After hours and hours of searching over the last few days, I could not bring myself to work on genealogy today.
However, yesterday I found some interesting information about the Combs family history.
For example, and I will need to look though the documents again (to sort out which Combs was involved), there are documents that show that the Comb's were involved in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, and WWII.
One of the Comb's was mustered out at Appomattox-on the day of the surrender!
Cool.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
PAF and Pedigree Charts
Today I managed to create a GED file from the information that I had found off of Ancestry.com, exported it to my desktop, imported that info into my PAF program that I downloaded free from FamiliySearch.Org and now I have a working copy for myself!!
YAY!!
It's great; I can now print pedigree charts and see where there are problems or where I need to find more information.
I LOVE it.
YAY!!
It's great; I can now print pedigree charts and see where there are problems or where I need to find more information.
I LOVE it.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Combs Family
Wow, last night I traced the Combs family back to 1086.
The backward progression is as follows: Living in Arkansas around 1875; Kentucky from 1806-1852; Virginia 1641-1770; England 1086-1602.
I wonder what brought them to America and why?
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As for Solomon Levi: so far I have not been able to find his parents; however, I did find some interesting documents related to him.
His last will and testament excluded my Great-great-great Grandma (Jenni Levi Ritchey) saying that "they have had more than an equal share of my estate."
I assume that he means her and her husband and their children.
Also, a land grant in Kentucky says that he owned 200 acres in the "CHAPTER IV GRANTS SOUTH OF GREEN RIVER (1797-1866) THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY."
This hobby is addictive, but fun.
The backward progression is as follows: Living in Arkansas around 1875; Kentucky from 1806-1852; Virginia 1641-1770; England 1086-1602.
I wonder what brought them to America and why?
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As for Solomon Levi: so far I have not been able to find his parents; however, I did find some interesting documents related to him.
His last will and testament excluded my Great-great-great Grandma (Jenni Levi Ritchey) saying that "they have had more than an equal share of my estate."
I assume that he means her and her husband and their children.
Also, a land grant in Kentucky says that he owned 200 acres in the "CHAPTER IV GRANTS SOUTH OF GREEN RIVER (1797-1866) THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY."
This hobby is addictive, but fun.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Step One: What do you know?
To find ones ancestors, one must first make note of everything that is already obvious.
So, I searched my closet for the information that my mother, myself and others have already produced and found that on some family lines we had quite a lot of information, while others, very little.
The lines with the least information are the ones that fascinate me the most.
For example, we have a line with the surname of Levi. Sounds like a Jewish name and this fascinates me. There are other Jewish surnames too.
My hope is that over the next year, I will be able to learn more about my Jewish ancestors.
If it takes longer that's great, but I have taken out a one year subscribtion to Ancestry.com and hope that great strides will be made before my subscribtion ends.
So, I searched my closet for the information that my mother, myself and others have already produced and found that on some family lines we had quite a lot of information, while others, very little.
The lines with the least information are the ones that fascinate me the most.
For example, we have a line with the surname of Levi. Sounds like a Jewish name and this fascinates me. There are other Jewish surnames too.
My hope is that over the next year, I will be able to learn more about my Jewish ancestors.
If it takes longer that's great, but I have taken out a one year subscribtion to Ancestry.com and hope that great strides will be made before my subscribtion ends.
Monday, January 4, 2010
in the beginning
I have caught the genealogy bug--again.
I want to find my ancestors, or at least track down their names and where they were born. Maybe I will learn something about them along the way. Should be an interesting journey.
I have caught this bug a few times in my life, and have enjoyed the search for all the little clues that have led to interesting discoveries.
Certain lines are easier than others. For example, my mother's side has been much easier to track because the majority have roots that land in England. On the other hand, my father's side is a mixture of native american, jewish, and english.
Anyhow, can't wait for tomorrow, because tomorrow I might find some small piece of information that will lead to one of my long lost kin.
We are all connected in this kindred web, hope to find you there.
I want to find my ancestors, or at least track down their names and where they were born. Maybe I will learn something about them along the way. Should be an interesting journey.
I have caught this bug a few times in my life, and have enjoyed the search for all the little clues that have led to interesting discoveries.
Certain lines are easier than others. For example, my mother's side has been much easier to track because the majority have roots that land in England. On the other hand, my father's side is a mixture of native american, jewish, and english.
Anyhow, can't wait for tomorrow, because tomorrow I might find some small piece of information that will lead to one of my long lost kin.
We are all connected in this kindred web, hope to find you there.
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