Showing posts with label find a grave. Show all posts
Showing posts with label find a grave. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
New Name, New Mission
Tracing Your Roots is back with a new name and a new attitude! We are now called Tangled Branches Genealogy, which is also the name of our private genealogical research business. Our mission is to continue to provide access to topics of interest to genealogists at all stages of research, and to also give back to the community through volunteer work with a focus on local history and genealogy.
What have I been up to in these past months?
In addition to conducting my own family history research, I have been busy working as a county archives assistant librarian. I have also become a volunteer for both Find-A-Grave and Illinois Ancestors, specifically the Illinois Ancestors Tombstone Project. My current project for both organizations is the Riverside Cemetery in Mahomet, Illinois. It is such a beautiful location and only about 50% of the cemetery has been transcribed and/or photographed.
I have also accepted a position as Vice President of Membership for the Champaign County Genealogical Society. As part of my service to the genealogical society, I have become an indexing volunteer, which entails indexing names from the society's quarterly publication dating from 1979 - the present! It is a huge undertaking. If you are a Champaign County local, or have Illinois research to conduct, consider joining the CCGS. If you are interested in joining your local society, visit the Federation of Genealogical Societies to learn more about societies in your area.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Tabitha Dale, 1769-1849
Pedigree and brief bio
Tabitha Dale is my fifth great grandmother on my mother's side. Here is the pedigree: Tabitha Dale, mother of John West, father of Barney West, father of James West, father of Cora West, mother of my grandmother, mother of my mother, mother of yours truly.
Tabitha Dale was born on August 12, 1769, in Snow Hill, Maryland, the daughter of John and Tabitha Melbourne Dale. She married Thomas West on November 30, 1791, in Sussex, Delaware. They had one child--that I know of--during their marriage, John Franklin West, in 1796. She died on March 2, 1849, in De Kalb, Tennessee, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried in Alexandria, Tennessee.
Records and using Find A Grave
Since Tabitha was born in the eighteenth century, there are no federal census records to verify her birth, life, and death. One tip I often give to beginning genealogists is to work backwards, in other words start with the ancestor's death date and work back towards their birth. I often begin these types of searches on FindAGrave.com. This website is growing from the addition of tens of thousands of entries daily. Researchers can search for a grave or memorial by the peron's name, date of birth and/or death, and location. Researchers can also volunteer and add information to the site in the form of memorial creations or by adding photos. Members also request photos and those requests are filled by volunteers. Once you find out when and where a person died (and often his or her birth date and family relations), you can continue your search for vital records.
Tabitha Dale is my fifth great grandmother on my mother's side. Here is the pedigree: Tabitha Dale, mother of John West, father of Barney West, father of James West, father of Cora West, mother of my grandmother, mother of my mother, mother of yours truly.
Tabitha Dale was born on August 12, 1769, in Snow Hill, Maryland, the daughter of John and Tabitha Melbourne Dale. She married Thomas West on November 30, 1791, in Sussex, Delaware. They had one child--that I know of--during their marriage, John Franklin West, in 1796. She died on March 2, 1849, in De Kalb, Tennessee, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried in Alexandria, Tennessee.
Records and using Find A Grave
Since Tabitha was born in the eighteenth century, there are no federal census records to verify her birth, life, and death. One tip I often give to beginning genealogists is to work backwards, in other words start with the ancestor's death date and work back towards their birth. I often begin these types of searches on FindAGrave.com. This website is growing from the addition of tens of thousands of entries daily. Researchers can search for a grave or memorial by the peron's name, date of birth and/or death, and location. Researchers can also volunteer and add information to the site in the form of memorial creations or by adding photos. Members also request photos and those requests are filled by volunteers. Once you find out when and where a person died (and often his or her birth date and family relations), you can continue your search for vital records.
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