'Wash' Falkner (my 2nd great grandfather) was born 1 Sep 1858, Alert, Sandy Creek Township, Franklin Co., North Carolina and died 26 Sep 1924 in the same location and was buried in the family burial plot nearby. Cause of death was heart failure. He fell in the yard and died in 5 minutes, according to his death certificate. His wife was daughter of Albert Green Pernell and Henryetta Christmas Duke Pernell, Narcissia Geneva Pernell, born 7 Feb 1858, Sandy Creek Township, Franklin Co., North Carolina and died 23 Jul 1925 in Henderson, Vance Co., North Carolina, which is the location of the closest hospital, and is also buried in the family burial plot next to her husband, Washington.
Their children were all raised at Alert, Sandy Creek Township, Franklin Co., North Carolina
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
It's amazing
Yesterday while my newest son-in-law was here, I asked a few questions about his family and entered new names into my family tree. Within a few minutes, I had quite a lot of history. He did not know his grandfather at all. His grandfather died in 1966 and my son-in-law wasn't born until 1985. I was even able to pull up his father's enlistment information. He was truly astonished that information came up that easy on ancestry.com.
I can hardly wait 47 days, when ancestry.com will have the 1940 census available. I enjoy the census reports because I can get the names of people and their children and approximate birth dates. The census also lists states or countries of every one including the parents. The occupations are listed as well, however, people in rural areas were mostly farmers.
My favorite census report is 1900 as it not only lists the ages, but also the year and month of birth. I don't read all the census reports, but I read any that are closely connected to me. One thing you need to remember when reading any census report, and that is the report is only as good as the understanding of the census taker.
Birth registers are not as good as I would hope as babies sometimes registered well after the birth, called delayed registration. I suppose many doctors could not send the information in as soon as the birth occurred.
Military records, such as draft cards and enlistment papers, have a wealth of information. Many list the next of kin, place of work, occupation residence and is more accurate for birth dates.
Happy hunting!
I can hardly wait 47 days, when ancestry.com will have the 1940 census available. I enjoy the census reports because I can get the names of people and their children and approximate birth dates. The census also lists states or countries of every one including the parents. The occupations are listed as well, however, people in rural areas were mostly farmers.
My favorite census report is 1900 as it not only lists the ages, but also the year and month of birth. I don't read all the census reports, but I read any that are closely connected to me. One thing you need to remember when reading any census report, and that is the report is only as good as the understanding of the census taker.
Birth registers are not as good as I would hope as babies sometimes registered well after the birth, called delayed registration. I suppose many doctors could not send the information in as soon as the birth occurred.
Military records, such as draft cards and enlistment papers, have a wealth of information. Many list the next of kin, place of work, occupation residence and is more accurate for birth dates.
Happy hunting!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Researching Family History
Researching family history can be fun and rewarding. I have been researching my family tree since the late sixties-early seventies.
To begin, I asked some of the older members for information. Fortunately, I had an aunt who was willing to share information and knew a bit about the family history. In addition to past history, work on the present as well. Talk to aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives to obtain current information about family. This information will be in place for years to come and also, it makes you feel closer to your family connections.
Ask you relatives if you can see their family bibles. Many of them have tons of information in them; dates of birth, death, marriage etc...
Visit family cemeteries and record information from the tombstones. An easy way to do this is to carry a small camera with you and take pictures of each stone.
When I could finally afford it, I joined Ancestry.com. I have a huge family tree there along with some smaller ones. I also have FamilyTree software on my computer and back up information from ancestry every couple of months.
I have been in contact with many relatives which I would not have known if it had not been for my interest in the family history and Ancestry.com.
To begin, I asked some of the older members for information. Fortunately, I had an aunt who was willing to share information and knew a bit about the family history. In addition to past history, work on the present as well. Talk to aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives to obtain current information about family. This information will be in place for years to come and also, it makes you feel closer to your family connections.
Ask you relatives if you can see their family bibles. Many of them have tons of information in them; dates of birth, death, marriage etc...
Visit family cemeteries and record information from the tombstones. An easy way to do this is to carry a small camera with you and take pictures of each stone.
When I could finally afford it, I joined Ancestry.com. I have a huge family tree there along with some smaller ones. I also have FamilyTree software on my computer and back up information from ancestry every couple of months.
I have been in contact with many relatives which I would not have known if it had not been for my interest in the family history and Ancestry.com.
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