Re: Jones in Paris, TX
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Jones in Paris, TX
9/19/00
Shawn, since you're named Jones, I would think you would know how many people are named Jones.I think you're going to need to put a little more in your query if anyone is going to be able to help you.A successful query will have three main items, NAMES, DATES (or approximate dates) and LOCATIONS.Another suggestion, when you know the name of a town, find out the name of the county.Paris is in Lamar Co, TX.You will catch the eye of other researchers with county names."Following the Civil War" is a pretty good time period, but if you know anything else, it always helps to narrow the time period as much as possible.Many people in the South were on the move after the war.Fleshed out queries show you are a serious researcher, and will get more responses.Here a 2 hyperlinks to help you, first is Getty thesaurus to help find county names, second is TX GenWeb site.Scroll down to County Index option, click on "L", find Lamar Co, click on it.Counties vary on what info they offer, click and search.Post a query, remember the 3 "items", and get familiar with the site.Happy hunting.
http://shiva.pub.getty.edu/tgn_browser/http://shiva.pub.getty.edu/tgn_browser/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/