25 November 2012

Does Ancestry.com Know About Decimals?

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[this issue has been corrected as of 4 January 2013-- see update ] [minor editing of this post at 12:15 PM central on 25 November] Decim...
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24 November 2012

The Ledger Entry for Rufus' Claim--and Clues to Comrades

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In addition to the signed affidavits documenting Rufus D. Stephens' claim for his 1814 requisitioned horse, there is a ledge entry appro...
23 November 2012

The Donner Party In the Newspaper--Before It Went South

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Did your ancestors respond to a call to travel? Advertisements often lured migrants, including this one published in a local paper by George...

An 1849 Letter in the Post Office

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The United States Post Office didn't always bring letters to your home. This 1849 advertisement from a Springfield, Illinois, newspaper ...
22 November 2012

Baptist Priests? I Don't Think So

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I know it is an index entry. But really, couldn't they have used "officiant" or something a little more accurate and all-encom...

More on Inst. and Ult.

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We mentioned the difference between "inst." and "ult" in an earlier post and newspaper articles that apparently had th...

Rufus Stephens in War of 1812 Service Records

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Continuing our work on Rufus D. Stephens, I decided to obtain the compiled service record cards for him from National Archives Microfilm Pub...
21 November 2012

New On FamilySearch

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New on FamilySearch 21 and 22 November (since our last update): Louisiana, Second Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1948-1959 ...

Ult. Verus Inst.---At Least I Think

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Organizing what I've gotten on Rufus D. Stephens reminded me of the difference between "ult" and "inst." At least I ...
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An 1811 Arrival for Rufus D. Stephens in Penfield, New York

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There is a reference in an 1851 history to Rufus D. Stephens which indicates that he arrived in Penfield, New York in 1811. Attempts to docu...

Indexes Point, But You Have to Look

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I'm working on my Rufus D. Stephens "map," and in so doing I was reminded of the importance of taking a look at the actual rec...

New on FamilySearch

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New on FamilySearch as of 21 November 2012: United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 13,420,151 ...
20 November 2012

Dots for Time and Places for Rufus

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It is easy to get excited when searching for a "new" potential ancestor. It is also easy to get confused as well. I've been ...

New On FamilySearch

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The following have a release date of 19 November 2012 on FamilySearch Title Records Oregon, Marion Co...
19 November 2012

A Citation for the Rufus Stephens Horse Claim

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Earlier, I posted an image of part of a claim for a War of 1812 era claim for a "drafted horse" that was made by Rufus Stephens. ...