Posted By:Sheryl Williams
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Subject:Re: Hopkins County Archives
Post Date:May 11, 2009 at 17:27:06
Message URL:http://genforum.genealogy.com/tx/hopkins/messages/912.html
Forum:Hopkins County, TX Genealogy Forum
Forum URL:http://genforum.genealogy.com/tx/hopkins/

Just in case you don't already have these links:

Favorite free search sites:

-For anyone with Texas ancestors

This is a GREAT site where you can retrieve on-line actual downloaded digital images of actual documents.

http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/RepublicSearch.jsp


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Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845
http://www.mindspring.com/~dmaxey/rep_name.htm

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GenForum / Family Forums
http://genforum.com/

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USGenWeb Archives - Special Projects http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/

If you have the patience you can use their search engine using just the surname, or narrow your search by using just the surname and a state.
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Family Group Sheet Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/
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RootWeb . com / World Connect http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/

*Fuzzy search can be helpful with uncommon names.

*Try running varied/creative searches ie.
1)spouse surnames only;
2)surname of one spouse/first name of other spouse;
3)surname only w/only year of birth
4)surname only w/only location of birth or death
5)surname only w/parent name <add birth year>

Please try many various misspellings to find all documents. Remember to check for initials and common abrev:

Benjamin -- Benj.
James -- Jas.
Lawerence -- Lawr.
Robert -- Rbt.
Samuel -- Saml., Sam'l.
Edward -- Edw.
Thomas -- Thos.
William -- Wm.
Charles -- Chas.
John -- Jno.
Daniel -- Danl. / Dan'l.
George -- Geo.
Joseph -- Jos.
Richard -- Richd.

**Also running various web searches have yielded some great results.**
(HINT: always use "quotes")

Examples: "Thomas H. Williams" or
"Thomas H. Williams" + location (ie. TX)
"Thos. H. Williams"
"Thomas Williams"
"Williams, Thomas"

Also run the same searches using all mis-spelling variations you know of.

-Try these also -
sometimes you can locate a researcher working on the same line.
"Thomas H. Williams" descendants
"Thomas H. Williams" ancestors

or locate records -
"Thomas H. Williams" marriage-
"Thomas H. Williams" census

**Repeat above adding location and/or year-
"Thomas H. Williams" land

**Repeat above adding a location