My grandmother Neill had a brother named Cecil. Her sister’s husband was named Cecil and her husband (my grandfather) was named Cecil. While I don’t know about the brother-in-law’s family, I do know that the name of Cecil had not previously appeared in either my grandmother or grandfather’s family. Apparently at the time of these births, between 1900 and 1915, the name was fairly popular. It wasn’t all that popular say fifty years earlier and fifty years later, its popularity was waning. There may be a reason a name “appears out of thin air” in one of your families. Just remember that the name may have no genealogical connection to any other family member. It just might have been in fashion. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip […]
My first Casefile Clues has gone out to the subscriber list. For those who are unaware my “Casefile Clues” column is no longer available to paid members of Eastman’s site and is available by subscription through my other site http://www.casefileclues.com. This column focused on an estate from the 1870s and included suggestions for using digital images and microfilm. We will be sending a new article every weekend to subscribers, including ones on a variety of genealogy how-to topics. Subscriptions can be made on an annual or quarterly basis. There are no advertisements and email addresses are not sold, shared, rented, etc. On of our goals is to include image illustrations with as many columns as possible. I am working to improve the newsletter and welcome any “Tip of […]
Until they are all digitized and indexed (which is years away from happening, if ever), court records are one of richest body of records that are difficult to access. A court case may contain the names of several individuals, and yet is only indexed twice–once under the name of the first plaintiff and once under the name of the first defendant. Because of this, it is imperative to search court indexes for all family members and read those cases that may involve and uncle or aunt. There is a chance that something is in there about your ancestor as well. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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