Just curious: When researching, do you stick with your direct line, or do you try to research the whole lines including siblings for each generation on down? Why? Lanita

I research the whole line when I have enough information to get started. I have found many second and third cousins and even a family picture of my grandparents. My grandfather had died in 1899 and we had no pictures of him ( house fire long ago). I have found many clues and information about my direct line through researching the siblings, etc. Catherine Lanita Sconce Smith wrote: >Just curious: > >When researching, do you stick with your direct line, or do you try to >research the whole lines including siblings for each generation on >down? > >Why? > >Lanita > > >

When I first started out, at age 16 I stuck with my direct line as wanted to get as much entered from the living generation at that time. Also, when I first started entering into a genealogy program in a computer, I would stick to basically one line until that line was entered. But today, after researching for close to 40 years and with everything now entered into a genealogy program, I research all the siblings downward. Mainly because I want to know more - but have come to realize how valuable information that these siblings descendants have in their possession. It is through them that I meet wonderful cousins such as I have on this list. Also following them, Bible records, years of genealogy a descendant of a sibling has done, old photos, etc have been discovered. Many times an old photo of a direct ancestor of mine has been discovered in the possession of a descendant of a sibling, especially in cases where I descend from a son and the sibling was the oldest or youngest sibling in the family or the direct ancestor had went to live their later years with that sibling. Also, don't forget to watch out for those neighbors and cousin marriages. If anyone writes me and don't get an answer right away, please remember that I do have a son who is serving in Afghanistan. He was deployed a month ago and has 5 more to go. Thanks, *Researching DIRECT LINES of Jobe,McIntire, Brewer, Hall and Thomas from this area. Ann (Jobe) Brown ( Ontario, Canada) <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/index.html> <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe.html> > Just curious: > > When researching, do you stick with your direct line, or do you try to > research the whole lines including siblings for each generation on > down? > > Why? > > Lanita >

I agree to check into the siblings, you never know what or who you will find! How far 'down' with the descendants of the siblings do you go? Lanita

Hi, I'd like to get in touch with a descendant who has researched Lindley Couch, son of Simpson Couch. If you are knowledgable about Lindley's service in the Civil War, please contact me. Thanks, Mike Landwehr

Missouri Archives says that a Lindley served with the Union and was a Private under Capt Harrison in the 40th Regiment Infantry Volunteers, Co. "C". Enlisted Sept 1, 1864, mustered out Aug 1865.. Since Lindley, s/o Simpson was in Oregon Co. in 1867 when he married, and in 1870, on the census, I am hesitant to say that it is the same "Lindley". Oregon Co. or the area is not mentioned on his enlistment card. Lanita

Lanita, Is Lindley Couch's age on his Civil War enlistment card? Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanita Sconce Smith" <ozarkn@grm.net> To: <mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Lindley Couch > Missouri Archives says that a Lindley served with the Union and was a > Private under Capt Harrison in the 40th Regiment Infantry Volunteers, > Co. "C". Enlisted Sept 1, 1864, mustered out Aug 1865.. > > Since Lindley, s/o Simpson was in Oregon Co. in 1867 when he married, > and in 1870, on the census, I am hesitant to say that it is the same > "Lindley". Oregon Co. or the area is not mentioned on his enlistment > card. > > Lanita > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lanita, This is interesting because I was told when I started researching to not worry about siblings until I found the directs. But, in my short four years of research I've found that the only way I've found my direct line is to research the siblings first. I have many great and great great grandparents (plus) that would still not be found if I hadn't done the siblings first. It makes the family so much more interesting and tells so much about how they lived. Genealogy isn't just names of ancestors, its who they were coming alive. I don't go any farther back than I need to, but will eventually expand the tree and the story as far as possible. Pat Miller Lanita Sconce Smith wrote: > I agree to check into the siblings, you never know what or who you will > find! How far 'down' with the descendants of the siblings do you go? > > Lanita > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >