----- Original Message ----- From: <TFarris268@aol.com> To: <GenToday-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 6:01 PM Subject: June Issue - Genealogy Today > GENEALOGY TODAY > June 1999 > > The 1930 Federal Census > > All census records are regarded as "private" for 72 years from the census > date. In other words, there could still be living persons on that census. > Since the 1930 Census was taken on April 1st, it will not be released until > April 1, 2002. There is no soundex for the 1930 Census. > > New questions added to the 1930 Census were - a person's age at their first > marriage, amount of rent or mortgage payment (monthly), if the household had > a radio. They did not ask the number of children or number of marriages. > > If you need a census record for proof of age , the Census Bureau provides an > "age search" service to the public and will search the confidential records > from the Federal population censuses of 1910 to 1990 and issue an official > transcript of the results for a fee of $40.00 (personal check or money > order). NOTE: Information can be released only to the named person, his/her > heirs, or legal representatives. Individuals can use these transcripts, which > may contain information on a person's age, sex, race, State or country of > birth, and relationship to the householder, as evidence to qualify for social > security and other retirement benefits, in making passport applications, to > prove relationship in settling estates, in genealogy research, etc., or to > satisfy other situations where a birth or other certificate may be needed but > is not available. The census records are on microfilm and you have to submit > a completed BC-600 Application for Search of Census Records, signed by the > person for whom the search is to be conducted. Information regarding a child > who has not yet reached the legal age of 18 may be obtained by written > request of either parent or guardian. A guardian must provide a copy of the > court order naming them as such. > > Information regarding mentally incompetent persons may be obtained upon these > persons may be obtained upon the written request of the legal representative, > supported by a copy of the court order naming such legal representation. > > Deceased persons - the application must be signed by (1) a blood relative in > the immediate family (parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent), (2) the > surviving wife or husband, (3) the administrator or executor of the estate, > or (4) a beneficiary by will or insurance. IN ALL CASES INVOLVING DECEASED > PERSONS, you must provice the death certificate as well as state the > relationship to the deceased in the application. Legal representatives MUST > also furnish a copy of the court order naming such legal representatives, and > beneficiaries MUST furnish legal evidence of such beneficiary evidence. > > An official census transcript will list the person's name, relationship to > household head, age at the time of the census, and state of birth. > Citizenship will be provided if the person was foreign born. Single items of > data such as occupation for Black Lung cases can be provided upon request. If > a person is not found, a form will be sent with that information. > > Additional data on the same person (Full Schedule) The full schedule is the > complete one line entry of personal data recorded for that individual ONLY. > This will be furnished in addition to the regular transcript. There is an > additional charge of $10.00 for each full schedule. They are not available > for 1970, 1980, and 1990. It usually takes 3-4 weeks to receive the > information. > > Reprinted by permission from EXPERT GENEALOGY, by Jeannette Holland Austin at > http://www. genealogy-books.com/ > ======================================================= > THE GENEALOGY BOOK STORE: > Your ancestor's lineage may already have been published. Check out The > Genealogy Book Store at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/3428 > ========================================================== > Book Of The Month > Individual and Family Records of Hampden County, Massachusetts: A Supplement > to The History of Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1636-1936 - Clifton Johnson. > The Individual and Family Records of Hampden Co., MA was originally published > in 1936 as Book 3 of Clifton Johnson's exhaustive 3 volume local history, > Hampden Co., MA, 1636-1936. This valuable historical and genealogical > resource contains close to 400 individual entries concerning notable citizens > and families of Springfield, Holyoke and the various communities of Hampden > County, providing enlightening connections between family members, estates, > businesses, churches, community organizations, military units, public offices > and the like which may not be readily available elsewhere. Each biographical > sketch provides a survey of the life and achievements of the subject, > including such vital information as date of birth, marriage and death, > religious affiliation, employment and place of residence for the both the > subject and his parents, grandparents and offspring wherever known. The text > is profusely illustrated with over 200 portraits and retains the original > fullname index. > > By republishing the biographical material in a separate edition from the > general history, we have made Johnson's work available to researchers in it's > entirety for the first time in over sixty years in a more topically focused, > user-friendly, economical format: Books 1 and 2 of the 1936 edition are also > available through Heritage Books, Inc. as The History of Hampden Co., MA, > 1636-1936 (#ZJ533). (1936) reprint, 744 pp., 2 vols., illus., original > fullname index, paper, $49.00 #ZJ543 > > Send a check for $49.00 + $5.00 (shipping) to The Genealogy Lady, 34826 Hwy > #58, Eugene, Or 97405. > ========================================================== > COMING EVENTS: > July 10, 1999 - The Tulsa Genealogical Society presents its 11th Annual July > Workshop. Contact the society at P. O. Box 585, Tulsa, OK 74101. > > July 12-15, 1999 - The Illinois State Genealogical Society and University of > Illinois will sponsor the Sixth Annual Genealogy Institute of Mid America. > Contact Julie Slack, Office of Continuing Education, UIS, P.O. Box 19243, > Springfield, Ill 62794. > > July 30-31, 1999 - The Missouri State Genealogical Association's 1999 > Conference will be held. Contact Jerry R. Ennis, 4900 Royal Lytham Drive, > Columbia, MO 65203. > ========================================================== > Queries: > Seeking parents and siblings of Joseph Davis, b. abt 1735, Va., d. 1790, Wake > Co., NC, m. Glaphera Cox 1759, Goochland Co., Va. single-jack@webtv.net(Jack > Davis) > > Searching for info on Aaron Littlefield, born abt1820, father of Arthur, > Julietta, and another son and daughter. From Maine, Iowa, Missouri possibly. > ljslittle@aol.com > > Seeking any information on, Frederick & Riney (PICKETT) MINGO & children: > Cary, Isham, Shedrick, Lazuraus, Earnest, Martha, Mary, and Savinia MINGO. > All of Patterson St. Mary Parish, La., between 1880 & 1900. Claybas@aol.com > > Researching Abraham GRIMES b. abt 1823 & Mary JOHNSON b. abt. 1830 Patterson, > La., m. Nov. 22, 1869. Children: Sarah, Frank, Martha, Washington, Elizabeth, > Easter, Isabella, Marshall & Hannah all born in Patterson, La. Claybas@aol.com > > My PA families: Mary Cath Steiner BATDORF bc1790 d/o Frederick STEINER? > William FRANTZ bc1750 of Berks/Dauphin Co Samuel PETERS b c 1821 of Dauphin > Co Maryann SWARTZ Peters b1821 of Dauphin Co Catharine UMBERHAUER Wertz b1790 > d/o Samuel UMBEHAUER? Sarah A C/KULP b1844 d/o Jacob KALP of Union Co Michael > GOODMAN b 1800 of Schuylkill Co I am seeking parentage M Thompson > fitnesspro@juno.com > ============================================================ > (C) 1999 The Genealogy Lady - http://www.new-jerusalem.com/genealogy > > To send a 3-line query, send an email message to tfarris268@aol.com and put > the word query on the subject line. > > To submit an article, send an email message to tfarris268@aol.com and put > submission on the subject line. > > > >