Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
Genealogy Research Journal #5, Entry #3 My next step was to find out when Margaret (Kelly) Jones died. If she died before 1906, there were no indexes to refer to. Women were not listed in city directories before 1910 unless they were widowed or single. I’d have to put on my genealogy thinking cap to…
Genealogy Research Journal #5, Entry 2 I knew that my great grandmother was Marguerite or Margaret (Jones) Jackson (the Marguerite or Margaret depending on who you were talking to). Her parents were Thomas and Margaret Jones according to my grandma. Since my grandmother got confused sometimes and I wanted to make sure that she didn’t…
Genealogy Research Journal #5, Entry #1 In this genealogy research journal, we explore my grandmother’s maternal line. A line I knew very little about when I started my family tree despite my grandmother’s help. Because of the unique challenges that researching San Francisco records at the turn of the century present, I had to locate…
Genealogy Research Journal #4, Entry #7 Jesuina Obituary Explains It All The final clues came from Jesuina’s obituary. She was listed as Jessuina [sic] Gomes Fitkal. Originally I wasn’t looking for Gomes, so I didn’t see this obituary in the newspaper. She died 23 Jun 1957 in Oakland. She had a daughter Mrs. Allen [sic]…
Genealogy Research Journal #4, Entry #6 To The Census We Go! Census records are a great way to see a snapshot of a family at 10 year intervals. I expected to learn something about Helen and Frank Correia from the 1930 Census since they were married 3 years earlier. My searches for Jesuina were fruitless. …