Heartland Genealogy

When doing your genealogy research do you sometimes feel like you are going down a rabbit hole or chasing your tail? That's what I somet...

Thanks to some updates to the yDNA test I manage, my Crawford line (James Crawford - born 1772, died 1854) has been assigned a new Haplogrou...

Do you ever find yourself retracing your research steps because you learn about a new family connection? Yep, that's me. I'm going b...

Do you ever re-look at a document and discover a new clue? That was my experience when a 4th cousin sent me a copy of a letter - a letter th...

Do you have ancestors living in the colonies prior to the revolutionary war? Have you applied to the Daughters of the American Revolution (D...

Madison County Kentucky Deed book B page 269-270 page 269 Crawford to Rice

Deed-KY-Lincoln-Crawford-Kennedy Lincoln County Kentucky Deed Book A page 219 image 120 FH Microfilm 192238 Kennedy to Crofford ...

Madison County Kentucky Deed Book D page 712 and 713 FamilySearch Film #183285 This indenture made this third day of October one th...

One of the suggestions for breaking down a brick wall is to go back thru one's previous research. I can't say that I've broken t...

I thought I had figured out those James Crawfords who appear on multiple family trees with intermingled records and families. To my surprise...

The will of James Crawford in Fleming County, Kentucky lists his children, giving the married names of his daughters. This makes it possible...

James Crawford's 1835 will found on pages 435-436 of Book E in Fleming County, Kentucky Legacies daughter Mary Kennerey son Crawfo...

Do you ever go back thru your research trying to use your older research to try and find new information? If so, that is what I'm workin...

Have you ever seen a name in a deed or court document and thought to yourself, 'Hey, I've seen that name before?' Well that was ...

I love it when I find a deed listing heirs! Do you? I thought I was going to learn the heirs of Alexander Crawford of Pulaski County, Kent...

Well, I'm chasing those Crawfords thru another set of Kentucky tax lists. This time, I'm looking in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Anothe...

Gowns, Petticoats and Silver Spoons Have you ever seen a court case ordering the sale of the household goods -- including the gowns and pe...

Have you ever run across a little tiny clue that changes your entire thinking about family members? Well, I may have run across just such ...

Do you find little clues in tax records? When I reviewed the Lincoln County Kentucky tax records, I made some discoveries that are helping m...

1784 Grand Jury Lincoln County Kentucky as found in the Court Order Book, 1783-1786 for the Kentucky Supreme Court of Lincoln County I...