http://genealogy-by-anne.com Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:21:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've decided to work on being a CG (Certified Genealogist), and I figured that I'd blog about it here. Two big steps before I start on building my packet for the BCG is to complete the course that the NGS offers the Home Course Study CD. I will ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=28 I just got around to transcribing this, but here is the estate settlement for James Calvin Donald. If anyone wants a photocopy of the original, drop me a note. He died in July of 1899. This was done on 20 Nov 1900. Side Note: James C Donald's ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=27 I've been working on my Granny Laura's side of the family. I've updated the index pages for every family name, the most names have been added to: Cash Index Donald Index and the newly created : Matchett Index http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=26 I found this little nugget on Ready from 6 Jun 1830. It appears that he put up some collateral to pay off a debt to Samuel M D Reid. John F Caruthers was the holder of the collateral. I think. He would have been about 31 when ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=25 These are taken from the book Rockbridge County Virginia Death Record, 1871 - 1896, compiled by Ken Morris& Ruth Morris Blimes, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens Georgia, 2000 I found these when I was at the Family History center in Salt Lake last week. This is the first time I've seen a death ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=24 This is the image of the marriage bond of Charlton Wallace and Martha Jane Cash. If you are a Cash descendant, notice Ready Cash's actual signature....that's a pretty cool genealogy find! If you would like a bigger copy of this, or have any idea or theories on who this William Wallace is, ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=23 A little over six months ago I was offered a job at Ancestry.com as the product manager for Search. Of course I happily accepted and have loved every day of it. I stop writing on this blog as I try to reconcile my personal searching and my new ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=21 I'm trying to get some of my research and findings in a more readable and easy to navigate format. I think it might also be a good time to sort of start back at the beginning and work my way back into the past again. So I'll start on ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=20 I've finally updated the deed records for Henry FRANKLIN, Duncan CAMRON, Pierce WADE and Elizabeth WADE. I've been away for far too long! You can find the index to everything I've recorded at History Index of Genealogy by Anne I also have some records for William SMITH, Jacob SMITH and a ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=19 So more digging turns up that William SMITH, husband of Philadelphia FRANKLIN, is the father of Harriet SMITH, and thanks to information from the VA AMHERST rootsweb message board, I discover that Jacob SMITH is his father. And I believe that Millicent POWELL is his mother. So, I compiled all ... http://genealogy-by-anne.com/?p=18