DANA~~~~~~~~Thanks so much for the following.......it's a WONDERUL idea!!! I'm printing it out right now!!!......Norma (on both the DANIEL & HOWELL lists) TreeCrazyD@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 97-10-03 02:23:56 EDT, you write: > > > Mame, > > Could you please explain to me the system you discribed on how > > to obtain proofs. Who would I contact? What do the letter's mean? > > Would I receive this information through e-mail? > > > > Thank you and respectfully, > > Some one wrote and asked this question so before I'm flooded with e-mails > about the info I sent to the list yesterday, PLEASE let me try to explain: > > You would obtain these types of records from the county in which the person > lived. To get the address for the county you'd need to look in one of the > genealogy "handbook" type books or check the GenWeb pages for the address. > A GUIDE TO THE USE OF RECORDS AS "PROOFS" > > "Proofs" are those records which are used to literally prove one's ancestry. > The most often used > records are: > > A. Wills > B. Deeds and Land Grants (Land Grants were the first deeds issued by the > U.S. Government to > the first owners of a particular piece of property.) > C. Birth Records > D. Marriage Records > E. Death Records > F. Church Records > G. Census Records > H. Emigration Records > I. Military and Pension Records, including widow's pensions > J. Bible Records > K. Newspaper Records > L. Cemetery Records (tombstones/headstones) > > Which records you want to search depends on what information you are trying > to find. The > following may help you to decide: > > IF YOU WANT TO FIND: SEARCH IN: > > Birth Dates C, D, F, G, I, J, K, L > Marriage Dates D, F, I, J, K > Death Dates A, E, F, I, J, K, L > Parents of a Person A, C, D, F, G, K, I, J > Wife's Maiden Name D, G, I, K, L > Where a Person came from B, C, E, H, I (If using B, one has to > guess, and then > hunt in the area guessed for a deed.) > Names of Children A, F, G, I, J, K > > The letters are in reference to the same letter listed above. For example: > It's telling you that if you're looking for the death date to look for it in: > A. Wills, > E. Death records > F. Church records > I. Military and Pension records > J. Bible records > K. Newspaper records > > Hope this helps. If anyone else has any better of an explanation please send > it to the list. > Dana > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > A message from the listowner: For more info on the HOWELL list please see: http://members.aol.com/TreeCrazyD/howell_l.html > Note: that is HOWELL _L just like in the list name. It is case sensitive. ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== A message from the listowner: For more info on the HOWELL list please see: http://members.aol.com/TreeCrazyD/howell_l.html Note: that is HOWELL _L just like in the list name. It is case sensitive.