Searching Google Books can be challenging for some genealogists. A way to start looking for materials on Google Books (books.google.com) is to try searches like the following–change the names and places to yours.
- trautvetter hancock illinois
- rampley harford maryland
- emmar ross divorce nebraska
These searches located a case involving my Trautvetter that was appealed to the Illinois State Supreme Court, a Maryland state law that involved my Rampley family in 1838, and a divorce from Nebraska in the 1870s that was appealed to the Nebraska State Supreme Court
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Thanks to your tip, I found a downloadable copy of a book that I’ve been wanting for many years. My Scottish ancestor, David Brown, is mentioned in the book, “The Ayrshire Hermit” by M.Wilson, published in 1875. I knew about one reference to him, regarding his blacksmithing, but there is another mention that includes information about his emigration to the US! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
You are most welcome! Glad it helped!