tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post2481861570282546681..comments2024-03-23T13:37:38.462-05:00Comments on Between the Gate Posts: Friday Furnace Findings Elbert Furnace 1855-1936 LindaRehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-10674362809051547492016-03-25T20:04:43.770-05:002016-03-25T20:04:43.770-05:00I wish that too!I wish that too!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-2845864472446590932016-03-21T13:51:42.642-05:002016-03-21T13:51:42.642-05:00It is frustrating. I feel in my heart these are my...It is frustrating. I feel in my heart these are my Jane's people. I just want the documents to prove it...I agree with you. It was a man's world and where the emphasis was placed. LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-5553835996018989022016-03-21T11:58:20.962-05:002016-03-21T11:58:20.962-05:00It is so VERY FRUSTRATING to be unable to prove or...It is so VERY FRUSTRATING to be unable to prove or validate a biological relationship! You know there's a 99.9% probability, but can't be definitively sure.<br />I've also noticed the frequency in which the father's information is known, but not the mother's. I've always chalked it up to the fact that it was a patriarchal society, and females didn't matter quite as much, hence, not as much attention was paid to them.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109381581460753824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-33117173192445966322016-03-20T10:31:11.476-05:002016-03-20T10:31:11.476-05:00Cousins and I have discussed the widow marital sta...Cousins and I have discussed the widow marital status because we have seen it used incorrectly, used when the ex/spouse is alive. Was it better to be a widow than a divorcee in that time period? You never know how accurate the information is and I am sure there were enough errors on both the enumerator and the good folk answering the questions.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-43447190058262818292016-03-20T10:15:23.744-05:002016-03-20T10:15:23.744-05:00The more I learn, the more I want to learn about t...The more I learn, the more I want to learn about the ancestors and their lives. LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-18062802702534955812016-03-20T09:34:51.887-05:002016-03-20T09:34:51.887-05:00It's frustrating when working on genealogy, an...It's frustrating when working on genealogy, and inconsistent information is given from one census to the next. At the same time it's fascinating to see how his age and marital status was listed in the different census records. It makes me wonder who provided the information in each time period, whether some census takers were more accurate than others, etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-28007076901961374972016-03-19T18:38:23.067-05:002016-03-19T18:38:23.067-05:00Another mystery waiting for more details. So intr...Another mystery waiting for more details. So intriguing, I hope you can find more details. Too bad you can't track him through his employers and how sad that he couldn't read or write.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157081169613826974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-35620738521758654182016-03-19T11:15:26.531-05:002016-03-19T11:15:26.531-05:00No, I don't have Jane's death record. She ...No, I don't have Jane's death record. She died about 1902, long before Mississippi required reporting of deaths.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-55753580868038111842016-03-19T11:12:15.288-05:002016-03-19T11:12:15.288-05:00Elbert is an exception but the men in my family ma...Elbert is an exception but the men in my family married quickly after the death or desertion of a spouse. I suppose they needed help with the children and chores. More babies came, blending with the others and over time memories faded as to who the mother was. My family has good memories of the men but know very little about the women, and the records reflect that knowledge.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-69168580011470477632016-03-19T11:05:54.393-05:002016-03-19T11:05:54.393-05:00I would love to have a living relative to fill in ...I would love to have a living relative to fill in the spaces, who knew them well. As time passes you realize that those who knew them well are now all gone. Hoping someone will come along with a diary or a box full of letters filling in the space between the records.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-26263325767062195172016-03-19T09:29:44.876-05:002016-03-19T09:29:44.876-05:00Another thing, it surprises me how many death cert...Another thing, it surprises me how many death certificates name only the father, the mother not remembered. Do you have your great grandmother's death certificate too?Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-80438035620927366832016-03-19T09:28:03.441-05:002016-03-19T09:28:03.441-05:00Filling in the story between the records, never kn...Filling in the story between the records, never knowing if you got it right. I can't help doing it though.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com