The problem is that I can not find anyone to do this research for me. I have written to Richmond County and have never gotten a response. As I said. I keep plodding aloing. Thanks for the district info - KATE COLBY -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: charsuewilson@juno.com > Your Colbys are in District 73 in Richmond Co. in 1850. Why don't you > ask if someone knows where District 73 is? Another possibility is to > check the neighbors in Richmond Co and see if they are in later Richmond > Co. censuses, and note the location there. That should pinpoint the > location of District 73. > > Please use mixed case when typing. It's much easier to read. > > Sue > > On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:37:54 +0000 kate7@comcast.net (KATIE) writes: > > HI RUSSELL - THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE. > > > > I GUESS YOU CAN ALMOST HEAR THE FRUSTRATION IN MY INQUIRY. > > I KNOW MY COLBY'S WERE IN RICHMOND COUNTY BUT BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW > > WHAT TOWN, WELL.. THEY WRE ALL ON THE RICHMOND COUNTY CENSUS IN > > 1850 ALL, EXCEPT MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WILLIAM, WHO WAS BORN IN 1852 > > IN RICHMOND COUNTY. AGAIN - I HAVE NO WAY TO TELL YOUWHAT TOWN IN > > RICHMOND COUNTY GEORGIA. > > > > AS I SAID, I KNOW MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WILLIAM AND HIS SISTERS > > MARYANN AND CHARLOTTE AND BROTHER THOMAS ALL ENDED UP IN NYC. I CAN > > TRACE THEM THERE FOR A FACT, BUT ALL AT DIFFERENT TIMES. > > > > AND AS FOR NYC AND GETTING INFORAMTION - BELIEVE ME, I KNOW WHAT > > IT TAKES AND THEY ARE TERRIBLE. I EVEN HAVE WILLIAM'S DEATH > > CERTIFICATE # AND THEY CAN NOT FIND IT... SO WHAT DOES THAT TELL > > YOU ABOUT NY? > > > > I FIGURE IF I KEEP MY NAME AND INFO REQUESTS OUT THERE SOMEONE, > > SOMEDAY "JUST" MIGHT RECOGNIZE THOSE FACTS OR ME... > > > > THANKS AGAIN > > KATIE COLBY > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Russell K. Brown" <russell@csranet.com> > > > NYC death certificates started in 1866. They almost always list > > place > > > of birth, in general terms, but that information was supplied, of > > > > > course, by next of kin. Names of parents of deceased (when known) > > on > > > the certificates started about 1880. That could be a clue to > > Susan's > > > name before marriage. The place of burial is usually shown. > > > > > > NYC death indexes and certificates from 1866 through about 1965 > > are > > > available for rental on microfilm through the LDS family history > > center > > > (FHC) system. The indexes are arranged by year and then > > alphabetically. > > > The certificates are in numerical order. It may take a lot of > > patient > > > searching but names can be found and certificates copied. After > > you > > > find the place of burial, you usually have to write to the > > cemetery and > > > pay a fee for the record. A few will do it for free by telephone. > > NY > > > state outside NYC is completely different, with the indexes in > > Albany > > > and not microfilmed. You have to visit or write. when you find the > > > > > county of death, you have to visit or write for a copy of the > > > certificate. > > > > > > Georgia didn't start death certificates until 1918 or 1919. The > > indexes > > > are available on microfiche at most public libraries arranged by > > year > > > of death and then alphabetically. Once you have a number you have > > to > > > write to or visit the county to get a copy. > > > > > > Been there, done that, > > > Russell > > > > > > On Monday, January 16, 2006, at 09:38 AM, charsuewilson@juno.com > > wrote: > > > > > > > You can check the burial records, and see if they list a surname > > for > > > > Susan. Also check death certificates for all their children. > > The > > > > death > > > > certificates for the children is how we found the surname for > > the > > > > spouse > > > > of ggggf who came from Ireland. > > > > > > > > Looks like you need to check censuses. 1870 will tell you birth > > place > > > > of > > > > the listed person. 1880 and later censuses will tell you birth > > place > > > > of > > > > their parents. 1900 and later censuses will tell you year of > > > > immigration > > > > for the listed person. > > > > > > > > Sue > > > > > > > > On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:45:44 +0000 kate7@comcast.net (KATIE) > > writes: > > > >> OKAY - MY NAME IS KATIE COLBY. I HAVE TRACED MY RELATIVES TO > > > >> RICHMOND COUNTY GEORGIA, 1850. MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER > > WILLIAM > > > >> COLBY, BORN IRELAND WAS MARRIED TO A SUSAN AND THEY HADSEVERAL > > > >> CHILDREN INCLUDING, MARY ANN, ELIZABETH, CHARLOTTE, THOMAS, > > JOHN AND > > > >> MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WILLIAM A. COLBY WHO WAS BORN IN RICHMOND > > > >> COUNTY GEORGIA IN 1852. IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER I CAN TRACE HE > > AND > > > >> CHARLOTTE AND THOMAS AND MARYANN ALL, AT SOME TIME TO NYC THRU > > 1900. > > > >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER WHERE IN > > IRELAND HE > > > >> WAS BORN? WAS HIS "SUSAN" BORN IN IRELAND AND DID THEY TRAVEL > > TO > > > >> GEORGIA DIRECTLY FROM IRELAND? WAS SUSAN BORN IN RICHMOND > > COUNTY? > > > >> WHAT PART OF RICHMOND COUNTY DID THEY RESIDE IN? > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GARICHMO Mailing List ==== > > > > REMEMBER PLEASE--WE DO NOT VIOLATE COPYRIGHT LAWS > > > > If something has the © emblem, You may quote a few lines > > but.... > > > > Be sure to credit the Author and/or Publisher > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > This email has been certified virus free. 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