Mortality Schedule 1860 for James Jones, Wayne Co., Kentucky

One of the problems in genealogy is maintaining research logs on where we have previously looked. In this manner we try not to retrace our steps and waste our time. An exception to this is electronic research. Periodically we do have to perform a rechecking of our favorite sites for new postings of information. Whatever your favorite research sites are, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, etc., they continually add more to their holdings. Sometimes you get lucky. An example of this is my discovering my 3G Grandfather's entry in the 1860 mortality schedule of the Federal Census. I learned that James Jones died in June 1859 of Typhoid Fever (line 24). The advice to persevere, persevere, persevere holds true.

James Jones, born 1797, in Tennessee or Kentucky, married Margaret Dobbs in Wayne Co., Kentucky, and died 27 June 1859. They had twelve children.

Posted by Ron Setzer

Census--Tools for Deeper Digging

The census will always be one of the key record types a genealogist obtains no matter where their family history research began.  For every ten years starting with 1790, the Federal census has recorded where our ancestors lived and much more.  Then there's the State Censuses which were recorded during the non-Federal census years, usually every five years or so, but not in every State.

Here's a link to the 10 Census Questions That Lead To More Answers from the March 2012 Ancestry.com newsletter.  [March you question, well I'm behind on my reading.]   It never hurts to read these 'lists' whether you're an expert or just beginning to grow your family tree.  I think genealogy is about continuous education.

posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Tuesday's Tip: Marian Pierre-Louis's Tips Re: 1940 Housing Census

The Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society blog has recommended Marian Pierre-Louis's blog, The New England House Historian, in a previous post.  Be sure not to ignore her blog because of the title - Marian's articles have relevance to any location and research effort.  For instance...

Once again I suggest you take a look at her recent post titled The New England House Historian: The 1940 Census of Housing. In this post, Marian informs readers about the 1940 Census on Housing, the training video by the National Archives about how the information was collected and what you'll find.

It was an "I didn't know that" moment for me.  Maybe for you also?

Tuesday's Tip is one of several topics suggested on GeneaBloggers created by Thomas MacEntee.  Let us post your genealogical tip; send it to rootcellarsgs.org or click the envelope below to add a Comment.
posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond 

Tuesday's Tip: 1940 Census Homework

This blog has written several times about getting ready for the release of the 1940 U.S. census including this article.  It's really a big deal!  You may have attended one of the many lectures given locally by Steve Morse or listened to him on a webinar as he reviewed his One-Step Tool for the 1940 census.  Go to the Steve Morse website and click on US Census for several helpful links about the 1940 census.

Remember, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) thoroughly covers the 1940 census.  Take a look at its website for general information, finding aids and videos.

Consider doing some homework so you'll be ready to find your family in the 1940 US Census one week from today.

posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Free 1940 Census Webinar - Limited Time Only

Legacy Family Tree announced today that its recent webinar "Navigating the 1940 U.S. Census" by Thomas MacEntee is now available for free online. The announcement stated in part:

If you have ancestors in the 1940 U.S. Census you need to watch the recording of today's webinar by Thomas MacEntee. He taught about:

• what information will you find in the census?
• how to locate the images (since there is no index yet)
• how to volunteer to index the census
• the one-step tools at the Stephen Morse site
• other census resources

If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 26 minute recording of Navigating the 1940 U.S. Census is now available to view in our webinar archives. Visit www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp to watch. It is available for free until March 19, 2012.

Note: you do not need to be a user of Legacy Family Tree software to benefit from this webinar.

posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Those Places Thursday - Enumeration Districts

If you want to view the 1940 U.S. Census on its release date of 2 April 2012 at 9:00 a.m. (EST), people "in the know" recommend that you find their Enumeration District (ED) in advance.  Sassy Jane Genealogy reminded readers about the cool tools created by Stephen P. Morse to help you do this:

1940 Tutorial Quiz:  http://stevemorse.org/census/quiz.php

Unified 1940 US Census Finder: http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html

Learn more about the 1940 census from the National Archives press release on GeneaPress.

Drop us a line at rootcellarsgs@gmail.com when you find your ancestor's ED.

posted by Denise HIbsch Richmond