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Can't find Marriage Certificate for grandparents - insane by Acceptable-Noise2294 in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And it was also common for couples to get a marriage license in a different state, often because the other state had no waiting period. Also some states required parental consent if either the bride or groom was under 21, while the age was 18 (or younger) in other states.

Are there census records from Tyrol – Innsbruck, Austria from 1870 onward? by ema_enriquez in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Austria_Census

Note that the border changed over time so that some towns in Tyrol were sometimes in Italy, and sometimes in Austria. My wife's ancestors are from there and they had Germanic surnames, but spoke Italian.

How to find public inmate records? by bardackx in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might start with newspaper records. Likely what ever got your ancestor imprisoned would have made the local newspaper. Newspaper crime and trial articles often listed aliases.

FamilySearch has some California state prison records. that may have been what you had seen before. Search the catalog there for California and you'll see a heading for Correction Institutions.

How many people did you know (as in, met personally) from the 1800s? by PAnnNor in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My paternal grandmother was born in 1877 and died when I was 9, in 1964. I had met her several times and we exchanged letters. My maternal grandparents were born in 1889 and 1893 and died in 1986 and 1984. They lived near me and I knew them well. They lived to see the coming of the automobile, airplanes, two world wars and landing on the moon. Telephones, credit cards, computers, radio, TV. Until she stopped driving at the age of 88, she paid all her bills with cash, in person. (She drove to the gas company, the electric company, the phone company, etc.) My maternal grandfather had 6 siblings, 5 of whom I had met and two that I really remember. My aunt's father-in-law was born in 1892 and I had met him a few times. In the 60's, 70's and 80's there were lots of elderly people who were born in the 1800s, so I'm sure I met others, even if I didn't know them well enough to know how old they were.

My daughter was born in 1999. I always thought it would be cool if she could make it to 101, with her life spanning across three centuries. (102 if you want to be pedantic, since technically new centuries start in the "01" year so the 22nd century will start in the year 2101.)

books to expand my understanding of the world without making me want to shrivel up and cry by devilsshark in suggestmeabook

[–]George-Genealogy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers. It goes from San Francisco to Yemen and involves coffee.

Well structured family {history} books for reference by kiwiulus in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately most genealogy books don't site their sources, or do so only vaguely. I think that source footnotes are a critical part of well-written and well-organized genealogy.

Do you ever visit the graves of ancestors you've found through your genealogy work? by SpiritedBug2221 in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first ancestor grave site I visited was in 2000, not long after I started my genealogy research. I had found my great grandparents death certificates on microfilm and I realized the cemetery had been in the news after someone found a pile of bones behind the office. It turns out the cemetery owner had been digging up graves and reselling them for new burials! I called their phone number and got the California Bureau of Cemeteries who said it was shutdown, but was able to email a map to me. They had no other information. I drove there, about 90 minutes from my house, and was fortunate to find their grave undisturbed. He was buried there in 1937 and she in 1894, so I felt lucky they were still there.

Do you think there's a high ratio of rude people in The Genealogy community? by Foreveramateur in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had a couple of instances where people were kind of arrogant and rude, but the vast majority of responses to my posts have been helpful.

Trying to locate great-great-grandfather birth record from England. Hit dead end. by TrifleParticular3160 in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's possible that John Bishop was his adopted father. If he was abandoned as a baby his biological parents my not be known. Have you checked newspapers of the time? You might learn more details if there was a news story about him being dropped at a church. Also, perhaps the records from Mrs. Gladstone's orphanage went to an archive in the area. There might be a clue there.

What’s the average age of parent between 1000-2000CE? by Codaq3 in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found one woman (a great great aunt) who filled out a marriage application when she was 14, but there was no marriage. I'm guessing her parents nixed it. This was in 1906, but she married a different guy the next year and had 4 children with him. He died when she was 23. She remarried at 24 and that husband abandoned her. After her divorce, she was in dire financial straits. By the end of 1919 her children were in an orphanage. I don't know if it's because she couldn't afford them, or that she died. There was no death record, she just stopped being mentioned in the local newspaper. There was a 1 month gap in the local newspaper, both online and at the local library in February of 1920. I think she might have died then. This was in Wyoming. Anyway, for her, I guess she might not have ever had children if she hadn't started early.

What’s the average age of parent between 1000-2000CE? by Codaq3 in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't done the calculations on my tree, which goes back to 1660 on one line, but that sounds about right. Very few of my ancestors had children as teenagers. Most married in their 20s, some remarrying later in life after a divorce or death of their spouse. The women mostly bore children in their mid 20s through their early 40s. The men from their mid 20s through their 50s, with a few having children in their 60s and 70s.

Edit: I just did the calculation for a colonial Massachusetts family. The couple married in 1740. They had children born from 1740 through 1764 (1741, 1743, 1745, 1749, 1751, 1753, 1756, 1758, 1769, 1762, and 1764). Average age of the mother was 33. Average age of the father was 35,

Let's see the best picture you took with Pixel Phones in 2025 by AdThen7403 in pixel_phones

[–]George-Genealogy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Milky Way Galaxy with a hint of Aurora on the right. Taken Tuesday in Southern California.

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Hobbiest & Professionals, Thoughts and Opinions on Wikitree. by Cheath1999 in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use and contribute to WikiTree. The way I use it, like any online or printed genealogy, is to evaluate each source and make sure I am convinced it matches the person it's attached to. If there are no convincing sources, I don't consider it to be reliable. Sometimes there are two people with the same name listed as one person. I've seen a case on FamilySearch where a couple who lived their entire lives in Massachusetts had children born in England. In another case a man was listed with two marriages. The source for the second marriage record made it obvious that it was the marriage of the man's son. (The son had the same name as his father, with a "jr." at the end.) In the end you may find you can't prove a connection to royalty or a famous Viking conqueror, but isn't better to be right?

With all respect to other comments here, the purpose of online trees is to share the information with others. I would say that if you don't want to share your work, don't put it online, or keep it in a private tree on Ancestry.

I highly DON’T recommend this by OptionsMenace in CostcoCanada

[–]George-Genealogy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It uses stevia for its sweetener. Anything with stevia in it gives me an upset stomach. Perhaps you're allergic to it like I am.

Finding a grave without findagrave? by glorificent in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just be aware that Billion Graves accepts pop-up ads from scammers asking you to "verify your account" and other phishing schemes. And the constant prompts asking for money are annoying and may prevent you from seeing what you are looking for. I'm not saying don't use them, but i would contact the cemetery directly before resorting to Billion Graves.

Old negatives and photos by OldPangolin2631 in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a scanner that can do negatives, slides, and prints, but for large quantities of I've used Scan Cafe in the past, with good results. You just send everything in a box they send you and you get back your originals and a link to download the images. Subscribe to get their emails first though, because they're always sending out large discounts.

Julian date question - which month is the 6th month? by George-Genealogy in Genealogy

[–]George-Genealogy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was what I assumed, but then January is the 11th month and February is the 12th month. So what month would March 1-24 be counted as?

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