Everyone wants to be Remembered #kygenealogy #kentuckypioneerscom

Everyone wants to be Remembered

Tips by Jeannette Holland Austin

The landscape continues to be scraped off of its valuable monuments. The travesty of angry rioters destroying and removing historical monuments and statues simply because they do not agree with its history, is an incredible disrespect of the struggles and wars fought in earlier times. It was a recent past lived by our ancestors. Mankind has always erected monuments and obelisks and . The Pharoahs of ancient Egypt valued their personal history and wrote it upon the walls of tombs as early as 5000 B.C. If they had not done that, then how would we know the history of those times? Further, more Egyptian tombs are still being discovered today. As decoding occurs and the fragments of ancient history is pieced together, we learn of events which earlier scholars could not assimulate. The Mayans chiefs wrote their history upon every building in its cities! And although interpreters have worked on decoding for many years, this history is just now beginning to be accurately translated. Who doesn't want to know the Mayan history and why they abandoned so many cities? Just about every person who has lived wants to be remembered. This is reflected in the tombstones of every cemetery.  . . . more . . .

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Index to Kentucky Wills and Estates

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How Realistic is Family Lore? #kygenealogy #kentuckypioneerscom

How Realistic is Family Lore?

Tips by Jeannette Holland Austin

How good is your memory? Do you recall the names and dates of family members? When was your grandmother born? Most people will remember when the grandmother was born or died if it was something emotionally arousing, like the death of President John Kennedy. Experts say that our emotions assist in memory recall. Thus, when we visit Aunt Mary and rely upon her memory, we should realize that, although the time of occurrence is very real to her, she could be off by as much as 20 years or more. However, many such memories can be tracked in court house records, such as deeds, wills, estates and marriages. The same is true of family lore. My grandmother always said that we were related to Hoke Smith, the Governor of Georgia. But when I researched the Smith connection and went back several hundred years with it, there was no way. Some lore is simply another interesting tale. And that is all.  . . . more . . .

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Errors in the Ancestral Charts of Others

Errors in the Ancestral Charts of Others

Sometimes genealogists get lost in the fine print, thinking that a blurb or two does not help the tracing. However, as the work goes forward, one might wonder about that fine print. Who were the witnesses on the deeds and how did they fit into the equation? Or, who was on the adjacent tombstone again? Most people spend their lifetime searching for ancestors. It is a tedious, yet rewarding and worthwhile endeavor. What we really need to watch for is the "errors out there" being floated around by researchers. One must confirm and verify before accepting information from other people onto their chart. The reason is that one little item could throw us into a tail-spin of confusion and completely off-track. Also, it is a good idea to double-check our own entries, to make certain that dates and places are accurate. . . . more . . .

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Analyziing the Estates of your Ancestors #kygenealogy #kentuckypioneerscom

Analyzing the Estates of your Ancestors

Tips by Jeannette Holland Austin

Not everyone files a Last Will and Testament to be probated in the county court, however, most families had an administrator appointed for any number of practical reasons. For one thing, they needed the authority to gain access to funds and sell property. For this reason we must systematically research all the court house papers such as Annual Returns, Inventories, Distributions, Sales, Vouchers and the Minute Books of Inferior Court. Because this is so important in locating relatives, whenever possible, I am adding the indexes to Annual Returns and estates for the various counties to GeorgiaPioneers.com. The first Annual Return for the estate generally pays doctor bills, funerals and miscellaneous expenses of the administrator. Thereafter, in later returns, funds are dispersed to the heirs. You should really review these returns carefully and attempt to identify everyone receiving payment. Receipts are given to administrator. You want to read the vouchers and receipts because this is where you will find the husbands of the daughters. Married women did not directly inherit; their husbands received the goods and signed for them. The Inventories and Sales contain the names of relatives and neighbors who were purchasing items. Also, this is where you will find a general description of parcels of land owned by the decedent and a list of notes owed him. . . . more . . .

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Identifying the Correct Ancestor #kygenealogy #kentuckypioneerscom

Identifying the Correct Ancestor

Tips by Jeannette Holland Austin

I recall the time when people were saying that our population was so large that America was running out of land! Granted, the population continues to grow and expand, yet it has been calculated that the number of people in the United States today could easily fit into the State of Utah! As genealogists, we are forever dealing with large numbers of people and searching for evidence of their existence. And, because of the duplication of names, we have to be careful that when we find someone, that it is the correct ancestor. The solution lies in researching census and county records and comparing the same. However, the best solution is to research all of the persons with the same surname (in that county) and prepared family group sheets for each family. That way, we realize that some of the people having the same names are cousins, however far removed! Just knowing the identify of each John Smith is clarifying , and will keep us on the correct path. 
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