tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post9168583545457329326..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: What Happened During the Gap?Michael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-9070780237469520032012-11-11T14:44:28.968-06:002012-11-11T14:44:28.968-06:00The Civil War took place then, which also resulted...The Civil War took place then, which also resulted in people moving west and south - trying to find "the place" to settle.<br /><br />The great Gold Rush took place, and only some of the miners got counted in the 1860 census there, and they also were moving out of California to Idaho, Montana, Canada, searching for new gold fields.<br /><br />Look for friends and relatives - where did they stop? Picture yourself in their situation in 1850, imagine what they felt in regard to everything that was happening - moving to new lands was rampant.2008 Reunionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387305341220302032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-77426542798223357492012-11-11T14:37:25.749-06:002012-11-11T14:37:25.749-06:00The Civil War took place then, which also resulted...The Civil War took place then, which also resulted in people moving west and south - trying to find "the place" to settle.<br /><br />The great Gold Rush took place, and only some of the miners got counted in the 1860 census there, and they also were moving out of California to Idaho, Montana, Canada, searching for new gold fields.<br /><br />Look for friends and relatives - where did they stop? Picture yourself in their situation in 1850, imagine what they felt in regard to everything that was happening - moving to new lands was rampant.2008 Reunionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387305341220302032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-8601545991147063892012-11-05T12:44:23.010-06:002012-11-05T12:44:23.010-06:00Check prison records
I was giving a genealogy pre...Check prison records<br /><br />I was giving a genealogy presentation and showed a randomly selected record from the Wisconsin State Prison<br /><br />After the presentation somebody came up and asked for a <br />copy - Seems nobody in their family knew what happened<br />to great great uncle Fred in the mid 1800's <br /><br /><br /><br />gary l haashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398228659675992628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-54068790849425573722012-11-05T06:56:24.836-06:002012-11-05T06:56:24.836-06:00I have many folks with a gap because of the lack o...I have many folks with a gap because of the lack of the 1890 US Census. You have to get creative to fill in the blank.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-15408928894946326302012-11-04T13:18:28.748-06:002012-11-04T13:18:28.748-06:00There are a couple possible resources which might ...There are a couple possible resources which might provide a clue for your missing ancestor. <br /><br />If your acnestor was in a city, you can look at city directories. Some city directories date back that early. I found mine in Albany, NY and Hartford, CT for that time period. <br /><br />If they lived in a rural town (or city), you can look for town reports from that time period. I've also found ancestors from town reports in between 1850 and 1870. Even small towns kept reports, but not all town reports survived until today. I'm working on a blog post to be put out this Tuesday on using Town Reports in your genealogy. Even poor residents were listed.<br /><br />Regards, Jim<br /><a href="http://www.hiddengenealogynuggets.com" rel="nofollow">Hidden Genealogy Nuggets</a>Jim (Hidden Genealogy Nuggets Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15493118494172970052noreply@blogger.com