Mining for sources on Genea-Gold Diggers!

Question

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The Genea-Gold Diggers team roster:

Linda Stienstra

Mary Clarkson

Lee White

Judith Blodgett

Judith Weeks

Catherine Ryan

Allen Brown

Nancy Smith

Kirsten Rose

Cheri Hudson Passey

Ron Floyd

Jim Rassette

Marc Snelling

Ed Quade

Virgil Kester

Vanessa Roman

Wesley Harvey

Linda Richter

Lynette Nibbe

Ellen Honeysett

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I was busy with other stuff on Saturday, but I'm hoping to make up for lost time today! :) 

Answer 1

Disaster and problems galore but I will try my best.

Comments

1. Riggins-262 Birth info via Census record
 2. Gamble-1100 birth, 1910 census
 3. Gamble-1096 1910 census, death cert
 4. Long-9168 1910 census
 5. Gamble-1074 1900 census, PA death cert
 6. Bigley-80 burial record, census
 7. Gamble-1073 WWI draft, death cert
 8. McClelland-890 birth records x2 1920 1930 census
 9. Foster-11168 1900, 1910 census
10. Foster-11178
xx Foster-10771 1920 1930 census
xx Chellew-53 1930 census
11. Foster-11180 1880 1920 census
12. Clay-2093 1920 census
13. Foster-11181 1850 1880 census
14. Foster-11182 1850 census
15. Young-18862 1850 census
16. Foster-9828 WWI Draft, 1910 census
17. Moss-2733 9828 WWI Draft, 1910 census
18. Foster-9827 1910 census
19. Shultz-393 Ohio Birth record of daughter
20. Shultz-680 1930 census Ohio Death Index
21. Shultz-730 find a grave - research notes
22. Shultz-792 find a grave 1880 census
23. Rhoades-754 WWI draft reg 1900 cen 1910 cen
24. Rhoades-748 1880 census
25. Rhoades-746 1880, 1900, 1910 census
26. Rhoades-750 1880 census
27. Rhoades-751 1900 census
28. Hollomon-108 1900 census
xx  Dougherty-1006 has source - removed category
29. Dougherty-1073 Find A Grave
xx  Stokes-2400 added 1900 census used to find daughter
30. Hollingsworth-2307 1900 census
31. Stokes-2399 1900 Census Utah Marriage Record
32. Gamble-1339 Utah Marriage Record
33. Gamble-990 1910 census SSI
xx  Gamble-988 sources listed category removed
34. Petty-1048 1860 census
xx  Petty-1070 1860 census
35. Cook-13117 1860 census
36. Petty-1335 1860 1880 census
37. Petty-1336 1860 census
38. Jones-46091 1860 census
39. Miller-37670 1880 census
40. Petty-1344 1880 census
41. Petty-1334 1880 census
42. Petty-1345 1880 census
43. Phelps-1030 find a grave, 1880 census
44. Phelps-1026 1880 census
45. Goding-164 1870 1880 census
46. Phelps-1028 1880 census
47. Phelps-1029 1880 census
48. Phelps-1031 find a grave
49. Goding-127 IL death record 1870 census
50. Chandler-1230 1870 census
51. Goding-162 1870 census
52. Goding-166 1870 census
53. Goding-167 1870 census
54. Laird-11 1860 census, Daughter's death record
55. Van_Wye-37 Daughter's death record
56. Moore-890 1870 census, Wife's death record
57. Moore-918 1870 census
58. Moore-917 1870 census
59. Moore-919 1870 census
60. Laird-1391 1860 1880 census
xx  Madigan-408 1860 census
xx  Laird-1050 already sourced - removed category
61. Laird-1115 1860 census, TX marriage
xx  Frazer-471 TX marriage
62. Laird-1017 1940 census, child birth record
xx  Lamb-3857 sourced - removed unsourced category
63. Rademaker-104 IN Marriage Cert
xx  Rademaker-70 1900 census, research note
xx  Ardner-36 1900 census
64. Rademaker-105 1900 census
65. Rademaker-106 1900 census
66. Rademaker-107 1900 census
67. Rademaker-108 1900 census
68. Rademaker-110 1900 census
69. Ragsdale-580 TN death records, find a grave
xx  Holley-871 death record
70. Holley-872 1900 census

71. Holley-873 1900 1910 census
72. Holley-874 1910 census
73. Holley-875 1910 census
xx  Ragsdale-672 created from 1910 census
74. Holley-877 1930 census
75. Tackett-406 1880 census
76. Tackett-400 1880 census
77. Bullock-2454 1880 census
78. Tackett-407 1880 census
79. Tackett-403 1880 census

80. Kemp-2229 1860 census, 1910 census, research note
xx  Kemp-2832 1860 census
xx  Pearce-2485 1860 census
81. Kemp-2896 1900 1910 census
82. Kemp-2897 1910 census
83. Kemp-2895 Find a grave, 1900, 1910 census
84. Knapp-2622 1910 census
85. Hupke-2 1910 census
86. Knapp-2623 1910 census
xx  Knapp-2627 1910 census
87. Knapp-2624 1910 census
88. Knapp-2629 1910 census
89. Knapp-2625 1910 census
xx  Knapp-2628 1930 census
90. Knapp-2621 1910 census, research notes
91. Knapp-2622 1910 census
92. Sawall-8 1930 census
93. Sawall-7 1930 census
94. Sawall-4 1930 census, research notes
95. Sawall-5 1930 census
96. Sawall-6 1940 census
97. Hall-20514 1880 census
98. Knotts-228 1880 census
99. Knotts-224 1880 census
100. Knotts-225 1880 census
101. Knotts-226 1880 census
102. Knotts-229 1880 census
103. Knotts-230 1880 census

It is interesting to balance really researching a family or giving just enough verification to give them a start or boost.

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Excellent sourcing, Catherine! Thank you!

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Beeman - 6 Connecticut Births and Christenings 1649 - 1906

Answer 2

An answer in the answer thread suggests I'll be able to follow directions. Go team!

Answer 3

OK I am here, home from work ... need a nap, but I just had to do a few ... not happy with my edit but I entered the sources.  I will return and clean up Bio's.  Some of them had nothing.  I do need a nap, after this post off to bed and will return tomorrow.  I am bib: 214.

01.  Honrud-12: Sourced with 1910, 1920 & 1940 Census

00.  (Not on list)  Western-328: She is married to Honrud-12, she was Unknown-9505, found her LNAB from cemetery records, named her, added 1910, 1920 & 1940 Census.

02.  Honrud-13: Sourced 1910 Census.

03.  Honrud-14: Sourced 1910 Census.

04.  Honrud-4: Sourced 1910 & 1920 Census.

05.  Honrud-25: Sourced 1910 & 1920 Census.

06.  Honrud-26: Sourced 1910 & 1920 Census.

00.  (Not on list)  Honrud-27: Sourced 1910 & 1920 Census.

00.  (Not on list)  Honrud-28: Sourced 1910, 1920 & 1940 Census.

00.  (Not on list)  Honrud-29: Sourced 1910, 1920 & 1940 Census.

00.  (Not on list)  Honrud-30: Sourced 1910, 1920 & 1940 Census.

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Virgil, you're awesome! Adding sources this weekend even when they don't up your tally. What a gentleman :-)

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07.  Honrud-15:  Added Sources Burial, Board Minutes Link and created a Bio Narrative, it did not have one.  And something happened (just a matter of time) as I was doing this someone else also did an edit.  So who gets credit?  I was in first, but then before I was done and clicked save, someone else did.  Is this in the rules?  Don't know, whoever counts these up, I just want to let you know.

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I'm sure it's going to happen a few times. You both can count it-that really isn't a better way to settle it, otherwise. Thanks, Virgil!

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08.  Meyer-1405:  Added Sources, SSDI and 1940 Census.  Created a Bio narrative.  Corrected birth/death dates and locations.

09.  Kronenberg-2:  Added Sources, SSDI and 1940 Census.  Created a Bio narrative and added birth date, corrected birth date.

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Thank you Abby ... it is very nice to see your comments to us all.

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10.  Miller-1668:  Added Sources, 1900 & 1910 Census, Death Certificate, and Find A Grave.  Created a Bio narrative, and added missing dates and locations.

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11.  Melvin-74:  Added source Ohio Marriages 1789-2013, Geauga County, 24 Sep 1835 married Samantha Corning.  (Brother of Melvin-112).

12.  Melvin-112:  Added source Ohio Marriages 1789-2013, Geauga County, 24 Sep 1835 married Margaret Corning.  (Brother of Melvin-74).

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13.  Ludington-46: Added source of Ohio Deaths of profiles daughter which lists both parents.  Created a Bio, as this was a GEDCOM made profile and had nothing.

14.  Ludington-47:  Added source of Find A Grave for her.  Created a Bio, as this was a GEDCOM made profile and had nothing.

Both these two profiles belong to sisters, another sister is unsourced also, just not finding anything for her right now.  Neat thing is, all three of them are married to three brothers.

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15.  Ludington-48:  Okies ... I just could not give up ... I found her in the 1870 Census.  Added source 1870 Census Illinois, her husband, her and family.  Created a Bio, this was yet another GEDCOM created profile, no narrative or sources.  Three sisters married to three brothers, I like this, would like to return to these later and link them all up. :)

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16.  Pedigo-3:  Added full name, sources SSDI, Find A Grave, edited Bio.  His full name is Clifford "Cliff" Burt Pedigo.  Cliff was a Police Officer, last was the Chief of Police of Liberal, Kansas, I added Categories for him also.

17.  Pedigo-2:  This profile was in name of "Burt Pedigo", which I found no record of ... but both Pedigo-2 and Pedigo-3 were from a GEDCOM import which only had the names "Burt Pedigo" and "Cliff Pedigo", with NOTHING else.  On finding them in many places, Cliff and Burt are one in the same ... bad GEDCOM info.  In looking over Clifford Burt Pedigo's siblings, I added his next close brother Chester Earl into the Pedigo-2 profile, including dates of birth & death, and source of Find A Grave.

Side note ... I got side tracked and did some work on Find A Grave for this family.

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18.  Powell-276:  Added two sources; Hinshaw, William: "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", for marriage, name and parents.  West, Edmund, for marriage, her birth date and location.  Created Bio narrative.

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It has been grand, I wish I was more awake on the first day... the picks got pretty thin by late Sunday.  From looking at everyone's postings, it turned out fantastic.  ALOT of hard work by one and all.  Looks like Source-a-Thon was a major event.  Last hours for me, I was unable to find any good sources for most I kept checking on ... which just shows how great a job everyone was doing.  Time for nap, and off to a medical appointment all day Monday ... Wish everyone a happy end to the Source-a-Thon.

Answer 4

Weekend turned out way busier that I had planned but will do my best! 

Comments

1-McManus -1596 Sourced with Death Certificate

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2-McManus-1595 Sourced with Death Certificate

3-Welch-4515 Sourced with 1880 and 1900 Census and Find A Grave

4-Singletary-336-Sourced with Find A Grave

5-Dillard-256-Sourced with Marriage Idex

6-Feagle 26-Sourced with Marriage Record

7-Gaskins 32-Sourced with Social Security Index

8-Malone 990-Sourced with Marriage Record and Find A Grave

9-Wells 3954-Sourced with 1880 Census

10-Yancey 556-Sourced with Find A Grave

11-Nichols 3185-Sourced with 1880  $ 1820 Census

12-Adams 18736-Sourced with marriage index

13-Deeton 133-Sourced with Find a Grave Index

14-Harless 468-Sourced with Find a Grave

15-Haarrell 1626-sourced with SSI

16-Harrill 44-sourced with 1880 Census and marriage index

17-Hatfield 2013-Sourced with Death Index

18-Hazen 1065-Sourced with 1900 census

19-Heiman 96-Sourced with 1905 Census

20-Hensley 1729-Sourced with 1930 Census

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Looking good, Cheri! Would you mind numbering your contributions, too? Thanks!

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You bet!

Answer 5

Floyd-123 reporting for duty

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21.  Floyd-2166

* 1820, 1830 U S Census;

*  U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835

* Ohio, Tax Records, 1800-1850

22.  Floyd-2169    

* Year: 1900; 1910; 1930; 1940 US Census

*Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982 

23.  Hamilton-12007

* Year: 1900; 1910; 1930; 1940 US Census

*Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982 

24.  Floyd-2189

* Year: 1900; 1910; 1920 US Census

* U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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25.  Floyd-2259

* Year: 1860; 1900; 1910; US Census

* Utah State Archives and Records

26.  Floyd-2265    

* Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900

* Year: 1900; 1920; 1930; 1940 US Census

* U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

27.  Collins-12313

* Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900

* Year: 1900; 1920; 1930; 1940 US Census

28.   Floyd-498    

* Georgia Marriages to 1850; Marriage Transcript:

* Year: 1850; 1860; 1870Census

29.  Jones-12146

* Georgia Marriages to 1850; Marriage Transcript:

* Year: 1850; 1860; 1870Census

30.  Floyd-2122     

 * 1881; 1881; 1911  England Census

31.   Stewart-16067

* 1911  England Census

32.  Floyd-870

* Year: 1810; 1820; US Census

 

 

 

 

 

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Abbey,

I am sorry for taking up so much space with my data, but I am legally blind and this helps me to see/read/hear what I have sent, Again pls excuse.

R. Floyd

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You're fine, Ron! Keep up the excellent sourcing. As long as you keep commenting on your post and numbering you're perfectly okay :-) Thanks for participating!

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33.  Wray-1069    

* Year: 1920; 1930; 1940 US Census

* Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave.

* U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014;

34.  Williamson-6135

* Year: 1920; 1930; 1940 US Census

* Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave.

35.  Wray-1159  

* Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases

* Year: 1930; US Census

* Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011.

36.  Todd-4956

* Year: 1930; US Census

*   Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011.

 

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37.  Wray-1161

*Year 1870: 1980; 1920  United States Census,

* Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953

38.  Owens-5219

* Year: 1920; US Census

* Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953

39.  Wray-978       

* Year: 1900; 1930; 1940 US Census

* U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

*Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave.

40.  Della Stailey-38

* Year: 1930; 1940 US Census

* U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

 

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41.  Wray-897

Year: 1870, 1900; 1910; 1920 US Census 

 

42.  Wray-1154         

* 1881; 1891, 1901; 1911 England Census

* England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915

 

43.  Cowan-2274

* 1901; 1911 England Census

* England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915

 

44.  Wray-977

* Year: 1880; 1900; 1920 US Census

* Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.

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45.  Wray-928

* 1891; 1901; 1911England Census; 

* England & Wales Marriage Index, 1916-2005

 

46.  Wray-1086    

* Year: 1850; 1860; 1870 US Census   

 * West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 

* Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011

 

47.  Garten-101 

* Year: 1850; 1860; 1870 US Census   

  * West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 

 

48.  Garten-102

* Year: 1850; 1860; 1870 US Census     

* West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 

 

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49.  Floyd-1367

* Copies of bible pages Southern Repository , Floyd Archives

* Immigration of Jane Floyd

* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, database,

 

50.  Floyd-2066

*Year: 1900; 1910; 1920; 1930; 1940 US Census

* Find A Grave. Find A Grave,

51.  Floyd-1829     

*  England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

* Cambridgeshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

* Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

 

52.  Pearce-2666

*  England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

* Cambridgeshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

* Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

 

53.  Floyd-716

* West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812

* Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
 
* London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

 

 

 

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Abby,

The only profiles with the surname Floyd that are not sourced now are 3 profiles that were locked and 1 profile that I was not on the trusted list.  I have the sources for that profile (Floyd-2211) and will update it as soon as I am added to the list.

Thank you,

Ron Floyd

Answer 6

Marc joining in.

 

1. You edited the Biography, First Name and Preferred Name for Marie (Membertou) Mi'kmaq. (Adding baptismal name from Canadian history records)

Comments

Happy you're here, Marc! Great start.

Answer 7

10:32 AM EDT: Just did a quick count and it looks like you guys are up to 90! Awesome!

Answer 8

1. Rader-598 - census, death
2. Rader-599 - birth date and place
3. Rader-604 - census and death
4. Radford-657 - census
5. Rabinowitz-93 - birth, census, marriage, death
6. Ragan-389 - find a grave, added spouse and children
7. Black-8382 - Find a grave info
8. Ragland-610 - find a grave
9. Ragland-611 Find a grave

10. Ragsdale-400 birth and marriage info

11. Ragsdale-415 birth info

12. Rea-876 birth info

13. Wilson-20731 census info

14. Bryant-4000 birth and census info

15. Bryant-3999 birth and census info

16. Bryant-4001 census and death certificate

17. Payton-623 Find a Grave info

18. Parrish-74 marriage, Find a grave info

19. Latham-333 marriage certificate

Comments

Awesome! Thanks Kirsten and great sourcing.