Compiler: Marlene Garrett Bransom.  This book is a compilation of deaths and obituaries that appeared throughout the Pittsburgh Courier community columns and headlines from March 25, 1911, to December 27, 1912. These deaths represent individuals who lived in the small towns of southwestern Pennsylvania such as Beaver Falls, Belle Vernon, Braddock, Brownsville, Canonsburg, Connellsville, Charleroi, Erie, Greensburg,…
Compiler: Marlene Garrett Bransom.  Book Two in this series is a unique compilation of deaths that encompasses over one hundred small towns and cities across the United States from January 13, 1923, to December 27, 1924. Locally featured, are the towns of Apollo, Bellevue, Brownsville, Canonsburg, Carlisle, Charleroi, Clairton, Donora, Duquesne, Ellwood City, Finleyville, Greensburg, Homestead,…
Compiled by D. K. Copper. Tombstone inscription readings and burial records from local newspapers, death register and family histories, with additional genealogical data. Surname index includes Allen, Bell, Black, Carr, Clendenning, Collins, Donley, Gilson, Hillard, Hutsler, Litzenberg, Mahon, McConnell, Michael, Miller, Potter, Sholler, Simison, Sonntag, Tenant, Wimer and many others. | 29 pages | Paperback.
Compiled by: V. L. Skinner, Jr. | Description: The probate records of the Prerogative Court of Maryland contain several types of records: testamentary proceedings, will, administration accounts, inventories, inventories and accounts, and distributions. Each kind of record has value for the genealogist. Prior to 1777, all probate records were required to be filed with the…
(July 1848-March 1849) edited by Ira A. Glazier and Michael Tepper | Publication Date: 1984; rebound by Library | Number of Pages: 695 | Condition: Irish Passenger Lists, 1847 – 1871 by Brian Mitchell. Condition: Very Good. Library identification. Never circulated. | Format: Hardcover | Product Identifier: ISBN# 0-8063-1056-1
by Stratton Nottingham | The land records featured in this work are invaluable to anyone interested in Eastern Shore genealogy. The land causes, or chancery suits, for dower, division of lands, and ejectment proceedings for the period 1727-1826 give in full the declaration of the plaintiff, the answer of the defendants, the verdict of the jury, and…
Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills, 1748-1763 by F. Edward Wright | 1995 First Edition | Paperback | 290 pages | Dimensions:Â 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.65 inches |Â These wills were done under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Every name mentioned in the will is abstracted, land tract names, residence, and occupation of…
The Ultimate Research Book: Worldwide Adoption and Vital Records by Lori Carangelo | 1998 First Edition | Paperback | 293 pages | ISBN: 09425605004 | Dimensions:Â 8.5 x 0.32 x 11 inches | From the files of Americans For Open Records (AmFOR) | Each edition reveals how to find anyone, nationwide, dead or alive, for little…
County Courthouse Book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley | 1990 First Edition | Paperback | 386 pages | ISBN: 080631284X | This is a written survey of county courthouses and other jurisdictions, with the names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of organization of all county courthouses, a concise summary of record holdings, personnel, and services. Can…
Bridgeport Cemetery, Established 1847, Chartered 1892 by the Bridgeport Cemetery Company| 2006 | Documentation of the Bridgeport Cemetery in the Borough of Brownsville, County of Fayette, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Wills of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1713-1748 | 1993 | Paperback | 206 pages | ISBN: 1585492612 | Dimensions:Â 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.81 inches | Based on the abstracts of Jacob Martin | Names of testator, heirs, trustees, guardians, executors, and other persons named in the will; dates in the will were written and proved.
These wills were abstracted under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in the early 1900s. Paperback, 342 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Ralph W. Cathell. 1976. Many amateur and professional genealogists could learn from examining this way of presenting family records. Paperback, 47 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Eleanor M. V. Cook. 1987. This guide is intended to make Montgomery County research easier for researchers at all levels, from beginners to those with years of experience, for genealogists, and for historians, by bringing together in one place information on county, state, and federal records concerning county residents. Paperback, 91 pages. Condition: Good,…
With Cemetery Inscriptions, Rent Rolls, and other Data. Compiler: J. Estelle Stewart King. Paperback. 88 pages. Condition: Some mottling. Reprint, 1980.
By William Montgomery Clemens, a prolific genealogist, journalist, and writer. Nephew to the Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain, 1835-1910), William M. Clemens started writing for the Pittsburgh Leader in 1879 and was the editor of Genealogy Magazine. This interesting compilation contains the marriage records of many of the early colonists of New England, Long Island, New…
Christ Church was established in 1695 and was the first Episcopal church in Philadelphia. For a number of years it served the entire Anglican community, and by 1760, when St. Peter’s was split off from it, more than 10,000 baptisms and burials were recorded in its registers. These registers are intact from 1709, and the…
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 12, Charles City County Court Orders 1664-1665; Fragments, 1650-1696. Originally published between 1938 and 1949as thirty-four paperback volumes of Virginia Colonial Abstracts, they brought together a wealth of data from the records of Tidewater Virginia–vital records of birth, marriage, and death; tax lists; court orders; militia lists; wills; and deeds. They…
Originally published between 1938 and 1949as thirty-four paperback volumes of Virginia Colonial Abstracts, they brought together a wealth of data from the records of Tidewater Virginia–vital records of birth, marriage, and death; tax lists; court orders; militia lists; wills; and deeds. They were the result of extensive research in county courthouses, municipal and state archives,…
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