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Jan. 15th, 2006 11:31 pmI finally gave in and signed up for ancestory.com the other day. Ever since I've had great long lapses into digging mode. I drag myself up for air only when I absolutely have to. It's been fun and I've made some new discoveries. I think I have a German line and possibly a Scotch-Irish line. Finally, someone not English! I still haven't gotten them fully pined down yet but it's looking promising.
I get giddy over such silly things and then annoy everyone babbling about it.
Earlier today I discovered a 1900 census that shows my greatgreat grandfather living in Charleston, South Carolina with his father. From this report I found out that they were living in what is now part of the historic district, renting their living space which they shared with an older widow named Nancy. Nancy couldn't read or write and of the 4 children she'd given birth to in her 42 years only one was still alive. She is listed as their cook. My gggrandfather's dad was also a widow and a carpenter (there was a word that looks a bit like 'rose' before the listing of 'carpenter' but I can't figure out what it is) and he himself worked as a clerk even though he was only 14 at the time. I also learned that his father was born in Ohio and that his father's parents were born in Germany. All of this from one census record. It thrilled me.
Later on in the evening I found a record of my gggrandfather's father living in Georgia twenty years earlier. It appears that Jacob was probably the youngest of his children. There are quite a few children listed in his household in the 1880's but not Jacob. Looks like the others grew up, got married and moved out then at some point Jacob's mother died and he and his father moved to South Carolina. Or maybe she went with them. Who knows. It's interesting to think about and try to figure out though.
See, I'm annoying. :)
I get giddy over such silly things and then annoy everyone babbling about it.
Earlier today I discovered a 1900 census that shows my greatgreat grandfather living in Charleston, South Carolina with his father. From this report I found out that they were living in what is now part of the historic district, renting their living space which they shared with an older widow named Nancy. Nancy couldn't read or write and of the 4 children she'd given birth to in her 42 years only one was still alive. She is listed as their cook. My gggrandfather's dad was also a widow and a carpenter (there was a word that looks a bit like 'rose' before the listing of 'carpenter' but I can't figure out what it is) and he himself worked as a clerk even though he was only 14 at the time. I also learned that his father was born in Ohio and that his father's parents were born in Germany. All of this from one census record. It thrilled me.
Later on in the evening I found a record of my gggrandfather's father living in Georgia twenty years earlier. It appears that Jacob was probably the youngest of his children. There are quite a few children listed in his household in the 1880's but not Jacob. Looks like the others grew up, got married and moved out then at some point Jacob's mother died and he and his father moved to South Carolina. Or maybe she went with them. Who knows. It's interesting to think about and try to figure out though.
See, I'm annoying. :)
