Y
ou know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone that you found the document, contacted a cousin with the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone that you found the document, contacted a cousin with the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
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| Birth Certificate Mary R. Baker |
My Happy Dance Moment for this week:
This week has been busy as I have put the final touches on my presentations for NGS and worked through a huge to-do list to prepare to leave for a week.
While I was adding slides to my presentation on researching in South Carolina, I came across an updated database. The one that should include my paternal grandmother's birth certificate. Over the years, I have requested it but always received a reply that it couldn't be found. I received a shortened version at one point, but I want the original long record!
And there it was! Her mother's name was completely indexed wrong, and her father's side of the form is almost unreadable. I can almost make out his name.
No wonder it wasn't found by the Vital Records Department!
The family has wondered over the years if Jubal Ransom (JR) Early was named on her birth certificate. You see, her parents were not married at the time of her birth.
We knew who her father was reported to be but were curious about whether he was named.
And he was! It's hard to read, but it says J.R. Early from Statesville, NC.
I wish I could tell his occupation, but that line is almost completely gone.
Mary R. Baker-Mimi to her grandkids. Finally!
So fun to find family records while putting together a presentation to help others find theirs!
A happy dance moment for sure!
Looking forward to reading about your Happy Dance moment!
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