Posts in March 19, 2011

Does your ancestor “evaporate” from church records late in their life? Don’t assume it is because they died–perhaps they changed denominations. Grandpa might not always have been a Methodist and Grandma might not have always been a Catholic. Change does happen. When they retired, a set of ancestors changed churches and switched from Lutheran to Presbyterian. The reason? The town they retired to had two churches: Roman Catholic and Presbyterian. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!