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how I found her name:

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this case study details the genealogical research methods and steps i took to find my grandmother’s last name. in it, you will discover:

steps to take when answering this popular genealogical question
how to develop a genealogical research plan
proper ancestral research practices
vital documents to reference when researching

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Finding A relative in the Civil War – Henry King (part 2)

December 28, 2017February 22, 2019

I received Henry’s pension file and it helped answer my most burning questions: how did Henry King end up in the Union Army? Did he run away from slavery? If so, how did he manage to escape? [See part 1 Finding Kin in the Civil War – Henry KING aka Henry Tatman (part 1).] As aContinue reading Finding A relative in the Civil War – Henry King (part 2)

Finding Kin in the Civil War – Henry KING aka Henry Tatman (part 1)

October 24, 2017February 22, 2019

Early August 2017, I received a shaky leaf hint on Ancestry.com, alerting me to a military record. Note: The shaky leaf is an indicator that lets the user know that there is a possible record that may be a match to a person in your tree that is displaying the leaf. This leaf led meContinue reading Finding Kin in the Civil War – Henry KING aka Henry Tatman (part 1)

Memorial Day Salute to My Grandfather!

May 28, 2017February 22, 2019

In my last post[“Mama, it was true! Your Daddy was in World War I!” ], I discovered that my Grandfather, Alsen Jason I had been in World World I. This was a significant finding in my genealogical research, as it had been one of my mother’s questions for me when I started tracing my ancestry. OnContinue reading Memorial Day Salute to My Grandfather!

“Mama, it was true! Your Daddy was in World War I!”

March 22, 2017February 22, 2019

Last night, I found some information that I wasn’t exactly looking for at the time. Let me “go back a spell,” as the old folks used to say, and start this story from the beginning. Growing up, my Mother would always state proudly that her father, Alsen Jason I, was in WWI; her brother, AlsenContinue reading “Mama, it was true! Your Daddy was in World War I!”

All FRANKS are Kin! Part Two

August 24, 2016February 22, 2019

While continuing to do research on the Franks of Ville Platte, I found a man named Julienne Frank, who could potentially be a sibling to Ephraim and Jean Baptiste. Julienne was born about 1835 and lived near Ephraim and Jean Baptiste after the civil war. There are two marriage licenses for Julien’s marriage to aContinue reading All FRANKS are Kin! Part Two

All FRANKs are Kin! Part One

August 15, 2016February 22, 2019

When I was growing up in Ville Platte, it was common knowledge among my elders that, “all FRANKS are kin.” This was especially interesting to me because my grandmother, Joanna DENTON, had married three different FRANK men: first, she married my grandfather, Chester FRANK, with whom she had two children—Felton and my father Welton. SheContinue reading All FRANKs are Kin! Part One