find out more info about this. Located in Montclair NJ. Headstone reads: “JANE, Daughter of Samuel and Mary Lees. Late from England died Nov 4th 1827. Aged 1 year and 1 months.”

I'm looking at Cuyahoga County Land Ownership Maps for 1870 and so many parcels are owned by women. Why is that? Just curious.

Hello! 

I would be grateful for some help figuring out the profession of one Jochim [Kanningiessers?] from a baptismal entry dated March 16, 1654. A Schulmeister [school master] Jochim Kannengießer married a Maria Engelkens in Stettin in then Swedish Pomerania on May 9, 1653. I suspect the two Jochims are one and the same. The issue is Jochim’s profession in the baptismal entry. It looks to be something like Schumiders, which doesn’t make sense to me.

Figure 1: https://imgur.com/a/baptism-maria-kanningiesser-march-16-1654-iMfgTy6

Does someone have a better idea? 

Thanks! 

–M

Ancestry results: Greece and Albania-52% Southern Italy-24% Aegean islands-17% Northern Italy-3% Balkans-2% Sweden and Denmark-2%

Hi, I'm trying to to the census records of 1940 and 1950 for my grandmother. She was born Dorothy L. Shelton (bn. February 7, 1915).

Her parents were Guy Stewart Shelton and Elizabeth A. Kriegs. She was married to Cline Folwer Teeter from 1936-1937. She lived in Chicago, Illinois from 1943 to at least the early 1950s.

Any help here is appreciated. I've been searching for quite a few years and just can't get past this roadblock.

I love genealogy and have been a researcher on my family lines for decades. A few years ago, an older aunt and I were talking about genealogy and she mentioned that my favorite candy was created and made by a distant family member. Sadly, we got off topic, and she and I weren't able to communicate about this again because she had a stroke shortly after this conversation. When I asked other family members about this candy making relative at my aunt's funeral, I learned/got confirmation that no one else on that side of my family is interested in genealogy, or seemed to know or care about him, so no help there. I have found him in a city directory from the 1930's, also one listing in the 1940s, and a US census from 1940. I have looked everywhere, and I know I am missing something, but I don't know what it is. I know we cannot post about finding the living, so I want to make it clear that he is assuredly deceased. It is even mentioned by the candy company about the ownership changing hands due to his death. I look forward to help and tips. Kindest Regards to you all.

Who were the census takers? Were they paid or volunteers?

Did they work individually, in pairs or groups walking door to door?

How was information collected if no one was home?

What happened if they were met with uncooperative households?

Are the pages we see the actual data as collected or were they re-written?

Did the method change between 1790 and 1950? If so, how? (Not the actual data enumerated.)

Hello,

I hope this isn't a silly question, but I'm struggling to figure out if this will cause any issues.

Some background: My wife passed away a few years ago, and I began doing genealogy research to keep my mind occupied. Before she passed, I discovered from an old family tree book that my wife was actually my fifth cousin.

After her passing, I did DNA testing for myself and our kids to get as many matches as possible and sort out the family tree on both her side and mine. I still have one DNA test available, and I'm considering asking my mother-in-law to take it if she is willing.

I understand that it's beneficial to test older generations, but I'm unsure if our distant relation will affect the results. Any advice would be appreciated.

I wanted to see if someone can help me translate this birth record for my great-grandfather Gustaf Algot Nylen. I’m specifically interested in the bit following his father’s name; it looks to me like it says “Husar vid Raska” but I’m not sure I’m reading it correctly. Also, there’s what looks like a “1” after the child’s name and again after the parents are listed. I assumed this means 1st child as he was the eldest, but can anyone confirm that for me? Thanks so much!

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/14533703?token=7b22746f6b656e223a225647647844616948486637556c5969656a67557374614567726479504e55346f45674b51686473676832773d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

Whilst locating ancestors burials in Netherton Lane Cemetery (Bedlington, Northumberland, England), I came across this fairly unassuming, small, white grave (1800s). It intrigued me as in this part of the cemetery, the graves are usually made from sandstone, and are large with multiple inscriptions on them.

Here lies ROSA

Born March 9 1870

Died Aug 12 1871

The grass withereth, the flowers fadeth

Looking into the burial register showed me that Rosa’s full name was Rosa Emily Maggie Stott/Shott, and she had been buried on 14 Aug 1871.

All the details I have of her / her family so far are:

• In 1871 she and her mother Emily lived at Bedlington Colliery. Rosa’s birthplace is mentioned as Paddington, Middlesex
• She died at Bedlington Colliery after 12 hours of convulsions
• She was the daughter of Edward/Edwin Shott, a commercial traveller
• Her mother was named Emily Mary and was born in approx 1840, possibly in Chelsea. There were two possible maiden names of Spencer or Greenwell.
• A sister Emma Flora who was born 26 Aug 1871 at Sleekburn, Northumberland, registered under Greenwell
• A brother Edwin Arthur who was born 1874 in Newcastle and baptised 10 May 1874 in Newcastle, registered under Spencer
• A sister Emily Rosa who was born 13 Apr 1877 at 59 Frank Street, Gateshead, registered under Greenwell

I can’t find what became of her parents or siblings unfortunately.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/265841958/rosa-emily_maggie-shott

I don’t really know why I’m so drawn to find out more, I think it’d be nice to keep Rosa remembered. All of the graves around her were on FindAGrave except for her. She is the only one of her family buried in the cemetery, and her family moved away soon after.

Ok wizards!

This is the man I have referred to, not quite 100 if still alive.

Born February 21, 1928 (I mistakenly said 1927) in Montreal, to Elizabeth Barrett. The address given for her was a Sheltering Home (found in street directory). Her brother and sister were the sponsors at his baptism in Christ Church Cathedral.

Nothing at all found for him after this. Cannot find in 1931 census. Or 1930 US, just thought of that! Nor can I find his mother. She married in 1938 so clearly alive in 1931. She was not with her parents and siblings.

This isn't a brick wall, but certainly a mystery!

All thoughts/findings/suggestions welcomed!

Trying to glean all the info I can from this prisoner index card. Specifically am looking to find out what “prev. rec.” means. I assumed it meant previous charges but the archivist helping me explained that if the inmate had prior convictions, typically the index card would list the other prisoner numbers to cross reference.

https://imgur.com/a/N3vmimo

Additionally wondering what the F.PC. section could mean? I have no idea what those numbers/letters could indicate.

Any help is much appreciated! This great grandpa remains quite the mystery despite my persistent research.

I’ve been digging in my family records as far as I can go. Family Search took me pretty far on my dad’s side since they’ve been here a while, but my mom’s side has hit a dead end. My mom’s side came from the Poland/Austria/Ukraine area (borders were kinda fuzzy) in the early 1900’s and we can’t find any records from before my great great grandparents got married in the states in 1919. I can’t even find immigration or naturalization documents.

My great great grandmother immigrated alone when she was ~16 years old and spoke no English, and her last name is spelled differently on just about every document I can find (it’s most likely Olejarczyk or some variation). She was supposed to live with some family in the US, but they never showed up to meet her.

She eventually married a man who also spoke Polish. His last name was Kaczmarek, which is such an incredibly common Polish last name that looking up his info is hopeless. The last name has since died out since they had 3 daughters and their only son never married.

I’d love to find more information about their family back in Europe, but I’m finding it impossible to find anything. The closest I have is their parents’ names from their marriage certificate (which I’m pretty sure some were misspelled horribly since I can't even find if their last names EXIST).

Does anyone know of any free resources for finding records in Poland? Or even Austria?

My Grandfathers grandfather emigrated from Italy to the U.S.A like many, to find fortune, but suddenly he stopped sending money back home, so his wife and children thought he abbandoned them, and his wife died thinking her husband had abbandoned her, years later a friend came back from the states and he was asked by his kids what happend to theyre father and he told them he was killed by a group of mexicans in a bar fight in Los Angeles, this is all i know, i was told by my grandfather. I found his Ellis island immigration record but i would like to know if there is some sort of death record or obituary or something. His name was Damiano Panzera he was born in 1866.

Thanks in advance!

Does anybody have a visual board of how you could find your bio dad from a 2nd or even 3rd cousin? I have several on ancestry and 23 and me. I've managed to figure out who would be from my mystery dad side and am waiting to see the trees of these people. If they have it all filled out, I just wonder how could I figure out who my dad would be from viewing their trees? I am a visual learner and need to see perhaps what it'd look like on a family tree.

Antenati has been a pivotal tool in my genealogical research as I've traced multiple lines of my ancestry to Italy. I'm now helping my wife try and break some brick walls of hers. She has relatives that were born in Gorizia in the north before fleeing to Rome in the 1930s. My wife's grandmother married my wife's grandfather in Rome in 1946 but it appears that the latest records only go to the early 1900s. Also, there don't appear to be any records online for Gorizia. I did some digging and Antenati's "Latest Published Archives" tab under "The Site" section seems to show the latest archives added were in 2020. Is that accurate still? If so, has the project ended or is that just not up to date? Does anyone know whether a timeline for other archives being digitized might be posted? That last bit might be wishful thinking though.

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9852&h=25650374&tid=&pid=&queryId=1e423f5d-c5cf-4528-9446-f29320e353b2&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IwU542&_phstart=successSource

If someone could get me a screenshot of this I'd be very grateful. TIA!

There is a special commemorative certificate for women who join between the 250th anniversaries of the Boston Tea party and the Treaty of Paris!

https://blog.dar.org/new-commemorative-america-250-membership-certificates

Title. One of my ggg grandfathers lived in Missouri during the late 1800s, corroborated by relatives and other records. Problem is I cannot find him anywhere in the 1870 Census. Can anyone help? I ask because, years ago, I was in contact with a distant relative who claimed to have found him in it, but couldn't remember where. All she remembered was it was in a county she wasn't expecting, ie had never been to before. He appears in the 1850 census in Taney County along with his mother and siblings. He appears in the 1860 census in Christian County with wife Elizabeth and his first 3 boys. After that he doesn't appear again until the 1900 census at the national home for disabled volunteer soldiers in Danville, Illinois. Here's the info on him:

Jeremiah Cutbirth Born c. 1823, Kentucky Died c. 1902, Missouri

Had two wives: Elizabeth Adams (1830-unknown) and Mary Ann Weaver (1838-1878).

Children with Elizabeth: Andrew Jackson Cutbirth (1855-1921), Martin Van Buren Cutbirth (1858-1912), Joseph Cutbirth (1860-unknown), Evelyn Cutbirth (1862-1932)

Children with Mary: Nancy Dian Cutbirth (1872-1926), William Cutbirth (1875-1959) and Pad Cutbirth (1878-1950).

Records indicate his 3 children with Mary, as well as his daughter Evelyn, were born in Ozark County. His two oldest sons, Andrew and Martin, are seen in the 1880 census in Taney County. Any help would be appreciated! Let me know if y'all require any more info.

So I'm looking into taking genealogy classes to improve my skills, and better prepare myself for maybe someday doing research professionally. I have previously taken and completed Boston University's "Principles Course" but not their "Certificate Course". I am looking to build on my previous studies with a cheaper alternative before maybe making the investment in one of the more expensive genealogy classes out there, and was wondering if the IAP course is worth getting into.

https://www.iapcollege.com/program/genealogist-course/

Hello everyone,

My parents married in the UK in 1950. I ordered the marriage certificate and, unfortunately, it did not have as much information as I hoped it would. Specifically, I am looking for my father's place of birth (in Germany). Would anybody know if The Registrar Office would have other documentation related to the marriage with more detailed information? The certificate simply states names, ages, occupations, and father's names.

On FamilySearch, I have assembled a very detailed family tree based on the extensive records on Barbados. My great-great grandfather is listed as "Nadrian" and I'm just wondering if this is common shorthand for unknown or not listed? I feel confident that this is the case, because I believe I found the man who is logically my great-great grandfather (and shares my last name!) but don't want to pursue this further if Nadrian is a person. Thank you for any insights!

Hi everyone. I'm helping my wife break through some brick walls in her tree. One of them is her uncle who I discovered died in 1951 at the age of 5. The family doesn't really know anything about him. In the 1950 US Census, he was living with another family in Minnesota while the rest of his family was living in Louisville, Kentucky. We believe he had some illness and the family thought it best that he stay with others but we know nothing about the illness. I feel like I've found hints of this since the family he was living with in Minnesota had two other children around his age on the 1950 Census and a 28-year old woman who was listed as unable to work.

I did find an image of his death certificate is apparently available on MyHeritage according to the FamilySearch Wiki but, since I don't have a MyHeritage subscription, I was hoping someone would be willing grab the image for me from the Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001. Since it's only a death index, I don't know if there really is any other information than what I already have. I've already reached out to the Rice County, Minnesota Recorder's Office about getting a death certificate copy but I figured I'd start with our group here since you all are geniuses at this stuff.

The information I have is:

William Vincent Jackson; Birth: 2 June 1946 in Winona, Minnesota; Death: 18 February 1951 in Fairbault, Rice County, Minnesota

I've been using the Internet Archive library a lot recently, lots of histories and records. I found the following from a reference to the ship "The Goodfellow" in another book while chasing one of my wife's ancestors. Found her.

Irish “*Redemptioners” shipped to Massachusetts, 1627-1643— Evidence from the English State Papers—11,000 people transported from Ireland to the West Indies, Virginia and New England between 1649 and 1653—550 Irish arrived at Marblehead, Mass., in the Goodfellow from Cork, Waterford and Wexford in 1654—"stollen from theyre bedds” in Ireland.

Apparently among the thousands of other atrocities the first American colonists perpetrated we can now add stealing Irish children from their homes and shipping them to Massachusetts.

https://archive.org/details/pioneeririshinne0000obri/page/27/mode/1up?q=Goodfellow

It wasn't enough to steal them, they apparently didn't even bother to write down who most of them were.

And people wonder why we have such a hard time finding ancestors.

Do you listen to genealogy podcasts? What’s your favorite?