Offers a guide to census indexes, including federal, state, county, and town records, available in print and online; arranged by year, geographically, and by topic.
The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections.p liFAMILY HISTORIES-/licites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book.p liGUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-/liincludes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world.p liGENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-/liconsists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county.p The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.
Volume 1 - Lyons to Mulberry During the 1800's, the area along and between the East and West Navidad Rivers in Texas was known as the Navidad Country. A majority of the pioneers came from the Old South, some arriving with Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred. Once settled, they proceeded to clear the land, till the soil and build homes and towns. The aftermath of the Civil War brought great change and loss to these once prosperous people. Information and photographs for over 100 of the families and their relationships is made available for the first time, in addition to descriptive accounts of the once thriving towns of the area.
Much has been written about men who joined the Federal Army from the so-called Hill Country in Alabama which included Winston County. Little has been written about the men who enlisted from Winston in the Confederacy. Surprisingly, the number of Winston County Confederates almost matched the number of those who supported the Union. Many important Confederate officers hailed from Winston County. The book begins with an essay describing the Forgotten Winston County Confederates. Following is an alphabatized list of all Confederate soldiers associated with Winston County including those that moved in after the war. Information includes service records, pension applications, birth, marriage, and death information. The book is filled with rare photos and obituaries. Additional information includes articles on Captain White's Mail Guard and the Winston County Rough and Ready Volunteers. Full name index. This book is important to students of Winston County History.
Before a grand panorama of post-Revolutionary War South, Daniel Hudson struggles to survive amid prejudicial minds of the time. A fading native American culture greets Hudson, whose quest is to discover his true identity as he searches for land and a place to call home. Fired from a job in the Gold Region of Alabama, he suffers not only the loss of a father, but is plagued by his ghostly voice. Daniel encounters a military family that changes his course, and although plagued with amnesia after an ambush, meets an old adversary whose madness entangles him with murder. A flight and pursuit saga unfolds that takes him through Louisiana''s famous No Man''s Land, Mexican Tejas Territory, and finally the red hills of north Louisiana. Daniel''s subconscious and introspective personality propels the story forward as his inner-man develops. Red Land is a story full of southern flavor and its torrent weather storms. The historical avenues of Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana are highlighted. Dollops of down home romance, will draw the reader into this particular ancestral line that remains lost to historians. Evident of the red dirt clinging to her heart, Charlotte Ewing unveils ancestral secrets of multi-generations within the Hudson and Tyree families from the gulf south region. She documents her findings with concise family charts, census and land records. Charlotte''s love of history, her competency as a researcher, and her artistry in spinning a great story makes this work an exceptional ancestral puzzle.