Forum: USA Genealogy

Harry Sithney Bray arrived in Boston, MA. in July 1902. On July 2, 1909 he married Ethel G. Moore. In 2 separate US. census records for 1910 I found him and Ethel in 2 different addresses, but is definitelt the right couple. I have his W.W. 1 and 2 draft registration cards where he is still...

Within my family there is the story that my great-great grandfather either deserted his family in England or left with the intention of sending for them and never did. The story is that he went to the US. Interestingly, when my great-grandmother married, she listed her father as deceased, with no...

Hello everyone! (writing from ice-fogged Ottawa at minus 35 with the wind-chill! and there are actually people out skating in this ... brrrrrrr!:wacko:) I am trying to track down an obit for a young man who appears to have suffered a violent death in 1911. The death certificate is intriguing --...

I can't seem to get through a huge brick wall in my research on my Macaulay family. I'm hoping that someone has some advice on where I should go from here, because I'm at a total loss. I'm currently investigating Andrew Macaulay (various spellings of his last name have been used). I'm pretty...

My great grandfather's brother, Michael Donahoe, died in Brooklyn on Nov 27th 1914 and his death certificate says he was buried in Calvary Cemetery. I take this to be the Calvary Cemetery now in the borough of Queens. My cousin and I are thinking of going to the New York area later this year and...

Rose Ann Chesnut Ballentine was born Aug 1864 in Pennsylvania. Her father, Benjamin Chesnut is living with Rose and her husband, Gerald Ballentine in the 1900 census. He says he immigrated to the U.S.A. from Ireland in 1834 and yet I cannot find any earlier census records for him or his family....

Hi I have a handwritten chart of the Tazewell/Tanswell family which has obviously been copied many times and is now virtually illegible. It came from the following publications back in 1990 and I am wondering if any of them are still available and how I can get hold of a copy. I don't know where...

i am interested in finding the will of robert john davies who died in utica on 25th may 1961, could someone please tell me how on earth you go about getting a copy of his will or a copy of the obit please. this is my first time heading "over the water" im floundering a bit, help! please.

I got really excited that I was able to find the spouse of my grand uncle - prior to her marriage. It was for 1915 and was from the Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925. It had her + her 3 siblings and quite a bit more. Her parents though were a bit of a joke - he is listed as E.F. +...

Need help trying to find out what happened to the children of Nehemiah Clarke after emigrating to the USA in 1873. Nehemiah Clarke b1832 in Ely, Cambridgeshire and his wife Betsy b1837, set up home in Walworth, Wisconsin with their seven children. Found the death of Nehemiah in 1904 in Walworth,...

I have had some success with the U.S census records and have found the following details of 2 of my 3 grand uncles. Grand uncle #1 James Henry Ball - he married a lady named Olive in Silver Bow, Butte, Montana about 1919. Olive was born in Montana about 1888 He worked for Annaconda Copper as...

I have been trying to find out what happened to nine sisters all born in Timsbury, Somerset, England to George Chivers and his wife Emma Lintern they were Lucy Chivers (1844), Ann Chivers (1846), Harriet (1848), Elisha (1852), Adelaide (1855), Flora (1857), Alice (1859), Mary A (1861) and Amelia...

Just wondering whether there is anyone who has access to the 1910 and 1920 Census for Massachusetts who would be kind enough to carry out a "Look Up" for me please. I`m trying to find information on Harry Springthorpe born Leicester, England circa 1882, his wife Florence and one child I believe....

For the first time my English family has taken me across to Detroit! The only trouble is that I think in the excitement my Clergyman relative has changed his name. In 1891 Evangeline WARREN (just love that name for the daughter of a Clergyman) is listed as niece staying with Samuel WARREN in...

Maud Rule arrived in the USA on July 15th 1923 (Ellis Island) when she was 32 years old and she was cook. Her employer was Mrs.Porter Chandler. I have recently found Mrs Porter Chandler's death which was in the late 1920's. Maud also worked for a Mrs Foss (I don't know her first name) and a Mrs...

Don't know if it has been noted before but there is a very handy site for people who need to look at USA records at sortedbyname.com.Just www. in front as usual,will get you there.its vast and free.

According to his obituary, Selwyn was born in Philadelphia on 22 June 1921, the son of Matthew and Mary KERRIGAN. He served in the US Navy, and was married for 67 years. He was living in Port Charlotte, Florida, at the time of his death on 4 June 2009, aged 87. Full obituary in The...

Marion Elsie LEAN, according to her obituary, was born in Boston Massaschusetts on 21 November 1915, the daughter of Silas LEAN and Gertrude nee DONAHUE. When she was three years old the family moved to Lewisville, New Brunswick, Canada. Marion was married to William (Bill) ROBINS for 65 years...

I have unearthed details of the above settlement which apparently was started by James and Thomas Ponton who presumably were brothers who emigrated from England about 1830 Thomas returned to England in 1832 and in Aug 1833 married Rosina Sarah Ann Wells in london. They both then returned to New...

I am trying to trace what happened to 2 of my great uncles. William Matthias and John Matthias, Both were born in Wales but moved to Custom House, East London in 1900. They subsequently went off to 'seek their fortunes' via Canada and India, but both appear to have settled (and possibly...