Genealogy By the States – Week 26 – Michigan

Michigan is very near and dear to my heart.  Some of my favorite ancestors are associated with Michigan.  In fact, two of my fifth great-grandfathers were early settlers in Oakland County, arriving while Michigan was still a territory in the early 1820s.  While a lot of my research is in Oakland County, my family is actually all over the state; they can be found in 64 of the current 83 counties in Michigan.  Looking at the map, that’s a lot of places to research for a single state!

For a list of Michigan resources, check out my Diigo library.  Be sure to check back often or follow the RSS feed as I am always adding to it.

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Genealogy By the States is a theme created by Jim Sanders over at the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets blog.

Surname Saturday – Mulligan (Ireland / Michigan / Illinois / Canada / Ohio

James MULLIGAN is third great-grandfather. He was born on 7 December 1812 in Dublin, Ireland. By 1850, he is living in the United States. According to a genealogy compiled by my family, his daughter, Sarah Jane, was named Jane after James' sister. He may also have had a brother, Joseph, who was listed as living with James in the 1850 census, born in Ireland, and the right age to be a sibling. Also, according to the compiled genealogy, there is a note that reads: "James Mulligan's father kept a tavern a couple of miles from Dublin, at the cross-roads." Beyond these few clues, I have no idea who James' parents were, or if there are other siblings.  My direct line ancestors are in blue.

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First Generation

1.

James1 MULLIGAN was born on 7 December 1812 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, and died on 8 September 1879 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan. James married first, Margaret --?-- before 1850. Margaret was born about 1820 in Ireland and probably died between 1850 and 1860. Known children from this marriage were:

2	i.	Maria2 MULLIGAN was born about 1839 in Ireland.
3	ii.	Patrick MULLIGAN was born about 1842 in Ireland.
4	iii.	Michael MULLIGAN was born about 1847 in Ireland.
5	iv.	Bridget MULLIGAN was born about 1848 in Ireland.

James married second, Sophia --?--, between 1850 and 1860. Sophia was born about 1823 in New York and died on 5 February 1865 in Oakland County, Michigan. Because the fate of Margaret is unknown and the date of marriage for James and Sophia is also unknown, the children below could belong to either Margaret or Sophia. However, James does list in his marriage record that Sophia is his mother. Known children from this marriage were:

6	i.	Joseph2 MULLIGAN was born about 1851 in Michigan. He may have married Emma J Tower on 17 October 1872 in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan. Everything seems to line up, but this has not been confirmed.
7	ii.	James P MULLIGAN was born 12 December 1856 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, and died on 26 November 1932 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
8	iii.	Julia MULLIGAN was born about 1858 and died on 2 November 1863 in Oakland County, Michigan.

James married third, Sarah Norton WEBSTER, daughter of Calvin Price WEBSTER and Betsey PARKS, on 5 November 1865 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan. Sarah was the widow of Abram Marshall COFFINGER. Sarah was born on 14 September 1828 in Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, and died on 10 August 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Children from this marriage were:

+ 9	i.	Edward2 MULLIGAN was born on 8 April 1867 in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, and died on 17 June 1924 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
+ 10	ii.	Sarah Jane MULLIGAN was born on 16 April 1870 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, and died on 26 April 1947 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
11	iii.	Margaret Elizabeth MULLIGAN was born on 25 August 1873 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, and died on 6 February 1886 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan.

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Second Generation

7.

James2 P MULLIGAN (James1) was born 12 December 1856 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, and died on 26 November 1932 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. James married Emma Jane MARTIN on 7 November 1877 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. Emma was born in May 1850 in St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada and died between June 1900 and November 1932. Known children from this marriage were:

12	i.	Lawrence3 MULLIGAN was born on 15 August 1878 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada and died before 1880.
+ 13	ii.	John James MULLIGAN was born on 17 August 1879 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, died on 15 April 1941 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
+ 14	iii.	Sophia MULLIGAN was born on 6 November 1881 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada and died on 14 March 1949 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
+ 15	iv.	Mary E MULLIGAN was born on 25 March 1884 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, and died on 4 September 1946 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
16	v.	Arthur MULLIGAN was born on 6 January 1887 in Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada and died before 1891.
17	vi.	Joseph MULLIGAN was born on 10 May 1889 in Ontario, Canada, and died on 13 December 1911 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. He never married and had no children.

9.

Edward2 P MULLIGAN (James1) was born on 8 April 1867 in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, and died on 17 June 1924 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Edward married Sarah RALPH, daughter of Richard RALPH and Elizabeth LOMAS, on 6 August 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Sarah was born on 25 June 1871 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, and died on 7 November 1930 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Children from this marriage were:

18	i.	Sarah3 "Sadie" Jane MULLIGAN was born on 24 April 1892 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, died circa 25 December 1972. She married Joseph M GRAFTON on 5 November 191 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Sarah and Joseph had six children.
19	ii.	Ralph Edward MULLIGAN was born on 1 December 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 23 March 1949 in Cook County, Illinois.
20	iii.	Frances Margarite MULLIGAN was born on 15 August 1897 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died between January 1920 and June 1924.
21	iv.	Joseph MULLIGAN was born about 1898 in Illinois and died before 1949.

10.

Sarah2 Jane MULLIGAN (James1) was born on 16 April 1870 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, and died on 26 April 1947 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Sarah married James Manly GARRISON, son of Susan --?--, on 23 January 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. James was born on 26 December 1861 in Picton, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, and died on 23 May 1909 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Children from this marriage were:

22	i.	James3 Norton GARRISON was born on 19 September 1895 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, and died in September 1962 in Ohio. He married Lorene PLATT and they had one child.
23	ii.	Joseph Webster GARRISON was born on 4 January 1898 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 23 July 1930 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. He never married and had no children.
+ 24	iii.	Emma Jane GARRISON was born on 3 November 1901 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 20 October 1970 in Elk Grove Village, Cook, Illinois.
25	iv.	Robert Parks GARRISON was born on 12 November 1904 in Illinois and died on 19 December 1984 in Polk County, Florida. He married Florence BOAM and they had one child.

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Third Generation

13.

John3 James MULLIGAN (James2 P, James1) was born on 17 August 1879 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, died on 15 April 1941 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. John married Catherine LYDON on 22 July 1903 in , Cuyahoga, Ohio. Catherine was born on 13 May 1880 in County Mayo, Ireland, and died on 7 September 1945 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Children from this marriage were:

26	i.	Anna4 Elise MULLIGAN was born on 10 May 1904 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
27	ii.	Catherine Blanche MULLIGAN was born on 24 May 1906 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, and died on 16 February 1934 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
28	iii.	Charles Martin MULLIGAN was born on 30 November 1908 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, and died on 22 May 1927 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. He never married and had no children.
29	iv.	Thomas MULLIGAN was born circa 1911 in Ohio.
30	v.	Bernard MULLIGANwas born circa 1915 in Ohio.

14.

Sophia3 MULLIGAN (James2 P, James1) was born on 6 November 1881 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada and died on 14 March 1949 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Sophia married Godfreid "Fred" NEUBERT on 28 September 1898 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Godfreid was born on 19 September 1878 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Known children from this marriage were:

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i.

Herman4 NEUBERT was born in July 1899 in Ohio and died after June 1900.

15.	Mary3 E MULLIGAN (James2 P, James1) was born on 25 March 1884 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, and died on 4 September 1946 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Mary married Thomas QUINN on 15 July 1902 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Thomas died before April 1910. Known children from this marriage were:

32	i.	Cecilia4 or Celia E QUINN was born on 2 February 1903 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio.
33	ii.	Agnes QUINN was born on 24 November 1904 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio.
34	iii.	Anna M QUINN was born about 1908 in Ohio.

24.

Emma3 Jane GARRISON (Sarah2 Jane, James1) was born on 3 November 1901 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 20 October 1970 in Elk Grove Village, Cook, Illinois. Emma married John Ward McMAHON, son of Timothy James McMAHON and Sarah Jane WARD, on 26 May 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. John was born on 7 April 1902 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 24 June 1962 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Children from this marriage were:

35	i.	Joan4 Garrison McMAHON was born on 6 February 1927 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, died on 1 March 1980 in Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, while visiting her uncle Robert GARRISON. She married John “Jack” Francis CAHILL; their only son, Joseph, was my father.
36	ii.	Florence June McMAHON was born on 16 November 1929 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois and died on 17 October 2009 in Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas. She was married three times and had two children.

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Disclaimer: Information is based on research completed as of 28 March 2013.  Some details have been omitted to protect the privacy of living relatives.

Sources: Available upon request.

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Other Blog Posts: To see other posts about the Mulligan family, click here.  To see other Surname Saturday posts, click here.

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Surname Saturday – Garrison (Ontario / Michigan / Illinois)

My earliest known GARRISON is James Manly GARRISON, who was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1861. I'm still trying to determine, with some level of certainty, who his parents are. I know his mother's name was Susan, and I suspect that she herself was a GARRISON, but I need to do some more digging to learn the truth. James and his mother relocated to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan about 1871, and James later moved to Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

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First Generation

1.

James Manly GARRISON, son of Susan (--?--), was born on 26 December 1861 in Picton, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, and died on 23 May 1909 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. James married Sarah Jane "Jennie" MULLIGAN, daughter of James MULLIGAN and Sarah Norton WEBSTER, on 23 January 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Sarah was born on 16 April 1870 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, and died on 26 April 1947 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Children from this marriage were:

2	i.	James Norton GARRISON was born on 19 September 1895 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, and died in September 1962 in Ohio. He married Lorene PLATT and they had one child.
3	ii.	Joseph Webster GARRISON was born on 4 January 1898 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 23 July 1930 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. He never married and had no children.
+ 4	iii.	Emma Jane GARRISON was born on 3 November 1901 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 20 October 1970 in Elk Grove Village, Cook, Illinois.
5	iv.	Robert Parks GARRISON was born on 12 November 1904 in Illinois and died on 19 December 1984 in Polk County, Florida. He married Florence BOAM and they had one child.

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Second Generation

4.

Emma Jane GARRISON (James Manly1) was born on 3 November 1901 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 20 October 1970 in Elk Grove Village, Cook, Illinois. Emma married John Ward McMAHON, son of Timothy James McMAHON and Sarah Jane WARD, on 26 May 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. John was born on 7 April 1902 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and died on 24 June 1962 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Children from this marriage were:

6	i.	Joan Garrison McMAHON was born on 6 February 1927 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, died on 1 March 1980 in Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, while visiting her uncle Robert GARRISON. She married John “Jack” Francis CAHILL; their only son, Joseph, was my father.
7	ii.	Florence June McMAHON was born on 16 November 1929 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois and died on 17 October 2009 in Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas. She was married three times and had two children.

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Disclaimer: Information is based on research completed as of 15 February 2013. Some details have been omitted to protect the privacy of living relatives.

Sources: Available upon request.

PDF Available: The content of this post is available as a PDF through Scribd and may updated periodically as new information is found.

Other Blog Posts: To see other posts about the Garrison family, click here. To see other Surname Saturday posts, click here.

Contact: If you would like more information about this family, or would like to share what you know, please contact me at genblogjulie@gmail.com.

Genealogy By the States – Week 3 – New Jersey

When I started this post, I really didn’t know if I had any connections to New Jersey.  A quick search of my database pulled up a few events that occurred in New Jersey, one being the birth of my third great-grandaunt’s husband, Vanrancelar Cash VLIET. (Note:  There are many variations on the spelling of his first name, but this is the one I chose.)

According to the book History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut , Vanrancelar was born on 20 March 1829 at Oxford Township in Warren County, New Jersey.¹  The book also lists his parents as “William V. and Martha A. Vliet;” his death certificate, as reported by his son, further states Martha Axford as his mother.²  Beyond this, I had no other information on Vanrancelar or his parents.  So I did a little digging.

There is an index on FamilySearch that has births for New Jersey covering the period I needed, but I didn’t find anything for Vanrancelar, although there were lots of Vliets.  I then proceeded to check out the marriage records on FamilySearch and did find an entry for William VLIET and Martha AXFORD, married on 1 July 1821 in Sussex County, New Jersey.

Okay, so I’ve confirmed that his parents were married in New Jersey and the county of Sussex neighbors the county of Warren.  So the probability that Vanrancelar was born in New Jersey is looking good. 

As it turns out, William and Martha probably lived in or around the same place when they married (1821) and when Vanrancelar was born (1829) because Warren County was formed from Sussex in 1824.  Some more digging, particularly the 1830 census, heightens this suspicion, as they were probably one of the three William Vliet households living in Independence Township, Warren, New Jersey, a neighboring township to Oxford Township where Vanrancelar was allegedly born.³  (Two of the households that are the most likely are the “William Vliet Jun” household and the “William V Vliet” household.  Without doing extensive research on this family, I don’t know which for sure, but my guess would be the “William V Vliet simply based on the ages and number of children.)

This is further supported with the fact that by 1850, the family was living in Independence Township, Oakland, Michigan, which just happens to be named after Independence Township in New Jersey.⁴ 

Vanrancelar married my third great-grandaunt, Polly Ann WEBSTER on 24 December 1852 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.⁵  Polly, daughter of Calvin Price WEBSTER and Betsey PARKS, was born 15 September 1831 and died on 12 March 1910 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan.⁶  Vanrancelar died on 9 March 1915 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan.⁷  They had seven known children:⁸

• Eugene (1853-1931)
• Elmer (1856-1926)
• Franklin Webster (1858-??)
• Nettie Elizabeth (1864-1943)
• Roland Trowbridge (1867-1939)
• William (1872-1873)
• Clarence (1876-1971)

Vanrancelar served in the Civil War (Company E, 1st Michigan Infantry) and “was present at the surrender of General Lee.”⁹

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Sources

1.  William Holcomb Webster and Rev. Melville Reuben Webster D. D., History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut With Numerous Portraits and Illustrations (Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., 1915), 1362. 

2.  Ibid.  Also, Michigan Department of State, Division of Vital Statistics, death certificate 4 (written), 351 (stamped) (1915), Vanransealor Vliet; digital image, Archives of Michigan, "Death Records, 1897-1920," Seeking Michigan (seekingmichigan.org : accessed September 24, 2010). 

3.  1830 U.S. census population schedule, Independence Township, Warren County, New Jersey, p. 7; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 21 January 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 82.  All three households appear on the same page.

4.  1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Independence, Oakland County, Michigan, p. 33, dwelling 419, family 419, William Vliet; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 21 January 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 360.

5.  Oakland County, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1827-1919, D: 304, Vliet-Webster, 1852; FHL microfilm 973,980. 

6.  Sarah Norton (Webster) (Coffinger) Mulligan, Family Bible Records, 1801-1936, Holy Bible (unknown: unknown, ca. 1850), privately held by Julie Marie Cahill Tarr, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Pekin, Illinois; This Bible belonged to Sarah Norton Webster; it was given to her by her father Calvin Price Webster in 1853.  It is believed that the chain of custody is as follows:  Sarah Norton (Webster) (Coffinger) Mulligan, to Sarah Jane (Mulligan) Garrison, to Emma (Garrison) McMahon, to Joan Garrison (McMahon) Cahill, to Joseph Cahill, to Jean (Miller) Cahill, to Julie (Cahill) Tarr (current owner).  The bible is in critical condition; very frail and falling apart.  Also, Michigan Department of State, Division of Vital Statistics, death certificate 4 (1914), Pollie Ann Vliet; digital image, Archives of Michigan, "Death Records, 1897-1920," Seeking Michigan (www.seekingmichigan.org : accessed September 24, 2010). 

7.  Michigan death certificate 4 (written), 351 (stamped) (1915), Vanransealor Vliet. 

8.  Webster and Webster, History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut, 1362.  Also, various other records including marriage and death records of the children.

9.  Ibid.

Genealogy By the States is a theme created by Jim Sanders over at the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets blog.

Resources for Genealogy Research in Michigan

In September, I wrote about my Link Collection to Various Genealogy & History Resources Online. This collection is my Diigo bookmark library targeted at genealogy. I created a list for each state, as well as a few countries and various topics. There is also a list for general genealogy resources. Over the next week or so, I will highlight some of these lists.

Michigan Genealogy

Michigan is one of my favorites states to research in.  Here are some of the resources is use most frequently.

Seeking Michigan – Digital records from the Archives of Michigan, including death certificates from 1897 to 1920, plat maps, various Civil War resources, and maps.  Several other collections are also available.  Click on Discover in the menu bar to see a listing of all the collections.

Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections: Research Guide and Digitized Volumes – Volumes 1-40 (1876-1929) of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections are digitized.  These are great resources for Michigan genealogical and historical research.  To access them, click on the Digitized Volumes tab to start.

The Making of Modern Michigan – "The Making of Modern Michigan is a collaborative project involving 52 Michigan libraries.  It includes local history materials from communities around the state.  Michigan's unique heritage is represented through over 4,500 different subjects of photographs, family papers, oral histories, genealogical materials, and much more."

Michigan County Histories and Atlases – Digitized versions of county histories and atlases.  You can browse a particular book, or you can search for a keyword, such as a surname.

Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan: Research Tools – A wealth of information related to Michigan research in general, as well as information about the collections.  Be sure to check out the Subject Guide for genealogy.

Michigan Genealogical Council – Includes a listing of Michigan genealogical and historical societies and various research tools.  They also have a really good newsletter that all Michigan researches should be aware of.

Visit Michigan Genealogy for the entire list of Michigan resources, or visit my library to see my entire collection and other lists.

I’m always updating these resources, so be sure to check back regularly. To receive updates to the Michigan Genealogy list, you can subscribe via RSS. You can also subscribe to my entire collection at for updates to all of my lists.

Important Dates in Oakland County (MI) History

I found the following article clipping attached to  a page at the beginning of the first volume of deed books for Oakland County, Michigan.  While I already knew some of the information that was contained in the article, I thought it was an interesting find so I made a copy of it.  Here is a digital version of the article, along with a transcription. 

I have no idea when the article was written, nor what paper it appeared in.  But, since additional cities were incorporated after 1958, I assume the article was written after this date but before 1966 when Rochester incorporated as a city.

List of Important Dates in Our County’s History

Date: A southern fruit; also the easiest thing to forget.

The dates most frequently asked in Oakland County are when the county itself, also when our township, villages and cities were organized.  So, I looked up all of them, and here they are.  Clip this out for future reference.

Our county was organized in 1820.  Pontiac was incorporated as a village “whers the Saginaw Indian Trail forded the Clinton River” in 1837, the same year that Michigan [tossed?] off its territorial swadling clothes and became a state.

The dates of the organization of our 25 townships follow:  Pontiac, 1827; Bloomfield, 1827; Troy, 1827; Oakland, 1827; Farmington, 1827; Southfield, 1830; Royal Oak, 1832; West Bloomfield, 1833; Novi, 1833; Waterford, 1834; Milford, 1834; Commerce, 1834; Lyon, 1834, Avon, 1835; Orion, 1835; Highland, 1835; Groveland, 1835; White Lake, 1836; Independence, 1836; Springfield, 1836; Oxford, 1837; Rose, 1837; Brandon, 1837; Addison, 1837; and Holly, 1838.

Oakland County’s 20 cities, most of which had previously been organized as villages, were incorporated as cities as follows: Pontiac, 1861; Royal Oak, 1921; Ferndale, 1927; Farmington, 192[8?]; Pleasant Ridge, 1928; South Lyon, 1930; Bloomfield Hills, 1932; Berkley, 1932; Birmingham, 1933; Clawson, 19[33?]; Hazel Park, 1941; Oak Park, 1945; Sylvan Lake, 19[46?]; Lathrup Village, 1953; Keego Harbor 19[54?]; Walled Lake, 19[54?] ; Madison Heights, 1955; Northville, 195[5?]; Troy, 195[5?], and Southfield, 195[8?].

Our county’s 13 villages were incorporated:  Lake Orion, 1859; Holly, [1865?]; Rochester, 186[9?]; Milford, [1869?];  Oxford, [????]; Clarkston, 18[??]; Leonard, [????]; [Ortonville], [????]; Orchard Lake, [????]; [?], [????]; Franklin, [????]; Wolverine Lake, [????]; and Bingham Farms, [????].

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War of 1812 Ancestors

The Battle at Fort McHenry set the stage for Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner.

Today, 18 June 2012, marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812.  Two hundred years ago America was once again at war with Britain in what some refer to as our “second war of independence.”  In honor of all War of 1812 patriots, I thought I’d post about two of my ancestors who participated in the war.

Aaron Webster – Aaron Webster, son of Ashbel and Rachel (Price) Webster, was born 28 August 1775 in Hartford, Connecticut.¹  He married Sarah Norton, presumably the daughter of Solomon and Sarah (Rexford) Norton, on 3 January 1797 at either Poultney, Vermont or Washington County, New York.²   According to two different books, Aaron served in the War of 1812 at Sackets Harbor, New York as a minute man.³   Both Aaron and his wife died in 1823 in Oakland County, Michigan.⁴   I have not located any additional information to confirm the assertions made in the two books about Aaron’s military service.

Robert Parks – Robert Parks, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Hall) Parks, was born 12 February 1776 in Voluntown, Connecticut.⁵ He married Mary “Polly” Wheeler Smith about 1800.⁶   Robert died 29 June 1863, probably in Grand Rapids, Michigan.⁷ Several books mention his War of 1812 service, but again, I have not yet found anything concrete.  Following are some excerpts that discuss his military service and provide clues for additional research.

"April 27, 1810, he was commissioned Ensign of a regt. of militia, John Harris, Esq., Lieut. Col. commanding, Cayuga county, N.Y.  On March 2, 1814, he was commissioned Captain in the same regt." ⁸

"March 2, 1810, Captain Parks enlisted in the New York State Militia, and became a member of the 158th Regiment of New York Infantry in the War of 1812.  He was made captain of a company, and served as such until the close of the war." ⁹

You can see how these two contradict one another.  But at least there are many clues here to work with.  In the second reference, there is also a transcription of the Ensign commission, but there is no indication of where the original might be.

I hope one day to have a more complete picture of their.  I have a variety of sources to look at for both Aaron and Robert to hopefully uncover more information.  If you have any suggestions, please leave me a comment or send me an email.

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1.  William Holcomb Webster and Rev. Melville Reuben Webster D. D., History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut With Numerous Portraits and Illustrations (Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., 1915), 401. 

2.  Webster and Webster, History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut, 401; also Charles Fey, History of Freemasonry in Oakland County, MI (Royal Oak, Michigan: Royal Oak Lodge No. 464, 1949). 

3.  Ibid.

4.  Webster and Webster, History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut, 401; also Oakland County, Michigan, Probate Records 1822-1911, 1: 52-68, 88, 98-103, 109, 116, 242-244 and 3: 89, 92, 104, 178, 179, 211, 212, 225, 308, 326, 327, 335, Aaron Webster; FHL microfilm 973,902, item 1. 

5.  Frank Sylvester Parks, Genealogy of the Parke Families of Connecticut (Washington, D.C.: Privately printed, 1906), 72. 

6.  Joseph Webster GARRISON membership application, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Office of the Registrar General, Louisville. 

7. American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men with Portrait Illustrations on Steel: Michigan Volume (Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1878), 95.

8.  Parks, Genealogy of the Parke Families of Connecticut, 102. 

9.  American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men: Michigan Volume, 95.

Image Credit:  The image is from Wikipedia and is in the Public Domain.

Fearless Females – Favorite Female Ancestor

Back in 2010, in honor of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo created a list of writing prompts for each day during the month of March.  I didn’t participate in 2010, so I’m going to take the opportunity to participate this year, since Lisa was kind enough to resurrect her prompts for 2012.

Do you have a favorite female ancestor? One you are drawn to or want to learn more about? Write down some key facts you have already learned or what you would like to learn and outline your goals and potential sources you plan to check.

I’d have to say that my favorite female ancestor is my third great-grandmother, Sarah Norton (Webster) Coffinger Mulligan (1828-1894).  Sarah is my pivotal connection to the Webster line, as well as the reason behind the joining of my parent’s families. 

As children, Sarah’s parents, Calvin Price Webster and Betsey Parks, moved with their families to Oakland County, Michigan, where they later married.  Sarah first married Abram Coffinger, apparently in 1850 in the neighboring county of Macomb, and together they had five known children.  Abram died in 1863, so Sarah married James Mulligan (my third great-grandfather) in 1865.  James and Sarah had three children:  Edward, Sarah Jane (my ancestor), and Margaret.  At one point, James and Sarah moved to Flint, Michigan, where James later died in 1879.  By 1892, Sarah had moved to Chicago with daughter Sarah Jane (evidence suggests that son Edward was there before his mother and sister, although they may have all moved together by 1891).

Sarah’s move to Chicago, albeit, possibly not solely her decision, was what started the joining of my parent’s family.  Her daughter Sarah Jane, married James Manly Garrison on 23 January 1893 in Chicago.  Their daughter, Emma, married John Ward McMahon on 26 May 1923 in Chicago.  John and Emma’s daughter, Joan, married John Francis Cahill on 6 November 1943 in Chicago.  And finally, their only son, my dad, married my mom in 1967 in Chicago.  Most of mom’s family had settled in Chicago in the late 1880s.  Many of the families of both my mom and dad coexisted in Chicago in the same general vicinity for decades.  Then each set of my grandparents relocated to the same Chicago suburb.

It’s amazing how the decision of one person can lead to the chain of events that create our existence.  Had Sarah and her daughter not moved to Chicago, I would certainly not be here writing about it!

Read all of my Fearless Females posts.

Researching Solomon Norton – Part 1

Solomon NORTON (aka NAUGHTON) is allegedly my sixth great-grandfather, although I don’t have much in the way of “proof” indicating the father/daughter relationship between him and my fifth great-grandmother Sarah.  Right now, that “proof” consists of a compiled genealogy [1] stating Sarah is the daughter of Solomon, three DAR applications for Solomon through a daughter Sarah (wife of Aaron Webster), [2] and a handwritten transcription of a biography for Solomon found among my family papers. [3]

Because of the time and place, it is unlikely that a birth record exists for Sarah, other than a baptism record, which may be hard to find.  Instead, I will have to investigate Solomon more closely, along with his wife and children, in order to see if Sarah really belongs in this family.  There is some evidence that suggests this is the right family, which I will get into a little later in this post.

Research Background

Derivative sources (aforementioned) indicate that Sarah NORTON is the daughter of Solomon.  Sarah was born about 1780, [4] likely in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont.  She married Aaron WEBSTER on 3 January 1797, [5] probably in Poultney, or perhaps Washington County, New York.  Sarah died on 18 August 1823 in Auburn Oakland, Michigan, the day after her husband. [6]

Solomon was born about 1751 in Hartford or Farmington, Connecticut. [7]  According the aforementioned DAR applications, he married Sarah Rexford on 17 April 1774 in Canaan, Albany, New York. [8]  A short biography in A History of the Town of Poultney, Vermont lists Solomon’s children as Solomon, John, Hannah (married Zimri Howe), James R, Joel, Aaron, and Amos; there is no mention of a daughter Sarah. [9] 

The pension file for Solomon, along with censuses and other sources, helped to create a timeline for Solomon, resulting in the following residences:  [10]

Estimated Timeframe	Residence
1751 to ??	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
?? to 1778	Canaan, Albany, New York
1778 to 1781	Poultney, Bennington, Vermont
1781 to 1823	Poultney, Rutland, Vermont (county formed in 1781)
1823 to 1836	Shoreham, Addison, Vermont
1836 to 1844	Villenova, Chautauqua, New York

Using this timeline, I was able to see some similarities between times and places for Sarah’s husband’s father, Ashbel WEBSTER.  His timeline was compiled using a variety of sources:  [11]

Estimated Timeframe	Residence
1733 to 1775	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1775 to 1785	??
1785 to 1790	Poultney, Rutland, Vermont (before 1781, was Bennington Co.)
1790 to 1801	Hampton, Washington, New York

Although Ashbel’s timeline is far more estimated than Solomon’s, it is clear that they resided in the same area at the same time, particularly when their children were presumed to have married.  Although it is not clear, Ashbel and Solomon could have been acquaintances while in Hartford.  And although Ashbel later relocated to Hampton, it is right across the state line from Poultney, so they were still very close to one another until Ashbel’s death in 1801.  [12]

Unfortunately, just because they were in the same place at the same time, doesn’t mean that Ashbel’s son married Solomon’s daughter.  More research is needed to see if Sarah is really the daughter of Solomon.  Part 2 of this post will go in depth on the research avenues I plan to pursue in order to find more information on Solomon’s family, and hopefully the link that ties Sarah to this family.

Sources

1.  William Holcomb Webster and Rev. Melville Reuben Webster D. D., History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut With Numerous Portraits and Illustrations (Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., 1915), 401.

2.  National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, "Ancestor Database," database, membership no. 886958, 352593, and 333048, Genealogical Research System (services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search). 

3.  Handwritten transcription of Solomon Norton biography, McMahon Family Artifacts; privately held by Julie (Cahill) Tarr, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Normal, Illinois.  The author later learned that the biography came from the following source:  J Joslin, et al , A History of the Town of Poultney, Vermont, From Its Settlement to the Year 1875, With Family and Biographical Sketches and Incidents (Poultney, Vermont: Journal Printing Office, 1875), 315-316. 

4.  Aaron Webster Cemetery (Auburn, Oakland, Michigan), Sarah Webster marker; photograph in McMahon Family Papers, privately held by Julie M Cahill Tarr, ca. 1940s. 

5.  Charles Fey, History of Freemasonry in Oakland County, MI (Royal Oak, Michigan: Royal Oak Lodge No. 464, 1949). 

6.  Aaron Webster Cemetery (Auburn, Michigan), Sarah Webster marker. 

7.  "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," digital images, Footnote (www.footnote.com : accessed July 5, 2010), Solomon Naughton, pension no. S21897; imaged from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, M804 (Washington, D.C.:  National Archives [n.d.]).

8.  National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, "Ancestor Database," database, membership no. 886958, 352593, and 333048.

9.  Joslin, et al, A History of the Town of Poultney, Vermont, 315-316. 

10.  "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," digital images Solomon Naughton, pension no. S21897.  Also, 1790 U.S. census, Rutland, Vermont, p. 245 (written) 14 (written), col. 2, Solomon Norton; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed July 5, 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M637, roll 12.    Also, 1800 U.S. census, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, p. 195, line 4 (from bottom), Solo Norton; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed July 5, 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M32, roll 52.  Also, 1810 U.S. census, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, p. 105, line 6, Solomon Naughton; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed July 5, 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M252, roll 65.  Also, 1820 U.S. census population schedule, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, p. 567, line 14, Solomon Norton; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed July 5, 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 126.  Also, 1830 U.S. census, Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, p. 194, line last, Solomon Norton; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed July 5, 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 184.  Also, 1840 U.S. census, Villanova, Chautauqua, New York, p. 307 (stamped) 610 (written), line 8, G B Aldrich (Solomon Norton is listed as a Vetaran in this household); digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed July 5, 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 307.  Also, Solomon Naughton, Final Payment Voucher 1832; Box 21, Vermont, Mu-O; Third Auditors Office; Selected Final Payment Vouchers, 1818-1864; RG 217, Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington.

11.  Webster and Webster, History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut, 88, 189-190.  The book indicates “that he paid taxes in that place [Poultney, Rutland Co., Vt.] in the years 1785 and 1787.  Also, "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," digital images, Footnote (www.footnote.com : accessed June 11, 2011), Ashbell Webster, pension no. W18313; imaged from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, M804 (Washington, D.C.:  National Archives [n.d.]). This is the file for Ashbel’s son.  1790 U.S. census, Washington, New York, p. 215, line 37, Asbell Webster; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed July 9, 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M637, roll 6.  Also, 1800 U.S. census, Hampton, Washington, New York, p. 555, line 6 (from bottom), Ashbel Webster; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed July 9, 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M32, roll 26. 

12.  New York Gravestones, digital images (http://newyorkgravestones.org : accessed December 11, 2009), Ashbel Webster (Hampton Hill Cemetery, Washington County).

Collateral Family Deeds in Oakland County: Part 1

This is a list of the deeds I have transcribed for my known collateral families in Oakland County, Michigan.  Part 1 includes all deeds found in Volumes 1 through 10 of the Oakland County Deeds.

All of the deeds were transcribed by me.  The links will take you to the transcription, which is available on Scribd. 

Date	Grantor	Grantee
1825-05-24	Silas Glazier	Elisha Glazier
1828-08-13	Austin E Wing	Elisha Glazier
1828-10-13	Daniel Vanantwerp	Elisha Glazier
1829-11-28	George Postal	Nelson Madden
1830-10-02	Elisha Glazier	James Kemp
1832-09-12	George M Shaw	William Nichols, Jesse Decker, Philip Bigler and Elisha Glazier
1833-11-15	Elisha Glazier	Tenison F Glazier
1834-06-13	Elisha Glazier	Benjamin F Pierson

Webster Family Deeds in Oakland County: Part 1

This is a list of the deeds I have transcribed for my known Webster family in Oakland County, Michigan, as well as other Websters I found along the way, who may or may not be related.  Part 1 includes all deeds found in Volumes 1 through 10 of the Oakland County Deeds.

All of the deeds were transcribed by me.  The links will take you to the transcription, which is available on Scribd.  I have also updated my Google map for the known Webster family (it includes my Parks family as well).

Known Webster Family in Oakland County

Date	Grantor	Grantee
1823-05-14	Aaron Webster	James Thorington
1823-08-11	Aaron Webster	Elizur Goodrich
1823-10-11	Luther N Webster	James Thorington
1824-03-01	Luther N Webster & Robert Parks (adms for Aaron Webster Estate)	Leander Wood
1824-03-20	Luther N Webster & Robert Parks (adms for Aaron Webster Estate)	Nathaniel Millard
1824-04-19	Luther N Webster	Sheldon M Perry
1824-05-25	Luther N Webster (adm for Aaron Webster Estate)	Ebenezer Smith
1825-01-28	David Lyon	Luther N Webster
1826-09-06	Luther N Webster	Mason J James
1827-05-17	Chester Webster	Hervey Topping
1827-06-29	Luther N Webster	Michael Pearsall
1828-02-04	Moses Olmstead	Luther N Webster
1829-01-01	Nathaniel Hathaway	Chester Webster
1830-07-02	Northrup Jones	Luther N Webster
1833-04-16	George M Shaw	[William] Aaron Webster
1833-04-16	[William] Aaron Webster	George M Shaw
1833-05-08	Calvin P Webster	Isaac Smith
1833-05-11	[William] Aaron Webster	John B Young

Not-So-Sure-About Websters in Oakland County

Date	Grantor	Grantee
1831-10-18	William Webster	James T Rhoads
1835-03-11	John T Webster	Charles C Hascall

Parks Family Deeds in Oakland County: Part 1

Oh no, not another post on land records!  Don’t worry, if you’re not interested in this family, you can move on…you won’t miss any tips or great stories.  This is simply a list of the deeds I have transcribed for my known Parks family in Oakland County, Michigan, as well as other Parks I found along the way, who may or may not be related.  Part 1 includes all deeds found in Volumes 1 through 10 of the Oakland County Deeds.

All of the deeds were transcribed by me.  The links will take you to the transcription, which is available on Scribd.  I have also updated my Google map for the known Parks family (it includes my Websters as well).

Known Parks Family in Oakland County

Date	Grantor	Grantee
1822-10-12	Charles C Trowbridge	Robert Parks
1824-01-23	Salmon Mathews	Robert Parks
1826-04-07	Robert Parks	Calvin C Parks
1827-03-02	Robert Parks	James Skidmore
1827-06-29	Robert Parks	Michael Pearsall
1829-03-03	Benjamin Hoyt	Michael Pearsall, Robert Parks and George P Morse
1829-03-23	Robert Parks	Clark Beardsley
1829-06-23	Ebenezer Smith	Allen Minor Parks
1830-02-27	Allen Minor Parks	Calvin C Parks
1830-11-23	Calvin C Parks	Van Rensalaer Harper
1831-03-17	Robert Parks	Betsey (Parks) Webster
1831-06-02	Robert Parks	Samuel W Harding
1831-06-21	Joseph Clark Hemmingway	Robert S Parks
1831-06-23	Robert S Parks	Salmon J Matthews
1831-06-25	Lucy Goodrich	Robert S Parks
1832-01-19	Calvin C Parks	Salmon J Matthews
1832-03-13	Calvin C Parks	John Allen
1832-03-13	John Allen	Calvin C Parks
1832-04-03*	John K Smith	Calvin C Parks
1832-04-03	John K Smith	Calvin C Parks
1832-09-06	Calvin C Parks	John E Beardsley
1832-11-12	Charles C Hascall	Calvin C Parks
1833-01-13	Peter Schoonover	Bennett Beardsley & Calvin C Parks
1833-05-16	Allen Minor Parks	Jonathan F Noble
1833-05-17	Calvin C Parks	Henry H Panton
1833-09-04	Bennet Beardsley	Calvin C Parks
1833-10-01	Oakland County	Calvin C Parks
1833-11-16	Jonathan F Noble	Allen Minor Parks
1834-11-14	Calvin C Parks	Salmon T Matthews
1835-05-02	Calvin C Parks	Henry H Panton
1835-09-10	George Clark	Calvin C Parks
1835-10-26	Calvin C Parks	Arthur Power
1835-10-31	Ebenezer Pennell	Calvin C Parks
1835-12-18	Bennett Beardsley	Calvin C Parks
1835-12-18	Bennett Beardsley	Calvin C Parks

*Recorded in Oakland County, but land is located in Lapeer County.

Not-So-Sure-About Parks in Oakland County

Date	Grantor	Grantee
1831-09-03	Benjamin Bresee	William Parks
1833-02-09	William Parks	Nathan Taylor
1833-03-04	Henry Vanamburgh	Lorilla Parks
1833-03-04	Henry Vanamburgh	Smith Parks Jr
1833-05-21	William Parks	Hira Law
1833-05-22	Daniel Lake	William Parks
1833-05-24	Harvey Cone	William Parks
1833-10-24	Vincent Parks	Smith Parks
1833-12-03	Alanson Parks	Joab Guile
1834-01-27	William Delling	James Parks
1834-06-18	Alanson Parks	Smith Parks
1834-10-02	Smith Parks	Smith Parks Jr
1835-03-03	William Parks	Smith Parks
1835-05-25	Samuel B Pickett	Esther Parks
1835-09-??	Joseph Bishop	John Parks

Friday Finds – 07/23/10

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve learned or found.

52 Weeks of Online American Digital Archives and Databases: Michigan – This is the one I’ve been waiting for!  Miriam has managed to find a variety of sources that I have yet to come across while working on my Michigan folks.  Can’t wait to test-drive some of these resources!!

Michigan Library genealogy records should stay put, board says – Lansing State Journal reports an update to the Library of Michigan dilemma.

Friday Finds – 06/25/10

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve learned or found.

Women and the Naturalization Process – A great article from Jen at Family History Research Tips.

Ancestry.ca Completes Collection of Canadian City and Area Directories, 1819-1906 – Miriam posted some good news at her Online Historical Directories blog.  Unfortunately, I didn’t find anything for one of my brick walls, but I have plenty more to search for when I get some time.

Land Ownership Maps – Ancestry has indexed over 7 million names in this map collection.  I haven’t had a chance to play around with it, but would love to hear if you have explored it and what your experience was.

Oakland County, Michigan Deeds – Two films came in this week so I will be busy transcribing more deeds.  This batch of films contains a lot of relevant records, so I will be up to my ears in deeds for a week or so.  I plan to write a post about a missing BLM land patent, yet there is a reference to the purchase from the US in a deed between the original land owner and the new owner.

Saturday in the Attic – 06/05/10

I found this business card among my family papers.  My mom thought her mom had acquired it somewhere along the line, but…. 

Oddly enough, a few weeks before I found this, I had been working on my Parks family, so R H PARKS, to me read, Robert Hall PARKS.  I thought it was a long shot.  Robert Hall PARKS was born in Michigan and lived in Illinois and at some point, Iowa.  What I didn’t know at the time was that he did actually live in New York.  I remembered that his daughter Isabel was supposedly married in New York.  I did confirm that through her marriage record.  But having this business card made me wonder if this was actually my Robert Hall PARKS,as he was tied to New York if only through his daughter’s marriage.

I started to dig around and found the marriage announcement of Isbael to Samuel Brewster in the New York Herald.  I then started to go through the New York City directories on Footnote and consistently found listing for Robert H Parks from 1880 to 1894.  What tipped me off that this was possibly my Robert, was the entry in the 1880 directory:

Although it lists him as a broker working at 5 New, his residence is indicated as Ill.  I found him, his wife, and his daughter in the 1880 census living in a hotel in NYC.  At this point, I had at least placed the him in New York, and it was apparent he had just moved around the time of the census.  As I made my way through each directory, I found the following listing in 1893; it’s the only one that has this business address (there were several other business addresses throughout the years).

 

Who knew this hunch would lead to anything.  All I had was this card (with initials only, albeit) and a dead-end for him in Lake County, Illinois in the 1870 census.  The information about his daughter’s marriage was initially vague and unsourced.  But once I confirmed that, I thought, maybe they all moved to New York and that’s why I can’t find any of them in Illinois.  All of this was confirmed when I found his obituary, which stated at the end “Chicago papers please copy.”  That right there tied him back to Illinois.  And because of this one little card, I was able to figure out when and where Robert and his wife died (both in 1894 in New York) and learn more about his daughter’s family.

Now whether my maternal grandmother actually found this or not is still a mystery, as Robert Hall PARKS is my first cousin five times removed on my dad’s side!

Experimenting With Scribd

Quite some time ago I learned about Scribd from Denise Olsen, who authors the blog Family Matters (now part of Moultrie Creek Gazette).  Scribd is basically an online document repository.  You can upload documents, which can be public or private, and find documents uploaded by others.  What’s really great, is that there is a sub-category for Genealogy, which is under the main category of Research.  At the time, I didn’t really have a need for it, but set up an account because I knew someday, I’d find a use for it.

Over the last few months, I have been acquiring and transcribing probate records and deeds.  I wanted to share these transcriptions, but did not want to have to hassle with the formatting in HTML on my blog.  A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Scribd telling me that Michael John Neill (author of Casefile Clues) is now “following” me.  And then it hit me!  Why not publish my transcriptions on Scribd?  So that’s what I have started to do.

What’s also really great, is that you can embed the document in your webpage or blog (see examples below).  The reader can view the entire document from within your webpage or blog, without having to follow a link to Scribd.  The first example below is a one-page document.  The second, is a seventeen-page document, all contained in one window in this blog post.

Scribd documents are picked up by popular search engines, making your documents more visible.  If you are looking for a cheap (that is, FREE) way to put some of your genealogy information out there, you should consider Scribd.  As with other online tools, I would not put out anything you plan to publish for a profit (although I believe there is a “sell” feature on Scribd), for fear of copyright violation.  For me, I don’t plan to do anything with these transcriptions, but I have disabled the download and copy/paste features so people can’t “steal” it with a simple click of the mouse (they can print it and review it online).  This philosophy may change over time, but for right now, it’s what makes me comfortable.

You can visit my Scribd profile to see my documents, see what other genealogists I “follow,” and subscribe to my documents, if you like.

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PARKS, Robert - Deed 1831 Vol 3 Pg 292 Transcription

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WEBSTER, Aaron - Probate Transcription