Continuing down the research trail… I’m now working on the children of John C. and Margaret Jones. The 1900 census shows that Margaret had four children and three survived. They were Nettie, Nellie, and Maud. This is what I found on the children so far… 1. Nettie In the 1870 Census, Nettie is listed as…
Category: Cemetery and Mortuary Research
My Great Great Grandfather had a Brother?
I was researching in the new Halstead’s Mortuary database at familysearch.org tonight. I never pass up a new database for San Francisco since records are few and far between. In an hour, I found exactly one family member. Matthew A. Kelly. What I found didn’t add anything to what I already had. I decided to…
How to Waste a Whole Evening
I set out Saturday night in search of my unknown Dolan clan. As is always the case, I started down one path and ended up somewhere completely different. I was on the sfgenealogy.com website looking for useful resources. I came across the findagrave.com website. I thought “What the heck” and gave it a go. I…
Tip Toe through the Cemetery
Genealogy Research Journal #5, Entry #4 I needed to know more about Thomas, Margaret, and their children. I spent some time searching for obituaries for the Jones family. I learned that Josephine married Joseph Pohley, Alice married William Bourne, and Gertrude married John Burke. Most of the family was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in…