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From: Genealogy Record Service <>
Subject: Burned Courthouses
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 21:15:05 -0500


>
>**From a program for the Oklahoma Genealogical Society, February 4, 1985,
>given
>by Mrs. Lois M. CCOPLE.
>
>WHAT TO DO WHEN THE COURTHOUSE HAS BURNED AND YOU ARE ALL OUT OF
MARSHMELLOWS!
>.
>1. The courthouse may not have burned totally. Some records may have been
>saved because they were in an annex or wing that didn't burn. Don't always
>rely on what the 'Handy Book for Genealogist' or the court clerk says.
>2. There may be/have been 2 courthouses in the same county.
>3. The records may have been reconstructed or re-recorded, and remember that
>deeds sometimes are not recorded for years after the transfer. (Also check
>with county abstract offices).
>4. Check neighboring counties for deeds, probate records and marriages. It
>may be necessary to go out a second or third county away for a marriage
>record.
> People who elope do not go to their own town courthouse for the license.
>5. Check everything in the courthouse where the family went to and the
county
>where they came from if the county is known. Many sold land to relatives
>before moving on.
>6. Check the parent county/counties Land records and the State Land Records
>for those counties. In the case of territory claimed by two states, check
>both
>state records. If your problem is in the Fire Lands or a Military District,
>check the parent States records.
>7. Check the progeny (those that were formed from your county)
>county/counties
>for Land records that may have been recorded at a much later date.
>FEDERAL RECORDS:
>1. Census Records
>2. Mortality schedules.
>3. Military records and Pensions.
>4. Federal Land Grants, Homestead States.
>5. Immigration and Naturalization.
>6. DECENNIAL Digest. This index covers the years 1658 to 1906 and is
>found in
>most law libraries. It indexes cases that went to appellate or higher
courts.
>7. Federal court records.
>(Remember that Federal records are records of the Revolution and records
>created since that time.)
>STATE RECORDS:
>1. Census - State and Territorial.
>2. Militia and Pension.
>3. Birth and Death records.
>4. Tax Records: Real, Personal and Poll.
>5. Land Lotteries, Land Grants, Homesteads.
>TOWNSHIP OR TOWN RECORDS:
>Items vary according to the state. In Ohio I saw a list of men available and
>of the right age for Military duty from the late 1800
>'s. Other states may have townships that function like a county or a city
and
>have the equivalent records.
>CITY RECORDS:
>1. Birth and Death records.
>2. Marriage records.
>3. Cemetery records.
>4. Tax records.
>5. City directories (more currently, phone books).
>HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS:
>1. State Archives and Libraries.
>2. County Historical Societies.
>3. College Libraries.
>4. Local Libraries.
>5. Private Libraries (D.A.R., S.A.R., Railroad, etc.) In all of these
>libraries, be sure to check the verticle files.)
>PUBLISHED RECORDS:
>1. County Histories.
>2. Town and City Histories.
>3. Genealogies.
>4. Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterlies.
>5. Newspapers.
>PRIVATE RECORDS:
>1. Church records, Church Historical Libraries.
>2. Funeral home records.
>3. Cemetery records, Sextons Records, and transcripts of cemeteries made
>years
>ago.
>4. School records, College or Grade.
>5. Title and Abstract companies.
>6. Private Land Co. such as the Holland Land Purchase in NY.
>HOME SOURCES:
>1. Bible records.
>2. Photo albums.
>3. Baby books.
>4. Insurance policies.
>5. Family letters, diaries, ledgers.
>MISCELLANEOUS:
>1. Lineage Societies.
>2. Masonic Records.
>3. Fraternal Records.
>BOTTOM LINE: Analyze your probelm and decide:
>1. What information you really NEED!
>2. What types of documents may provide that information!
>3. Then analyze the locality or localities where that proof may be found.
>**From a program for the Oklahoma Genealogical Society, February 4, 1985,
>given
>by Mrs. Lois M. CCOPLE.
>
>
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