The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
SEEKING A GRANDPAPA.
Directions for Getting Up a Genoa
logical Tree at Little ExneDSa

New York. April est is the fashion
nowadays to have ancestors. And a very
good fashion 1t is. too, for ID leads to nucb
study and research. If YOU live near a
library, stocked with genealogical vo,-
umes, you will ind plenty of work for
these summer days in tracing out vonr
line of descent.
Fortify yourself first with american
Ancestry which is found in many vol
uiles' ana alphabetically arranged so that
the name you seek is easily found-if
found at all. You Will doubtless find i'm
portant data there, which you will sun
piement with further items CLEANED from
Farmers General Register a book on
the same line as American Ancestry ="
Savage's Dictionary is the third an
thority you consult, and in one. If not
all, you are certain to find something Of
which you are in search,
II you have notion that you are "the
daughter OF a hundred earls," turn 10
Americans of Royal Descent or "Col-
IN 5 Peerage," or LANDED Gentry" If a
drop of Irish or Scotch blood he in 1o,,r
veins, to OHarts Irish Pedigrees ,,
Clyde's Irish Settlers" or Douglas pa
onage of Scotland" IL your ancestors
rolled over the deep in the Mayhower-its
passenger list used to number about M
but surely million more or less must
have arrived in that historic boat-cons,,lt
History of Plymouth From Its First ser
tiers in 1920 TO the Present Time, NV
James Thatcher.
other works to consult, If you trace back
TO the Mayfiower are Trumbulps "Histor,,
| of Connecticut" Early Puritan e.
tiers" New Haven Church Records >,
Mounts Relations, or a Journal of the
Plantation of Plymouth" and ss7oundars
OF the New Plymouth" by Rev. Joseph
Hunter. pa
Matthew'S History of Vernon, ..
Stern's History of Ashburnham Mass -,
Humans Early Settlers Of Connecticut 81.
SWANS "Wetherield, Conn.," are otber
authorities to look into when in ouest
| of New England's ancestry.
MEADE odd Families OF Virginia" and
be consulted for Virginia ancestry
If there are any historical sociatias j.,
the neighborhood, important informatio1
may often be attained one NAV even come
across Old family portraits or relics or
| copies OF gravestone inscriptions tncksd
away in some obscure corner.
During your quest, never lose siebt If
! the fact that genealogical books ara no. j.,
| faliible. Jefferson or some equally e,raat
man once remarked that every one sbo,Id
have education enough to know hon, 10
spell his name IN more than one wsv
Mourt and Morton: Crane, Grain C1ra,,.,.
Treat. Trat. Trott and similar eva1,-ie,
| confront you az every turn.
But for all your toll and tirr,ou 49,,
! will certainly feel quite repaid u,be, -
have a complete family chart -
don't care 10 have il dispisved -. -. -
wall. keep Il rolled. and II YOU nav st,. w
map paper. u viii not crease or ,ors.I,
circular chart IS not nearly as goo5 - =
half circular one, with the fstber.. -
on the left hand half OF the psper 80 IN IN
! mothers on the other. Then Inc - -
situation can be taken In az = 49,
Only dates OF birth. marriage a,5 -sl-4s.
are written on the chart over arsf,e. e--t
name. apd every space should ~ 49,,
bered. that is 81 you have any sddjtior.I
4 memoranda
For example. somebody Is John er,.,t
and his number b. a. II sou bs,e 49,
esfang dafa relative 40 the eerfieu,sr- ~.
c0at-of-arfns etnb. azoHed. hLs siltaars-.. +.
Z e9py u be WtlL o uh0tograrh I'D ~, -
abe house ln Which be- hrad IN 49, 49,.
rial bridge bic foEuamen erected IL -.
memory. plf ah tnese Al au erFeis-.
which oeaff fne sane name ard refrf...
Z n 10 easy fran 90 iag handf La fhe s.-l
~ in case " ffe. ppon ans facif oOnnerff.g
W8th dahn afnHh
p 81 often possible 40 procure ccp.sr -
Hlf fer tman cocFiarrafion. I'D $500.
of asrdf ~ property eal3 n Ihes ~ ~
sraf. ffom n a. 81 d fnf uras. lrrr..
f9f plocafSE o eopg VI al nHcnfife8 81
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