Your female ancestor marries for the first time in her late teens or early twenties. The marriage takes place apparently several states away from where she was born? Have you looked very carefully in the area where she married for relatives of hers? Keep in mind her relatives might not be listed under her maiden name if her natural father died and her mother married again. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Keep in mind if your foreign-born ancestor proved a homestead claim in the United States, he had to prove citizenship. What this means is that there should be a copy of his naturalization papers in his homestead file. Where that naturalization took place could be a clue if the place is different from where the homestead was located. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
My ancestor’s second wife disappeared after his death in the 1880s. Apparently dropped off the face of the earth. Turns out, she married after my ancestor died, thus changing her last name. If a woman “disappears,” remember that she could be right where she always was, just living with a new husband and a new last name. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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