Prather Family In our research, we’ve got to include all the siblings in each generation. This is called collateral research. Your collateral ancestors are those who descend from siblings of…
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Slave Mortgages
Human collateral provided much of the capital for slaveholders to purchase more land and more slaves. This, in addition to enslaved people’s free labor, created much of the 18th century…
Murder in the Family
…Pearl Using this date, I found her death certificate: Pearl McDaniel Edward Cottman The death certificate of another collateral relative on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Edward Cottman, hinted at…
Those Doggone Nicknames
Bible Page My collateral ancestor Mintie was called by her middle name Lucinda in almost every record during her lifetime *except* the bible record above and one census: Mintie, 1850…
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…Father: Direct Evidence Lie To Me: Inaccurate Records Untangling Matildas: Brick Wall Crashes Down One Step Closer in Alabama: the Fendricks Family Collateral Research: Research All Siblings Two Death Certificates:…
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…the Mother of Those Children? Collateral Research: Research All Siblings Sorting Same-Named People Cluster Research Leads to Likely Father Untangling Matildas: Brick Wall Crashes Down One Step Closer in Alabama:…
WWI Soldier Pictures and More
…and of other family members. Only some files contained a photograph but even those files contained good information. Tennessee From Tennessee’s records, my collateral ancestor James Edward King, did not…
A Valuable Strategy for Civil War Pensio...
…off again. Margaret’s Cherry’s file tells a story that likely applies to much of the enslaved population in the area, which includes several of my collateral ancestors. Margaret’s file describes…
Enslaved Ancestor Found Using 1914 Ad
…slavery. I have dozens of new collateral ancestors and knowing this line will surely help identify more DNA matches. This is how a 20th century source can uncover an enslaved…
Proving Relationships: One Strategy
…that John and Daniel’s parents must also be Sue’s parents. Mary’s parents proved This is one reason why researching every sibling in each generation (also called collateral research) is so…