Southern States Problem Solving

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This group is for discussing all aspects of Southern research, including "burned" counties. If you list a problem for the group, please provide specific details, and what you have already researched.
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  • My Brick Wall in King and Queen County, Virginia

    I have tracked my Richards line back to William Richards, b. 28 Jan 1742 in King and Queen County, VA. That is a burned county and I can't find anything about William's parents or siblings. William was married twice, to Amy Mabry (before 1776) and Nancy Mercer (1799). William later moved to Georgia…

    By Richard Hill

    Jul 13, 2009

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  • Wayne County, Ms

    My brick wall was proving the lineage of Erwin Elkins to his son, James Garrott Elkins. Erwin and his wife Elizabeth moved from Henry County, Ga. to Ms by 1850. In 1860, they are in Wayne County, Ms on the census. In 1866, Erwin Elkins is on the Ag Census for Wayne County. By 1870, his wife,…

    By Cheryl W. Terry

    Jul 26, 2009

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  • Eli Shep Day/Barbara Ellen Boyer Missouri marriage 1880?

    Hi all-I am helping a fellow researcher locate a marriage record for Eli Shepherd Day(1857-1920)(could be Elisha, Elihu, Elijah, and is Elie on his death record) and Barbara Ellen Boyer(1864-1940).There is an IGI record for a Eli Shep Day marrying a Barbara Ellen Boyer in Mill Spring, Wayne County,…

    By Kate Steere

    Aug 14, 2009

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  • Using Occupations To Break Down a Wall and Find Relatives

    To get the group going, I will list an example of research from my own family. My John R. Moody was born in North Carolina in 1806. The first record found of him was his marriage in 1827 in Wilson County, TN. He was in the 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 census for Wilson County and died there in…

    By Fredric Z. "Rick" Saunders

    Jul 12, 2009

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  • BYRDs of GEORGIA

    Hi folks,I have a small problem. I have a death certificate listing the father of my subject as CLEM BYRD (Emanuel, Appling, Pierce counties in GA). The only one I've found who had a relationship to the family at all was a CLEM BYRD of Appling County, Georgia. Dates July 22, 1843-October 08, 1921.…

    By Lacuna

    Jul 10, 2009

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