The Conference details have been released for the Genealogy convention in May 2012. There is a wealth of information to be learned on these four days in Cincinnati. You might even be tempted to attend! Check out NGS.com for a list of the topics to be discussed.
Thank you to those of you who have added more names to the Stallworth collection. Thus far I think that Orange Stallworth, Anderson Stallworth, Isaac Stallworth, Louisa Stallworth, and Jim and Sally Stallworth were slaves of Mark Parker Stallworth. They chose to stay in the area and rear their families. If you know of anyother family lines, please let us know.
Mark Parker Stallworth held over 100 slaves in Monroe County, Alabama in the 1800′s. Upon his death in 1865, he deeded many of those slaves (by name) to his family members. Some of these former slaves continued to live in Monroe county. Their families grew in number and gave us the Stallworths of today. So far I have identified four of these former slaves. Does anyone have their family story to contribute?
This time each year families are busy planning for reunions to be held in the upcoming summer. Reunions are key to keeping genealogy alive and growing. Some reunions being held in Cincinnati this summer. July 18-21,2012 the Jim Stallworth Barnes family is gathering and that same weekend the Crear family is doing the same. Both families originated in Alabama.
The National Genealogical Society has chosen Cincinnati as the site for its 2012 conference. The dates are May 9-12 at the Duke Enercy Center. The theme is The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier. No topics have yet been announced but it is time to mark your calendar. This is the best of the best in conferences. I will keep you posted
The web site mocavo.com is a web site that is genealogy specific. It sorts through entries on the internet and gives results only for your data. I found that I got better results putting quotes around my entry. Give it a try.
In order to get answers to you as quickly as possible, we have added a dedicated email to the genealogy notebook. Your information (hopefully) will be coming from familysearch@nurfc.org.
If you can find your ancestors on the 1870 census, you have completed step one. The next step is to find the slave holder. How? This is one possibility. In the 1860 census check for all of your ancestors’ neighbors. This may involve going backward and forward several pages. Next go to the 1860 cenus to the same area. Do the same thing to locate neighbors. It is a truth that folks did not move much after emancipation–both black and white. Check both census records to identify the white folks who are in the same neighborhood. After that is finished we will go on to step 3.
Many African Americans believe that they cannot trace their family beyond 1865 when their ancestors were slaves. Is this true? The answer is yes and no. With solid genealogy research and a bit of luck, many folks have been successful. The place to start is with tracing your relatives back as far as you can–1870 to be exact which is the first census in which blacks were named. The next post will give you the next steps to follow.
A valuable source of information are the state archives. In most cases records from all over that state are housed in a central location. More and more of this information is being digitized. Here are a few of the more popular. archives.state.al.us
www.ark-ives.com dig.galileo.usg.edu
If there are any you are interested in, let me know.
Make it a habit to check familysearch.org on a regular basis. New information is being loaded almost daily. The site now directs you to the beta site on the first page.
We have added some new features to our genealogy section. You will find our “cheat sheets” on line to help you in your research. There is a family tree chart that you can download. Also a sheet of ideas to help you get started. The oral history information sheet will help you with interviewing your living relatives.
After that introduction we have created a site that will give you advanced information. Check this out if you have come to a block in the road. There is much to learned there!
Note: we will answer your queries here as another post. Feel free to add your own ideas if they will help. Keep the conversation going!
