tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685458215837664886.post1027272242506036645..comments2024-02-12T16:21:12.752-05:00Comments on I Dream of Genea(logy): Great! Now What?Abba-Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089473766267377501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685458215837664886.post-23552876540444243932009-01-03T22:07:00.000-05:002009-01-03T22:07:00.000-05:00Congratulations! You've just been honored with the...Congratulations! You've just been honored with the Proximidade Award by the Genealogy Traces blog.Judith Richards Shuberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499186334451409604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685458215837664886.post-112752215585952882009-01-03T11:15:00.000-05:002009-01-03T11:15:00.000-05:00Hi Miriam,Thanks for all the great tips. I don't b...Hi Miriam,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the great tips. <BR/><BR/>I don't believe any of the 5 siblings died in SC but I've looked through Ancestry's records for all of them, including a step-father I believe was Ira McElrath and can't find anyone. I looked for several people who I know died in SC and can't find them either. Primarily Calvin Rufus Bishop, Selena's father who died in 1880. And even his father Andrew Berryman Bishop. Nada.<BR/><BR/>I believe Selena's younger sister Eva died in North Carolina, but I can't find that record either. What I did come across is the death of an older brother, Jonah Bishop and I ordered that record as well.<BR/><BR/>This isn't over yet!Abba-Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089473766267377501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685458215837664886.post-84743479136808125312009-01-02T23:40:00.000-05:002009-01-02T23:40:00.000-05:00OK, Amir, I hate to have you think I'm bugging you...OK, Amir, I hate to have you think I'm bugging you, but I came up with a couple of ideas.<BR/><BR/>Did Selana have siblings who died in South Carolina before 1855? Because Ancestry has SC death certificates for 1821 - 1955, and maybe one of those siblings will have the mother's maiden name listed. If you don't have an Ancestry account, let me know. I will be happy to look things up for you and send you copies of the records.Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685458215837664886.post-65592884112901405962009-01-02T23:29:00.000-05:002009-01-02T23:29:00.000-05:00Oops, I just re-read the post and saw that Leila (...Oops, I just re-read the post and saw that Leila (Selena's daughter) was the informant. She may have not know much about her mother's parents...OR she may have just been overwhelmed with the funeral details or bogged down with grief to give the information correctly or in full.Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685458215837664886.post-81048686893351688402009-01-02T23:25:00.000-05:002009-01-02T23:25:00.000-05:00Amir,Old-fashioned typewriters did not have a numb...Amir,<BR/><BR/>Old-fashioned typewriters did not have a number 1 key. To make a 1, you had to use lower case L or upper case I. When I first learned typing on an old manual set with an old-fashioned textbook, that was how I learned it (and this was in the 1970s!).<BR/><BR/>Who was the informant for the death certificate? They just may not have had much knowledge about Selena or her parents (obviously they didn't know her parents' names). In that case, the information they DID give may be incorrect, such as the birth date.<BR/><BR/>I've had the same frustration, many times, of thinking a certain document would help me out, only to find out the text boxes were filled with "unknown" or left blank. I wish you success in your search.Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.com