Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Make a Surname Christmas Tree

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!):

Back in 2013, Leslie Ann had a post on her Ancestors Live Here blog  titled Wordless Wednesday -- Surname Christmas Tree which I thought was a great idea for an SNGF challenge on a Surname Saturday.  We did it in 2018 last - see here!  Are you game?

1)  Read Leslie Ann's post, and figure out how you could make something similar to hers, or to mine below, or even something different.  

2)  Make your Surname Christmas Tree using your ancestral surnames - there's no limit on the number of surnames - and decorate your tree as you wish.  

3)  Show us your Surname Christmas Tree and tell us how you made it in a blog post of your own, in a Facebook post.  Please leave a comment here so we can all see your creation.

Here's mine:

That's my Angel Linda on the top of the tree!

Here's how I did it:

*  I used my word processor to add the surnames in an approximate tree shape.

*  I colored the surnames green for the tree and brown for the trunk.

*  I went to Google Images and looked for tree ornaments to decorate my tree, saved them, and inserted them into the word processing page.  

*  I saved the word processing page as a PDF file.

*  I opened the PDF file, reduced the magnification, and used the Windows Snipping Tool to create a JPG image.

*  I added the JPG image as above.

It did take me over an hour to create...I have over 10 generations of ancestral surnames on the tree above.  I hope I didn't spell any names wrong!

I showed you mine, now please show me yours!  

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Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 1 to 7 December 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 7 December 2019, there were 2,678 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 5 from last week):

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

--- Collections Added   --

*  Northern Ireland, Tithe Applotment Books, 1822-1837     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2729531); 175,575 indexed records with 175,575 record images, ADDED 5 Dec 2019

*  South Carolina, Charleston City Death Records, 1821-1926        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477663); 50 indexed records with 50 record images, ADDED 7 Dec 2019

*  Ireland, James Alexander Henderson, The Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory for 1856       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3501883); Index only, no images, ADDED 5 Dec 2019

*  Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1899   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2185174); 9 indexed records with 9 record images, ADDED 5 Dec 2019

*  Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1868 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511727); Index only, no images, ADDED 4 Dec 2019

--- Collections Updated ---

*  England and Wales Census, 1851  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2563939); 18,369,674 indexed records with 1,174,633 record images (was 18,369,674 records with 1,174,633 images), Updated 2 Dec 2019

*  Peru, Tacna, Civil Registration, 1850-1998      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2305287); 204,664 indexed records with 253,910 record images (was 11,169 records with 253,910 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, Birth Registers, 1901-1926       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2834217); 34,236 indexed records with 2,207 record images (was 30,445 records with 1,965 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1865481); 475,157 indexed records with 5,946,421 record images (was 384,627 records with 5,946,421 images), Updated 2 Dec 2019

*  Georgia, Columbus, Linwood and Porterdale Colored Cemeteries, Interment Records, 1866-2000      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491475); 29,542 indexed records with 1,333 record images (was 22,286 records with 1,026 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  Italy, Trieste, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1924-1944   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2684447); 242 indexed records with 136 record images (was 38 records with 20 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 4,783,821 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 4,631,965 records with 404,718 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1900      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1607939); 1,249,431 indexed records with 761,656 record images (was 1,249,431 records with 761,656 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477664); 4,709 indexed records with 4,685 record images (was 4,035 records with 4,019 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery Record Keeper's Book (colored), 1852-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479704); 25,205 indexed records with 646 record images (was 18,181 records with 473 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1972        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438751); 11,874 indexed records with 5,911 record images (was 9,693 records with 3,762 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3005862); 2,073,271 indexed records with 48,436 record images (was 2,073,271 records with 48,436 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1710-1928       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 21,322 indexed records with 2,311 record images (was 19,776 records with 2,081 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Hawaii, Board of Health, Marriage Record Indexes, 1909-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463469); 179,520 indexed records with 30,721 record images (was 154,259 records with 26,814 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Hawaii, Hansen's Disease Records, Kalaupapa Census Index, 1839-1970     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155901); 5,636 indexed records with 7,186 record images (was 5,636 records with 6,571 images), Updated 5 Dec 2019

*  Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3335352); 293,519 indexed records with 48,423 record images (was 292,738 records with 48,396 images), Updated 4 Dec 2019

*  Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3029256); 237,973 indexed records with 235,221 record images (was 69,601 records with 68,753 images), Updated 3 Dec 2019

*  Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1800-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1534449); 157,869 indexed records with 9,192 record images (was 159,855 records with 9,192 images), Updated 3 Dec 2019

*  England, Oxfordshire Parish Registers 1538-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3293406); 90,685 indexed records with 5,802 record images (was 67,492 records with 4,736 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 9,481,987 indexed records with 1,405,629 record images (was 9,377,986 records with 1,398,490 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837922); 149,410 indexed records with 159,626 record images (was 52,697 records with 159,626 images), Updated 2 Dec 2019

*  Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville City Cemetery Records, 1843-1962  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491876); 18,804 indexed records with 597 record images (was 15,333 records with 488 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,623 records), no images (was 875,610,625 records with 0 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1935-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999173); 173,136 indexed records with 254,406 record images (was 146,177 records with 254,406 images), Updated 5 Dec 2019

*  Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Board of Health Death Records, 1848-1913     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460987); 47,259 indexed records with 44,878 record images (was 44,835 records with 44,810 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 4,946,131 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 4,945,578 records with 4,581,756 images), Updated 7 Dec 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 4 Dec 2019

*  Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 1,050,591 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 940,803 records with 1,899,876 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 3,624 indexed records with 1,154 record images (was 3,182 records with 982 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  Louisiana, New Orleans, Interment Registers, 1836-1972  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288441); 257,832 indexed records with 6,994 record images (was 206,461 records with 5,177 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,049,843 indexed records with 87,633 record images (was 1,048,386 records with 87,632 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2242825); 9,655 indexed records with 27,717 record images (was 9,624 records with 27,717 images), Updated 3 Dec 2019

*  Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2016       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016195); 8,576,271 indexed records with 5,387,756 record images (was 8,576,271 records with 5,387,756 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 24,834 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 22,469 records with 1,038,133 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  England, Huntingdonshire Parish Registers  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340291); 301,004 indexed records with 14,200 record images (was 248,616 records with 12,382 images), Updated 3 Dec 2019

*  Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Birth Records, 1819-1906     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326847); 270,429 indexed records with 127,170 record images (was 269,349 records with 126,972 images), Updated 6 Dec 2019

*  Texas, Harrison County Delayed Birth Records, 1860-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460988); 2,831 indexed records with 2,828 record images (was 1,273 records with 1,273 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 139,143 indexed records with 80,905 record images (was 137,590 records with 78,384 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460906); 3,307 indexed records with 2,661 record images (was 1,693 records with 1,179 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704829); 37,332,489 indexed records with 37,332,489 record images (was 37,242,588 records with 37,242,588 images), Updated 5 Dec 2019

*  France, Vienne, Military Draft Cards, 1867-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2807503); 147,160 indexed records with 121,255 record images (was 143,527 records with 118,680 images), Updated 2 Dec 2019

*  Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); 74,892 indexed records with 708,628 record images (was 66,004 records with 708,628 images), Updated 7 Dec 2019

*  South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1779109); 2,606,425 indexed records with 2,216,270 record images (was 1,788,133 records with 2,216,270 images), Updated 3 Dec 2019

--- Collections with new images ---

*  Florida Deaths, 1877-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 471,799 indexed records with 471,267 record images (was 471,799 records with 471,266 images),  8 Aug 2019

*  United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 5,620,882 indexed records with 289,822 record images (was 5,620,882 records with 278,776 images),  8 Nov 2019

*  France, Dordogne, Church and Civil Registration, 1540-1896      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2796817); 7,882,907 indexed records with 3,099,653 record images (was 7,882,907 records with 3,097,791 images),  28 Mar 2018

*  Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2778600); 883,350 indexed records with 5,575 record images (was 883,350 records with 5,509 images),  30 Jul 2019

*  Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,043,205 indexed records with 206,456 record images (was 2,043,205 records with 194,249 images),  12 Sep 2019

--- Collections with images removed ---

*  Uruguay, Civil Registration Index Card, 1900-1937       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976089); 2,403,927 indexed records with 639,125 record images (was 2,403,927 records with 639,347 images),  10 Jan 2019

*  Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417491); 1,681,924 indexed records with 1,676,672 record images (was 1,681,924 records with 1,680,470 images),  4 Nov 2019

--- Collections with records removed ---

*  California Birth Index, 1905-1995       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,478 records), no images (was 24,589,479 records with 0 images),  1 Mar 2012

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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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Surname Saturday -- LNU (Elizabeth, married John Smith, 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 #2511 who is Elizabeth LNU (1625-????). [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)


1254.  Joseph Collins (1643-1724)
1255.  Mariah Smith (1664-1724)

2510.  John Smith, born before 21 January 1622 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England; died 16 October 1672 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 5020. John Smyth and 5021. Alice Barnes.  He married about 1653 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
2511.  Elizabeth LNU, born about 1625 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England; died in probably Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of John Smith and Elizabeth are:
*  John Smith (1654-1737), married 1679 Elizabeth Smith (1653-1736).
*  Elizabeth Smith (1656-1688), married 1682 William Chapman (1651-1732).
*  William Smith (1659-1676).
*  Thomas Smith (1661-1726), married (1) 1685 Joanna Barber (1667-1688); (2) 1689 Mary Younglove (1665-1743).
*  Mariah Smith (1664-1734), married 1684 Joseph Collins (1643-1724).
*  Ruth Smith (1666-1667).
*  Prudence Smith (1671-????).
*  Mary Smith (1671-????).

There is no authoritative source that provides Elizabeth's maiden name.  The FamilySearch Family Tree profile says her maiden name was Cooley, but the notes say that is not conclusive.  The Geni.com profile for John Smith says that Elizabeth was a Cooley.

One source for the John Smith family line is:

*  Linton E. Love,  Our Smith Families, website (http://www.smith-genealogy.com/smith-genealogy-generation-04.htm), now unavailable.  There are two published books available by the author, but I have not accessed them.

I have done no original research on this Smith line.

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Genealogy News Bytes -- Friday, 6 December 2019

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

1)  News Articles:

*  The genealogy boom has hit a roadblock. The Trump administration plans huge fee hikes for immigration records.

*  Dutch Genealogy News for November 2019

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 6 December 2019

*  New Records Added in the Second Half of November [by MyHeritage]

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 10 December, 11 a.m.:   A Year in Review: New Records and Features in MyHeritage, by Daniel Horowitz

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 11 December, 5 p.m.:  Grandma's Obituary Box: The Use of Obituaries in Genealogical Research and Their Role in American Culture, by Pam Stone Eagleson

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest, by Paul Milner

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Which Spot Does X Mark, Anyway? X-DNA Testing in Action, by Debra Renard

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #134r - Lost Irish Census Records

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 65: Lost Films Needs Your Help! With Eli Savada

*  The Genealogy Guys:  Podcast #371

*  Ancestral Findings:  The Origin and Meaning of Scottish Surnames | AF-298

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  Amie Bowser Tennant:  Kids Say the Darnedest Things...About Family History: Meet Avery

*  Boundless Genealogy:  7 Bonus Genealogy Brick Wall Busting Tips

*  DNA Family Trees:  Ancestry - How to Resume Where you left off!

*  Family History Fanatics:  Newbies Genealogists Take Genealogy Vocabulary Test - Can YOU Pass? (Comedy)

*  Family History Fanatics:  Family Historians Explain Why You Should Go To RootsTech 2020

*  Family History Fanatics:  Ultimate Way to Pay It Forward in Genealogy - FamilySearch Indexing Tutorial

*  FamilySearch:  Road to RootsTech 2020 Episode 6: Inside Our Team Meeting

*  Findmypast:  New Scottish Records - Findmypast Fridays 29 Nov 2019 | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:  Incredible Historical Photographs - Dundee | Findmypast

*  Genealogy TV:  How to Make Writing Source Citations Easier Using Macros

*  GeneaVlogger:  RootsTech 2020 4-Day Pass Giveaway and Update

*  Lisa Lisson:  How (& Why) To Use Social History in Genealogy Research

*  Lisa Lisson:  How To Use Social History in Your Genealogy Research

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains Friday, December 6,  2019

7)  DNA Stories:

*  Touching moment a man is reunited with his birth mother at Kansas City airport 50 YEARS after she gave him up for adoption

*  Fairmont woman, 73, realizes lifelong dream of finding her blood relatives

*  A Thanksgiving decades in the making: Mother and son reunite after nearly 60 years apart

*  I discovered through Ancestry.com that my biological father is someone else — can I claim an inheritance as his heir?

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 3 December 2019?

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