Names and their commonly and uncommonly used nicknames for Boys include the following: Aaron – Air, Ar, Ro, Ron Abdul – Ab, Abe Abel – Abe Abner – Ab, Abbie Abraham – Abe, Abram Adolphus – Ado, Adolph, Dolph Alastair – Al Albert – Al, Bert, Bertie, Berty Alexander – […]
Daily Archives: December 30, 2015
The Mexican War took place, from 1846 to 1848. Many soldiers fought and many soldiers lost their lives. Soldiers came from all the states, in the United States. This is a list of those soldiers on the American Side. We hope this section helps you on your genealogy journey. […]
Mexico War Soldiers 1846-1848
Many records, documents and histories are available at libraries, archives and museums. Much information is accessible at the local, county, state and national levels. Please remember, if you, as a genealogist don’t ask; then you may not find, what you are looking for. Also, any one is likely to receive […]
Libraries, Archives and Museums
Land Records Land record can be a very good resource. Land records can give you husbands and their wives, their children, their parents and other relatives. Land records can tell you where your great grand parents lived, where they worked and where they where born. Land records can give […]
Land Records and How to Use Them
Some people go by their given names. Some people go by nicknames. Some people go by their Initial. When researching genealogy, at times it is hard to figure out who people really are, because of all the different changes in names. During the 1700’s, 1800’s especially, and 1900’s many men […]
Initials as First Names
Cousins, exactly how are they related. One of the questions that I am asked frequently, is how to tell how your cousins are related. How does a first cousin differ from a second or third cousin? And what is all of this about removed cousins. Basically, your aunts and uncles […]
Cousins Relationships
These are some of the people, who fought or gave aid and comfort during the Civil War in the United States of America. These are the people, who served on the Union side. We will add to this list, with more information, as we can. We hope, that this information […]
Civil War Soldiers for the Union
The United States of America Civil War is still being debated. We will try not to get into the debate. Rather we will try to give genealogists information to help in the search for those, who came before. The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded the Union soldiers at […]
Civil War Soldiers for the Confederacy
Of course, there were more battles, than these, in the American Civil War. They will be listed later. April 12, 1861 – The Battle of Fort Sumter. The location was at the Charleston Harbor of South Carolina. June 3, 1861 – The Battle of Philippi. The location was at Philippi, […]