Have you ever tripped over a county line? I mean, have you ever not considered a family in the neighboring county just because they are in the neighboring county?
Well, I have -- for over thirty years.
As I've written about before, I have two James Crawford families living in Preble County, Ohio. One is my ancestor and one is his neighbor.
My ancestor was married in Garrard County, Kentucky in 1799, while the other James was married in Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1793. For all these years, I've thought that the records for Lincoln County, Kentucky were in relation to the 'other' James while the records in Garrard and Madison counties were for my James.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Moving Day Part 3
Have you ever copied some text and images (photos) from one source to another expecting everything to transfer without issue only to discover the images didn't quite make the transition?
That's what happened when I imported my WordPress blog content into Blogger. Instead of bringing the images along, the post links back to the images on WordPress.
I noticed something was amiss when I tried to use the icons to change the justification of the image. When that wasn't working, I dived into the HTML side to discover the A HREF code linking to my WordPress blog.
That's what happened when I imported my WordPress blog content into Blogger. Instead of bringing the images along, the post links back to the images on WordPress.
I noticed something was amiss when I tried to use the icons to change the justification of the image. When that wasn't working, I dived into the HTML side to discover the A HREF code linking to my WordPress blog.
Jump Break
Have you ever found something extremely beneficial via Google but have no idea how you knew to search for it? That was my case today as I learned to use a 'Jump Break'.
I wanted to make my blog look similar to the 'Cleator' template where only part of each post appears on the front page. The partial post contains a 'Read More' link at the bottom taking the reader to the entier post.
I wanted to make my blog look similar to the 'Cleator' template where only part of each post appears on the front page. The partial post contains a 'Read More' link at the bottom taking the reader to the entier post.
Moving Day
When working on your genealogy, have you ever used a piece of software or web site that didn't quite do what you expected. Then, when you go searching for an alternative find that the alternative is relatively expensive and you want to preserve your precious genealogy funds for something else.
Well, that's the position I was in a couple of weeks ago with my WordPress blog. The one thing I wanted to include in a blog post either required HTML coding or a plug-in. The plug-in was easy to find - but, my WordPress blog doesn't allow plug-ins. In order for me to utilize plug-ins, I would have to upgrade my PERSONAL WordPress plan to a BUSINESS plan -- at a significant increase in cost.
Well, that's the position I was in a couple of weeks ago with my WordPress blog. The one thing I wanted to include in a blog post either required HTML coding or a plug-in. The plug-in was easy to find - but, my WordPress blog doesn't allow plug-ins. In order for me to utilize plug-ins, I would have to upgrade my PERSONAL WordPress plan to a BUSINESS plan -- at a significant increase in cost.
Moving Day Part 2
Have you ever tried to copy a web site from one hosting service to another? If so, then you understand the desire to have an 'EASY' button. Without such an 'Easy' button, tedious time is needed to copy/paste the information and then clean up the HTML.
That's where I was when considering moving my WordPress content to Blogger. I needed an 'EASY' button. After all, shouldn't I be able to EXPORT from WordPress and IMPORT into Blogger? That should be easy enough, right?
I found the EXPORT link in WordPress setting when I opened SETTINGS and scrolled down.
That's where I was when considering moving my WordPress content to Blogger. I needed an 'EASY' button. After all, shouldn't I be able to EXPORT from WordPress and IMPORT into Blogger? That should be easy enough, right?
I found the EXPORT link in WordPress setting when I opened SETTINGS and scrolled down.
Tax Man Cometh
It's tax season again. I'm betting that unless one has a child applying for a college scholarship, most people haven't started their taxes yet. I know I haven't. I'd rather be spending my time researching.
So why was I buried in tax information yesterday? Well, I was going back thru some old research in pre 1800 tax lists for Madison County, Kentucky. I've looked at the tax information before, but didn't have a good understanding of the various families to be able to identify the people listed.
So why was I buried in tax information yesterday? Well, I was going back thru some old research in pre 1800 tax lists for Madison County, Kentucky. I've looked at the tax information before, but didn't have a good understanding of the various families to be able to identify the people listed.
Friday, January 25, 2019
Marriage Bond Mystery
Unfortunately, I have documents with partial citations. One set of those documents is four marriage bonds involving Crawford family members from Kentucky in the 1790s.
- Mary Crawford consent to marry James Sellers given by Rebekah Crawford on 19 Dec 1791 in Lincoln County, Kentucky witnessed by James Crawford and Wm Sellers
- Bond of James Crawford and Nathan Douglas for the marriage of James Crawford to Martha Night on 12 Mar 1793 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Consent for the marriage was given by John Goodpastor and witnessed by James Sellers and Samuel Sellers
- Consent of Rebekah Crawford for Sarah Crawford to marry William Sellers on 2 Feb 1796 in Lincoln County, KY witnessed by James Crawford and James Sellers
- Bond by James Crawford and James Sellers for the marriage of James Crawford and Sally Duggins on 12 Sept 1799 in Garrard County, Kentucky
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