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. Scanned by Georgia Business Net, Inc. > > 706-823-2115 - info@gabn.net - > > > ==== GARICHMO Mailing List ==== > Madness takes it's Toll......Please have exact change >