I use the familysearch site to find persons in New Orleans.. They have Louisiana indexed. I copy the ed number, then go to ancestry and look it up. A few steps, but it is easier than going page by page on Ancestry. From: Kathleen Wieland <k-wieland@comcast.net> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census I looked at the 1940 Census on Ancestry yesterday, and was dismayed to find that it has not yet been indexed.  Indexed at this point are: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI. Coming soon are: AK, AR, ID, MA, MN, MO, NM, ND, OK, RI, SD, UT.  I'm getting very impatient to see LA on that list! Kathleen, in Connecticut, by way of New Orleans ----- Original Message ----- From: Joan Schaefer <joan_f_schaefer@sbcglobal.net> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com, Kathy Glyvin <kandg0501@wi.rr.com> Sent: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:13:48 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census Hello, I have just been out to use the Tennessee Index to the 1940 US Census. I knew that I had eight corrections to make, and I just went to http://www.ancestry.com/ to make them. It was quite user friendly, and I see that they did not immediately go into effect. Do you know how Ancestry goes about installing the corrections? I had the last name misspelled four times, my father and brother with first names wrong, and my brothers born in the wrong state. Has anyone had experience with interacting with them on these things? Thanks, Joan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I came across a New Orleans Genesis vol VI March 1967 No 22 and it includes the St Mary's church index of Baptisms 6 Oct 1855 A- Ke & Index of Marriages 21 Aout {aug?} 1852 indexes. I looked but did not see them listed on-line. I am not sure about copyright infringements, but I can at least look up names you might be interested in.   Penny T   Anyone suddenly craving a Hubigs Pie? So sad!

Yes I think that has happened to me in the past. And, I would want someone overseeing the process. Now that I have a date on this email, I can see just how long it does take. Though, that might be a little overwhelmed right now, I suppose. Joan On 7/26/2012 11:31 PM, Kathy Cochran wrote: > My experience with making corrections on Ancestry's site (and I have made a > LOT of them!) is that a couple of weeks after I made the corrections, I get > a "thank you" from Ancestry for making them. It is NOT automatic. > > Kathy Cochran > San Andreas, CA 95249 > > -----Original Message----- > From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Joan Schaefer > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:14 PM > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com; Kathy Glyvin > Subject: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census > > Hello, > I have just been out to use the Tennessee Index to the 1940 US Census. I > knew that I had eight corrections to make, and I just went to > www.ancestry.com to make them. It was quite user friendly, and I see that > they did not immediately go into effect. Do you know how Ancestry goes about > installing the corrections? I had the last name misspelled four times, my > father and brother with first names wrong, and my brothers born in the wrong > state. > Has anyone had experience with interacting with them on these things? > Thanks, > Joan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5157 - Release Date: 07/26/12 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello, I have just been out to use the Tennessee Index to the 1940 US Census. I knew that I had eight corrections to make, and I just went to www.ancestry.com to make them. It was quite user friendly, and I see that they did not immediately go into effect. Do you know how Ancestry goes about installing the corrections? I had the last name misspelled four times, my father and brother with first names wrong, and my brothers born in the wrong state. Has anyone had experience with interacting with them on these things? Thanks, Joan

I knew there was a new Clerk of Court and I was hoping they were just changing the URLs or something like that, but charging - ugh.  Jefferson Parish charges $100 - grrr. I agree with you, a free index is very helpful.  It's nice to be able to check before requesting a document blind, paying money, and getting a "document not found" response and they keep the money! Thanks so much for the response. Alexa --- On Thu, 7/26/12, Sally Viada <sgvjada@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Sally Viada <sgvjada@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] St. Bernard Parish Clerk of Court website? To: "laorlean@rootsweb.com" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 11:45 PM There is a new clerk of court and he is supposed to be updating the website. I truly hope they don't go like some of the other parishclerk of court sites that charge $50 a year just to view the indexes. I heard they had the clerk of court from Livingston parish helping him. Livingston parish charges the $50.  I don't think they should charge just to view.  From: Alexa <kaseysworld2@yahoo.com> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:31 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] St. Bernard Parish Clerk of Court website? I've checked the St. Bernard Parish mail list but can't find my answer, so maybe someone here knows. I always check their website for marriages, divorces, and other records for the people in the New Orleans area.  New Orleans people sometimes get their marriage licenses there.  The past two days or so, I haven't been able to access the website.  Does anyone know why?  Have they changed the URL?  None of the Clerk of Court URLs are working: Site for records: http://records.stbclerk.com/LandRecords/protected/SrchQuickName.aspx Main website: http://www.stbclerk.com/ Thanks. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 Ancestral hauntings - I ain't afraid-a no ghosts...   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Same here. I've made many corrections, and usually get a thank you weeks later From: Kathy Cochran <kathys_old_house@goldrush.com> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census My experience with making corrections on Ancestry's site (and I have made a LOT of them!) is that a couple of weeks after I made the corrections, I get a "thank you" from Ancestry for making them.  It is NOT automatic. Kathy Cochran San Andreas, CA  95249 -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joan Schaefer Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:14 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com; Kathy Glyvin Subject: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census Hello, I have just been out to use the Tennessee Index to the 1940 US Census. I knew that I had eight corrections to make, and I just went to http://www.ancestry.com/ to make them. It was quite user friendly, and I see that they did not immediately go into effect. Do you know how Ancestry goes about installing the corrections? I had the last name misspelled four times, my father and brother with first names wrong, and my brothers born in the wrong state. Has anyone had experience with interacting with them on these things? Thanks, Joan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5157 - Release Date: 07/26/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There is a new clerk of court and he is supposed to be updating the website. I truly hope they don't go like some of the other parishclerk of court sites that charge $50 a year just to view the indexes. I heard they had the clerk of court from Livingston parish helping him. Livingston parish charges the $50.  I don't think they should charge just to view.  From: Alexa <kaseysworld2@yahoo.com> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:31 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] St. Bernard Parish Clerk of Court website? I've checked the St. Bernard Parish mail list but can't find my answer, so maybe someone here knows. I always check their website for marriages, divorces, and other records for the people in the New Orleans area.  New Orleans people sometimes get their marriage licenses there.  The past two days or so, I haven't been able to access the website.  Does anyone know why?  Have they changed the URL?  None of the Clerk of Court URLs are working: Site for records: http://records.stbclerk.com/LandRecords/protected/SrchQuickName.aspx Main website: http://www.stbclerk.com/ Thanks. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 Ancestral hauntings - I ain't afraid-a no ghosts...   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My experience with making corrections on Ancestry's site (and I have made a LOT of them!) is that a couple of weeks after I made the corrections, I get a "thank you" from Ancestry for making them. It is NOT automatic. Kathy Cochran San Andreas, CA 95249 -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joan Schaefer Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:14 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com; Kathy Glyvin Subject: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census Hello, I have just been out to use the Tennessee Index to the 1940 US Census. I knew that I had eight corrections to make, and I just went to www.ancestry.com to make them. It was quite user friendly, and I see that they did not immediately go into effect. Do you know how Ancestry goes about installing the corrections? I had the last name misspelled four times, my father and brother with first names wrong, and my brothers born in the wrong state. Has anyone had experience with interacting with them on these things? Thanks, Joan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5157 - Release Date: 07/26/12

I've checked the St. Bernard Parish mail list but can't find my answer, so maybe someone here knows. I always check their website for marriages, divorces, and other records for the people in the New Orleans area.  New Orleans people sometimes get their marriage licenses there.  The past two days or so, I haven't been able to access the website.  Does anyone know why?  Have they changed the URL?  None of the Clerk of Court URLs are working: Site for records: http://records.stbclerk.com/LandRecords/protected/SrchQuickName.aspx Main website: http://www.stbclerk.com/ Thanks. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 Ancestral hauntings - I ain't afraid-a no ghosts...

Ann, I have had the very same thing happen to me unless I use the "Advanced Search". I now use the "Advanced Search" ALL the time. Shelia KRAEMER SALOMONE -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ann Maranto Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:41 AM To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAORLEAN] Vital records index I have not been able to get into the vital records index on the website for www.sos.la.gov in a long time.  I can get all the way to the titles for birth, marriage and deaths but when I click on any one of those it won't open although it says new records are posted daily.   Does anyone know if this site has been discontinued for our use online?   Thanks! Ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I did find that I had to use the "advanced search" Jan S - Orlando, FL -----Original Message----- From: JUDY A RIFFEL Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:47 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Vital records index This site is working fine for me. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Maranto" <annmaranto@yahoo.com> To: <LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:41 AM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Vital records index I have not been able to get into the vital records index on the website for www.sos.la.gov in a long time. I can get all the way to the titles for birth, marriage and deaths but when I click on any one of those it won't open although it says new records are posted daily. Does anyone know if this site has been discontinued for our use online? Thanks! Ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This site is working fine for me. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Maranto" <annmaranto@yahoo.com> To: <LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:41 AM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Vital records index I have not been able to get into the vital records index on the website for www.sos.la.gov in a long time. I can get all the way to the titles for birth, marriage and deaths but when I click on any one of those it won't open although it says new records are posted daily. Does anyone know if this site has been discontinued for our use online? Thanks! Ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I understand that you have to use the "Advanced search". Just putting in the last name seems to be a good option. Helen S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Maranto" <annmaranto@yahoo.com> To: <LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:41 AM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Vital records index I have not been able to get into the vital records index on the website for www.sos.la.gov in a long time. I can get all the way to the titles for birth, marriage and deaths but when I click on any one of those it won't open although it says new records are posted daily. Does anyone know if this site has been discontinued for our use online? Thanks! Ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ann, I used them yesterday without problem and just tried them again today.   Barbara ________________________________ From: Ann Maranto <annmaranto@yahoo.com> To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:41 AM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Vital records index I have not been able to get into the vital records index on the website for www.sos.la.gov in a long time.  I can get all the way to the titles for birth, marriage and deaths but when I click on any one of those it won't open although it says new records are posted daily.   Does anyone know if this site has been discontinued for our use online?   Thanks! Ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have not been able to get into the vital records index on the website for www.sos.la.gov in a long time.  I can get all the way to the titles for birth, marriage and deaths but when I click on any one of those it won't open although it says new records are posted daily.   Does anyone know if this site has been discontinued for our use online?   Thanks! Ann

Thanks, Jan. I checked the Notre Dame site, but my Blache's dispensation wasn't on it. I emailed the site asking if they knew where else I should look. Will let you know if/what they reply. Jan in N.O.

Hi Sally and all, Does Ancestry define the area they label as Central European, Scandinavian, Southern European, West African, etc. both from geographical and time line parameters? Were you satisfied with the cost and results you obtained? Any others have had DNA testing who are willing to evaluate the results they obtained for the cost the put out? I have a gift offer from my best friend to have mine done, but I'd like the most bang for the buck, even if it a bit more than "special" that might be offered for a very generic test. Any input is appreciated. Thanks, Cate ;-} -----Original Message----- From: Sally Viada Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 9:57 PM To: laorleans Subject: [LAORLEAN] DNA Ethnicity Results Here are the results of my dna ethnicity test from ancestry. Not much of a surprise, maybe? Central European 43% Seems to match my findings. My mother's side is mostly from France from present back until mid 1700s, then stray to Spanish and 1 German family. Scandinavian 25% My dad's g-grandfather on his mother's side was born ca 1799 in London. This was the John Skinner family. John's son George, my gg-grandfather, died in New Orleans in 1896. I thought dna would show British Isles, so this must mean John's ancestry was from either Denmark, Sweden or Norway. Probably a Viking marauder ,who settled in England after he plundered it. Southern European 23% This is Spain, Portugal and Italy. My dad's other g-grandfather on his mother's side was from Minorca, Balearic Isles off the coast of Spain. Another from Valencia Spain. Other Spanish is on my mother's maternal side in the 1700s. Ronquillo, Ponce de Leon and Solis, etc. from Cuba, Florida back to Spain. I thought the percentage would have been higher here than in Central. West Africa 7% Not sure what this means other than the Canary Islands. The Solis on my mom's side married in Cuba mid 1780s, Antonia Perez, the daughter of a couple from the Canaries. No other explanation I can think of. Uncertain 2% My maiden name is Embry. I am thinking this may be French also from way back. Having a hard time tracing this name with documents. Any thoughts? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sheila, I think you are right. My cousin married one of his cousins (not first cousin) a few years back. Both were Roman Catholic. She had been married and had four children. She got an annulment as tho' she had never been married. (Don't know what that makes the children.) All four children were in the wedding. I'm sure there must have been a fee. The couple met while doing genealogy. They have had a very happy marriage and are still doing genealogy. Cynthia I had a very interesting conversation once about dispensations with several seasoned genealogists. I really did find each of their opinions interesting but all of them agreed that the dispensations were almost always granted if the money paid to the church was enough. They all believed that the dispensation "fee" was definitely required for the dispensations and this was how many of them were granted. What is your opinion on this? I did not mention this to reflect any disrespect towards the church. Shelia Kraemer Salomone

Actually, we are not a prolific family--which is part of why I got into genealogy in 1997. But, I have seen the kind of very large families you refer to. I haven't seen what I consider to be a big family since the 80's. There was a couple at my parish church during that time that had seven children--all boys except for the youngest. I used to occasionally see the mom at my grocery with the oldest boy because they needed two carts! Everyone used to stare at them at Mass, I guess because large families were out by then -- too darned expensive. I remember in elementary school I was friendly with a girl who was the 2nd of 9. (not to be confused with 7 of 9!!) Anyway, I remember staying there for lunch one day and was absolutely appalled. There was no such thing as table conversation just the sound of fork tines hitting teeth (this was not allowed in my home). The boys had absolutely nothing to say, just EAT EAT EAT. And while they were eating they had their eyes on the serving bowls looking toward the next helping! I forgot all about this until I went off to college and got an eyeful of boys 17-22 acting like hogs at a trough. Additionally, my freshman roommate was the 2nd of 9. I visited her home twice and just couldn't imagine living with that many people on a daily basis. The bathroom logistics alone were horrific. 3 out of the nine were girls. I finally understood the expression "eating you out of house and home" and that it referred to feeding growing boys. I'd rather feed, and have done so, a large breed of dog than a teenaged boy. At least the dog only eats once per day. Back to Ireland--During my 2 months stay, I met a family of 14 children plus the parents where the oldest child was 40 and the youngest was nursing. I was both shocked and scandalized, and sorry to say also disgusted. I'm slightly more tolerant now ;-) I've never watched a human birth, only puppies and kittens. My favourite though was watching a Hummingbird nest until the two little eggs hatched out after a few weeks. Something else I find "shocking and scandalizing" is how many 12-15 year old girls in LA were married to men 25-35 years old. When I remember myself at 12, I can't even picture what "marriage" and birth would have been like. Ma foi!! > From: salomos@comcast.net > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:09:14 -0700 > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test > > Oh, how true your statement rings! My daughter likes to watch the Medical > Channel and the birth of children. I always see the problem these families > run into and wonder how so many women made it through child birth with a > midwife! And that explains why so many did not. Very rarely did you find > families with few children! Has anyone ever counted to find your ancestor > with the MOST children with one wife? I found 22 for one of mine! > > I recently found that two of my gr grandmothers' were midwifes in the > Malaguay, Bayou Boeuf, and Kraemer, LA area. That was a fun discovery > indeed! > > Shelia Kraemer Salomone > > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test > > > Pit of Pestilence, indeed! That would be funny if it weren't so pathetic and > true. I wonder if it was the climate, or peoples lack of hygiene? Or > medicine had little means of dealing with contagion? Anyway, it is very sad > to me where I find a mother and infant that died within days of each other. > I can't imagine giving birth every year, year after year, and then expiring > because my body was just plain drained and worn out and my immune system so > low that anything might carry me off. What a difference a century makes! > > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 01:54:51 +0000 > > From: k-wieland@comcast.net > > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test > > > > When I first started researching my family, I was shocked when I found so > many "three-fers." I had known since I was a kid that my Great-Grandma > Schwartz had outlived 3 husbands. But I was scandalized when I discovered > that SHE had been the third wife of my Great-Grandfather and the second wife > of my grandmother's first stepfather (who had been married to > Great-Grandma's younger sister!). > > > > But after a few years of research, I realized that there were good reasons > this happened so often. I didn't find much in the way of divorce or > abandonment - just a lot of people who died prematurely from (usually) > epidemics or wars or childbirth - with the occasional railroad or streetcar > midadventure thrown in. Life in the old days was not for sissies. And New > Orleans, in particular, seems to have been a Pit of Pestilence into the > early 20th century. > > > > Kathleen, in Connecticut, > > by way of New Orleans > > > > > > > >> > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Oh, how true your statement rings! My daughter likes to watch the Medical Channel and the birth of children. I always see the problem these families run into and wonder how so many women made it through child birth with a midwife! And that explains why so many did not. Very rarely did you find families with few children! Has anyone ever counted to find your ancestor with the MOST children with one wife? I found 22 for one of mine! I recently found that two of my gr grandmothers' were midwifes in the Malaguay, Bayou Boeuf, and Kraemer, LA area. That was a fun discovery indeed! Shelia Kraemer Salomone Shelia -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of calyx corolla Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 3:59 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test Pit of Pestilence, indeed! That would be funny if it weren't so pathetic and true. I wonder if it was the climate, or peoples lack of hygiene? Or medicine had little means of dealing with contagion? Anyway, it is very sad to me where I find a mother and infant that died within days of each other. I can't imagine giving birth every year, year after year, and then expiring because my body was just plain drained and worn out and my immune system so low that anything might carry me off. What a difference a century makes! > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 01:54:51 +0000 > From: k-wieland@comcast.net > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] DNA ethnicity test > > When I first started researching my family, I was shocked when I found so many "three-fers." I had known since I was a kid that my Great-Grandma Schwartz had outlived 3 husbands. But I was scandalized when I discovered that SHE had been the third wife of my Great-Grandfather and the second wife of my grandmother's first stepfather (who had been married to Great-Grandma's younger sister!). > > But after a few years of research, I realized that there were good reasons this happened so often. I didn't find much in the way of divorce or abandonment - just a lot of people who died prematurely from (usually) epidemics or wars or childbirth - with the occasional railroad or streetcar midadventure thrown in. Life in the old days was not for sissies. And New Orleans, in particular, seems to have been a Pit of Pestilence into the early 20th century. > > Kathleen, in Connecticut, > by way of New Orleans > > > >> > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message