Saturday, November 23, 2019

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Thanksgiving - Genealogy Edition

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!


Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):


1)  Think about the answers to these questions about your thankfulness for genealogy:

a.  Which ancestor are you most thankful for, and why?

b.  Which author (book, periodical, website, etc.) are you most thankful for, and why?

c.  Which historical record set (paper or website) are you most thankful for, and why?

2)  Tell us about it in a blog post of your own; in a comment to this blog post; or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link in Comments to your own blog post or Facebook post.

Here's mine:

a.  The ancestor that I'm most thankful is my great-grandmother, Della (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944) because she saved all of the Smith and Carringer papers and photographs for several generations, including her own scrapbook with wonderful playbills, articles, calling cards, etc.  My grandfather, Lyle L. Carringer, and my mother, Betty (Carringer) Seaver, kept them also, but Della is the one who created many of them and kept them through her travels across the country from Wisconsin to San Diego.

b.  The author that I'm most thankful for is Elizabeth Shown Mills, who has written and edited "Bibles" and periodicals of the genealogy industry, makes wonderful presentations, and  encourages and educates many researchers through email and social media.


c.  The historical record set that I am most thankful for is the Revolutionary War Pension Files (National Archives files, images on Fold3.com and Ancestry.com) because they provide significant detail about several ancestral families and the soldier's service; many of the facts would not be known without these files. 



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Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 17 to 23 November 2019

I am trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 23 November 2019, there were 2,666 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 10 from last week):

The added or updated collections this week are (as Marshall provided them):

--- Collections Added   --

Arkansas, Sevier County, Record of Voters, 1868-1966    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2630413); Index only, no images, ADDED 15 Nov 2019

Alaska Naturalization Records, 1884-1991        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2513103); 4,822 indexed records with 4,822 record images, ADDED 12 Nov 2019

Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville City Cemetery Records, 1843-1962    https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491876); 4,394 indexed records with 4,394 record images, ADDED 23 Nov 2019

United States, California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2822767); 434,995 indexed records with 434,995 record images, ADDED 19 Nov 2019

Louisiana, New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443949); 151,894 indexed records with 151,894 record images, ADDED 21 Nov 2019

Georgia, Columbus, Linwood and Porterdale Colored Cemeteries, Interment Records, 1866-2000      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491475); 7,962 indexed records with 7,962 record images, ADDED 23 Nov 2019

Florida, County Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326846); 25,453 indexed records with 25,453 record images, ADDED 13 Nov 2019

Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery Record Keeper's Book (colored), 1852-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479704); 12,874 indexed records with 12,874 record images, ADDED 23 Nov 2019

Ireland and Britain, Transatlantic Migration from North America, 1858-1870      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499249); Index only, no images, ADDED 20 Nov 2019

Ireland, Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1894, Irish Section      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499259); Index only, no images, ADDED 20 Nov 2019

United States, Recruits for the Polish Army in France, 1917-1919        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3023813); 4,321 indexed records with 4,321 record images, ADDED 15 Nov 2019

Pennsylvania, Register of Military Volunteers, 1861-1865        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3048335); 12,386 indexed records with 12,386 record images, ADDED 12 Nov 2019

Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1799-1906    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158041); 13,963 indexed records with 13,963 record images, ADDED 14 Nov 2019

Ireland, Thom's Irish Who's Who, 1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499257); Index only, no images, ADDED 11 Nov 2019

Ireland, Thom's Official Directory, 1910        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499256); Index only, no images, ADDED 21 Nov 2019

North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326982); 10,978 indexed records with 10,978 record images, ADDED 14 Nov 2019

--- Collections Updated ---

South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, Birth Registers, 1901-1926       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2834217); 23,191 indexed records with 1,490 record images (was 19,335 records with 1,246 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Alabama, Jefferson County Circuit Court Papers, 1870-1916       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1548510); 71,159 indexed records with 283,698 record images (was 30,070 records with 283,698 images), Updated 12 Nov 2019

South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2998108); 1,082,736 indexed records with 1,080,877 record images (was 985,025 records with 983,230 images), Updated 12 Nov 2019

England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477664); 3,395 indexed records with 3,390 record images (was 1,614 records with 1,614 images), Updated 22 Nov 2019

Louisiana, New Orleans, Interment Registers, 1836-1972  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288441); 171,276 indexed records with 4,137 record images (was 95,561 records with 2,303 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451051); Index only (8,257,813 records), no images (was 8,207,983 records with 0 images), Updated 15 Nov 2019

England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465709); Index only (2,743,757 records), no images (was 2,583,982 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Nov 2019

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,542,263 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 5,802,816 records with 5,100,470 images), Updated 14 Nov 2019

American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1972        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438751); 8,024 indexed records with 2,240 record images (was 7,102 records with 1,727 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3335352); 291,849 indexed records with 48,371 record images (was 285,162 records with 47,849 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1710-1928       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 18,036 indexed records with 1,889 record images (was 13,009 records with 1,431 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Hawaii, Board of Health, Marriage Record Indexes, 1909-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463469); 129,358 indexed records with 26,315 record images (was 80,595 records with 25,299 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 34,153,310 indexed records with 46,885,712 record images (was 34,153,310 records with 46,885,712 images), Updated 22 Nov 2019

New Jersey, Church Records, 1675-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106099); 60,107 indexed records with 413,850 record images (was 60,107 records with 565 images), Updated 14 Nov 2019

*  Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1800-1960(https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1534449); 159,855 indexed records with 9,192 record images (was 159,855 records with 9,192 images), Updated 21 Nov 2019

England, Oxfordshire Parish Registers 1538-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3293406); 54,319 indexed records with 4,115 record images (was 30,194 records with 2,877 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 9,277,839 indexed records with 1,393,994 record images (was 448,217 records with 12,042 images), Updated 22 Nov 2019

Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 45,832 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 0 records with 191,547 images), Updated 14 Nov 2019

Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704829); 37,235,904 indexed records with 37,235,904 record images (was 37,107,257 records with 37,107,257 images), Updated 22 Nov 2019

Delaware Church Deaths, 1750-1886       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340266); Index only (1,848 records), no images (was 1,848 records with 0 images), Updated 19 Nov 2019

Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949341); Index only (7,601,863 records), no images (was 7,601,863 records with 0 images), Updated 12 Nov 2019

United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803785); Index only (4,335,400 records), no images (was 4,335,400 records with 0 images), Updated 20 Nov 2019

France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Church Records, 1539-1793      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2363045); 604,493 indexed records with 95,073 record images (was 599,807 records with 95,073 images), Updated 15 Nov 2019

Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999178); 4,084 indexed records with 2,280,204 record images (was 4,077 records with 2,280,204 images), Updated 15 Nov 2019

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804002); 1,970,883 indexed records with 2,480,495 record images (was 1,922,515 records with 2,480,495 images), Updated 14 Nov 2019

Hawaii, Death Records and Death Registers, 1841-1925    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390846); 123,257 indexed records with 63,051 record images (was 89,996 records with 53,845 images), Updated 12 Nov 2019

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,625 records), no images (was 875,610,629 records with 0 images), Updated 22 Nov 2019

North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682); 7,906,030 indexed records with 95,436 record images (was 5,396,596 records with 583 images), Updated 13 Nov 2019

Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths, 1891-2014  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2534492); 24,079 indexed records with 21,173 record images (was 23,829 records with 21,173 images), Updated 15 Nov 2019

Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Board of Health Death Records, 1848-1913     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460987); 44,825 indexed records with 44,800 record images (was 43,774 records with 43,750 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Croatia, Delnice Deanery Catholic Church Books, 1725-1926       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1875189); 157,393 indexed records with 3,485 record images (was 154,523 records with 3,485 images), Updated 21 Nov 2019

Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 2,846 indexed records with 850 record images (was 1,939 records with 529 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

England, Cambridge Parish Registers, 1538-1983  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3299384); 468,079 indexed records with 32,787 record images (was 468,069 records with 32,786 images), Updated 20 Nov 2019

North Carolina, Wake County, Death Records, 1900-1909   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949206); 4,259 indexed records with 4,242 record images (was 4,249 records with 4,232 images), Updated 9 Nov 2019

Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438747); 101,857 indexed records with 3,120 record images (was 101,655 records with 3,119 images), Updated 13 Nov 2019

England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,048,370 indexed records with 87,631 record images (was 1,047,857 records with 87,606 images), Updated 17 Nov 2019

Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 20,610 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 14,738 records with 1,038,133 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 85,850 indexed records with 2,049 record images (was 85,850 records with 1,819 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Birth Records, 1819-1906     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326847); 265,387 indexed records with 126,031 record images (was 183,091 records with 91,225 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Texas, Harrison County Delayed Birth Records, 1860-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460988); 1,273 indexed records with 1,273 record images (was 1,253 records with 1,253 images), Updated 20 Nov 2019

Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 4,945,342 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 4,945,150 records with 4,581,756 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 112,736 indexed records with 67,546 record images (was 65,947 records with 47,402 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460906); 670 indexed records with 669 record images (was 670 records with 669 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

*  Mississippi, Adams County, Natchez Death Index, 1835-1905       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460904); 21,926 indexed records with 509 record images (was 21,877 records with 508 images), Updated 9 Nov 2019

Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2659409); 3,592,983 indexed records with 367,912 record images (was 3,590,310 records with 367,912 images), Updated 13 Nov 2019

Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); 59,409 indexed records with 708,628 record images (was 46,246 records with 708,628 images), Updated 23 Nov 2019

--- Collections with new images ---

Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 1,181,160 indexed records with 44,798 record images (was 1,181,160 records with 44,763 images),  10 Oct 2019

Hawaii, Births and Baptisms, 1843-1909  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390841); 31,568 indexed records with 4,544 record images (was 31,568 records with 4,542 images),  28 Aug 2019

South Carolina, Charleston District, Estate inventories, 1732-1844      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460989); 398,496 indexed records with 7,585 record images (was 398,496 records with 7,528 images),  7 Nov 2019

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,978 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,973 images),  9 Aug 2019

--- Collections with images removed ---

*  Utah, Cemetery Abstracts        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2576051); 125,183 indexed records with 4,695 record images (was 125,183 records with 4,698 images),  29 Aug 2019

Arizona, Yavapai County, Pioneers' Home Resident Ledger and Index, 1911-2000    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3031544); 2,834 indexed records with 401 record images (was 2,834 records with 406 images),  28 Jun 2019

Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2778600); 883,350 indexed records with 5,509 record images (was 883,350 records with 5,548 images),  30 Jul 2019

Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); Browse 236 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 429 images),  5 Mar 2019

Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,043,205 indexed records with 194,010 record images (was 2,043,205 records with 206,456 images),  12 Sep 2019

Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787824); 57,125 indexed records with 2,414 record images (was 57,125 records with 2,694 images),  2 Oct 2019

United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 5,620,882 indexed records with 288,893 record images (was 5,620,882 records with 306,148 images),  8 Nov 2019

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In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to  https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

My friend, Marshall, has come up with a program to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED.  Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!
Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Copyright (c) 2019, Randall J. Seaver

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Surname Saturday -- LNU (Mary, married Crispus Brewer, England to colonial Massachusetts)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.

I am working in the 9th great-grandmothers by Ahnentafel number, and I am up to Ancestor #2507 who is Mary LNU (1629-1693). [Note: the more recent ancestral families have been covered in earlier posts.]

My ancestral line back through one generation in this LNU family line is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

18.  Edward Hildreth (1831-1899)
19.  Sophia Newton (1834-1923)

38.  Thomas J. Newton (1800-????)
39.  Sophia Buck (1797-1882)

78.  Isaac Buck (1757-1846)

79.  Martha Phillips (1757-1830)

156.  Isaac Buck (1732-????)
157.  Mary Richards (1733-????).

312.  Isaac Buck (1706-1780)
313.  Ruth Graves (1711-????)

626. Thomas Graves (1686-1756)

627.  Ruth Collins (1685-1715)

1252.  Samuel Graves (1655-1723)
1253.  Sarah Brewer (1659-1723)


2506.  Crispus Brewer, born about 1626 in England; died before 10 February 1707 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married about 1652 in probably Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
2507.  Mary LNU, born 1629 in England; died 03 May 1693 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Crispus Brewer and Mary are:
*  Mary Brewer (1653-1706), married 1674 John Richards (1644-1713).
*  Hannah Brewer (1659-????), married 1682 Samuel Ingalls (1632-????).
*  Thomas Brewer (1659-1709), married 1682 Elizabeth Graves (1662-????).
Sarah Brewer (1659-1723), married 1678 Samuel Graves (1655-1723).
*  Elizabeth Brewer (1660-1700), married 1683 John Lewis (1660-1711).
*  Abigail Brewer (1664-1737), married 1693 John Liscomb (1664-1707).\
*  Rebecca Brewer (1667-1701).

I have found no reliable resources that identify Mary LNU's birth information or parents names.  The FamilySearch Family Tree says her maiden surname was Whitmore, but apparently that Mary Whitmore married a man named John Brewer and resided in Ipswich.  Some online trees claim Mary was married to both John and Crispus, and some say she married John Crispus Brewer and had two large families.   It is apparent that no one has authoritative information about Mary, the wife of Crispus Brewer.

Information about the Brewer family was obtained from:


*  Winifred Lovering Holman, "Crispus Brewer of Boston and Lynn," The Essex Genealogist, Volume 19, number 2 (May 1999), pages 77-80.

I have done no original research on this Brewer line.

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Friday, November 22, 2019

Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 22 November 2019


Some of the genealogy news and education items across my monitor the last three days include:



2)  New or Updated Record Collections:



3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars (times are US Pacific):

 GeneaWebinars Calendar


*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 26 November, 11 a.m.:  I Received DNA Matches, Now What? by Daniel Horowitz

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 26 November, 5 p.m.:  Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest, by Paul Milner

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Native American Research: Things You May Not Know, by Paula Stuart-Warren

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  A la Karte: Borders, Maps and Gazetteers for German Genealogists, by James Beidler

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  No Will? No Problem! by Sharon Monson

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:


*  Fisher's Top Tips: #130r - Settling the West



5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  AmericanAncestors:  How American Ancestors Can Help: Expert Assistance for Family Historians, by Alice Kane and Sarah Dery







*  Family History Ron:  20191121 QA FamilyHistoryRon


*  Kentucky Tennessee Research Associeaes:  More Vital Record Sources to Use in Your Research






6)  Genealogy Bargains:



7)  DNA Stories:


8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 19 November 2019?

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