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<blockquote data-quote="John Reb" data-source="post: 1263601" data-attributes="member: 21669"><p>A lot of our history came from the family Bible's, or oral history. So.. Caro. began keeping death certificates in 1916. But it was only as accurate as to the knowledge of the person giving the information of the deceased. Place of birth, death, parents, occupation, etc.... Micro film at the county library may give you census reports and you may find some obits too, as well newspaper clippings. My Dad was born 111 years ago, this year, and he made sure that I accompanied him to many family and church reunions throughout the state to meet and speak with "kin folk". I miss those days..... I can only go back to 1704, when my 3rd Great Grand Dad came over from some port in England... Ironically, some of these same ancestors were known as "Patriots" in one war, and "Rebels" in the next. Even had a Great Uncle, captured on Missionary Ridge, that became a charter member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, in order to get out of a Northern prison at Rock Island, IL. He, they, were sent out west to exterminate the American Indian while the Fed's continued their assault on the South. May find some good things, but some you may want to put in the back of the folder. Time consuming, but interesting.... J. Reb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Reb, post: 1263601, member: 21669"] A lot of our history came from the family Bible's, or oral history. So.. Caro. began keeping death certificates in 1916. But it was only as accurate as to the knowledge of the person giving the information of the deceased. Place of birth, death, parents, occupation, etc.... Micro film at the county library may give you census reports and you may find some obits too, as well newspaper clippings. My Dad was born 111 years ago, this year, and he made sure that I accompanied him to many family and church reunions throughout the state to meet and speak with "kin folk". I miss those days..... I can only go back to 1704, when my 3rd Great Grand Dad came over from some port in England... Ironically, some of these same ancestors were known as "Patriots" in one war, and "Rebels" in the next. Even had a Great Uncle, captured on Missionary Ridge, that became a charter member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, in order to get out of a Northern prison at Rock Island, IL. He, they, were sent out west to exterminate the American Indian while the Fed's continued their assault on the South. May find some good things, but some you may want to put in the back of the folder. Time consuming, but interesting.... J. Reb [/QUOTE]
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