Learn. Think. Analyze. Deduce. These are all skills Sherlock Holmes puts to good use in every mystery he solves. Join Crista to learn how to put these same s…
There are times when we could all use a little help with our family history. Join Crista as she explains the best ways to share your research challenges to g…
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i have a similar situation except it involves an adoption. The birth mother
is known as well as the birth mothers family, however the birth father is
not known. We have many clues and have developed a theory about who it may
be. Can the DNA test help us to prove the theory without having the birth
fathers DNA?
Member of Ancestry. First time but I liked using a specific case. Will
watch again!
I have very little info. on the Fling family . only my grand father pet
Hilland fling
I wish, when you spend $35.00 a month Ancestry would let you have access to
actual Birth Certificates. There’s only so much you can do with a Census.
Also, his son Andrew D. Lenoir Sr. has no connection or census records of
his father or mother and was born 1867, I believe. Why is that? Selvin is
his father, but the woman mentioned on the 1900/1910 Censuses is just as
young as Andrew, so that can’t be his mother. Selvin was also said to be on
Native American Descent
Hey Christa, I’m Darnell Lenoir. For some odd I cannot find information
about my GGGGrandfather Selvin Lenoir born 1840 in the 1870 Census or 1880
Census either. He magically appears in 1900/1910. He was a slave on the
Lenoir Plantation in Aberdeen, MS prior to the Civil War and has oral
history passed down to us regarding this matter. What point can you give me
in reference to this matter? My direct email address is [email protected]
Crista I love your videos! You are awesome! Thank you so much!
This and the “Hints are not Facts” video should be required viewing for
every Ancestry.com user. I’ve listened to this (in the car) 3 times and
included it a blog post (Barking Up the Wrong Tree blog) today 🙂
Crista, i am having trouble locating a family in 1870 census. In 1860 the
family was living in Logan County, KY. In 1880, the family had moved to
Marion County, IL. I have so far been unsuccessful in locating any records
regarding the move. Any ideas?
I love the example in the introduction. It can be hard to process that
somebody who knows nothing about your family may see a way ahead that you,
as the family expert, haven’t. I had that happen to me and loved the
experience because it showed me new techniques I could apply to other brick
walls.