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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