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Showing posts with label US Census. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Census. Show all posts
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Back On the Hunt for Mary Louise Smith
For the last several weeks I have been talking about my Great-Grandmother, Mary Louise Smith Cormican. To recap, she married my grandfather in 1874 in Hamilton County, Ohio and I was unable to locate a record of their marriage other than an index entry on the Hamilton County Genealogical Society website.
A check of the US Census for 1860 and 1870 turned up several hundred Mary Smith's in Indiana. Since I looked at the US Census in 1900 and located Mary and Hugh in Harrison Township, Hamilton County, Ohio and it shows Mary has a date of birth of September 1853 and that she and her mother were born in Indiana and her father was born in Ohio. This still doesn't narrow the search down far enough as I still don't have the names of her parents, but I have now some hint that she was born in Indiana in September in about 1853.
Of course, the US census is only as good as the person reporting the information and the person writing it down. It is far from an exact science and the US Census should not be relied upon as your sole source of information.
Around 1920 Hugh and Mary moved to Miller Township in Dearborn County, Indiana and they were there during the 1920 US Census.
Here again, numerous family trees on Ancestry.com have Mary Louise listed as deceased in 1924, with no sources to support this information.
Strike Three?
Well, it was a foul tip, anyway. next week we can talk about where I went from here. See ya next Wednesday!
A check of the US Census for 1860 and 1870 turned up several hundred Mary Smith's in Indiana. Since I looked at the US Census in 1900 and located Mary and Hugh in Harrison Township, Hamilton County, Ohio and it shows Mary has a date of birth of September 1853 and that she and her mother were born in Indiana and her father was born in Ohio. This still doesn't narrow the search down far enough as I still don't have the names of her parents, but I have now some hint that she was born in Indiana in September in about 1853.
Of course, the US census is only as good as the person reporting the information and the person writing it down. It is far from an exact science and the US Census should not be relied upon as your sole source of information.
Around 1920 Hugh and Mary moved to Miller Township in Dearborn County, Indiana and they were there during the 1920 US Census.
Here again, numerous family trees on Ancestry.com have Mary Louise listed as deceased in 1924, with no sources to support this information.
Strike Three?
Well, it was a foul tip, anyway. next week we can talk about where I went from here. See ya next Wednesday!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
The 1940 US Census Community Project, 25 February 2012
The 1940 US Census is being released in 37 days. It will take a great effort by a lot of folks to index the census. Now is your chance to volunteer.
Click on the 1940 US Census logo to the right and check out the latest about the release of the1940 US Census on 2 April 2012. That is a lot of great information on the website and some greatvolunteer opportunities for individuals and societies as well.
Do you have questions or comments on the 1940 US Census? Send me an email or leave comments below the post!
Click on the 1940 US Census logo to the right and check out the latest about the release of the1940 US Census on 2 April 2012. That is a lot of great information on the website and some greatvolunteer opportunities for individuals and societies as well.
Do you have questions or comments on the 1940 US Census? Send me an email or leave comments below the post!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A Genealogy Brick Wall - Mary Louise Cormican
In my last post, I mentioned some of the family names I have worked on for my own personal genealogy quest. One of these is the Cormican's. My grandparents (on my mother's side) were Albert Trenary and Margaret Amy Cormican. Margaret Amy was the daughter of Hugh D Cormican and Mary Louise Cormican.
My research on the Cormican's has gone along fine, thanks to one of my cousins who has been working on this a very long time.
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The brick wall rears it's ugly head when I reveal the maiden name of Mary Louise Cormican. Her maiden name is Smith, Mary Louise Smith. Since Mary Louise died in 1924 and was born in 1853, it is difficult to track her down prior to her marriage, especially since her name is so common. There are literally hundreds of Mary Smith's in the US Census during that time with births of 1852-1854 in Indiana.
Strike One!
Next week, I will tell you what steps I have taken to resolve this brick wall.
I plan to release a new step or brick wall every Wednesday.
My research on the Cormican's has gone along fine, thanks to one of my cousins who has been working on this a very long time.
Margaret Amy Cormican Trenary
The daughter of Mary Louise
The brick wall rears it's ugly head when I reveal the maiden name of Mary Louise Cormican. Her maiden name is Smith, Mary Louise Smith. Since Mary Louise died in 1924 and was born in 1853, it is difficult to track her down prior to her marriage, especially since her name is so common. There are literally hundreds of Mary Smith's in the US Census during that time with births of 1852-1854 in Indiana.
Strike One!
Next week, I will tell you what steps I have taken to resolve this brick wall.
I plan to release a new step or brick wall every Wednesday.
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