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Census records. Every genealogist uses them at one point or another. They’re a great source of information as long as you keep in mind the possibility for errors to be found within the census records. The United States has taken a federal census every 10 years since 1790. The first census enumeration contained a limited…
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve talked about birth records and marriage records, which can be used in your genealogy. Today I want to talk about death records. Before getting started I want to rewind to last week’s post about marriage records. In that post I neglected to mention a valuable piece of information. …
Today we’re continuing to talk about vital records. Last week we talked about birth certificates and some of the information you can find on them. This week we’re going to talk about marriage records. If you’ve been married you know how obtaining a marriage license works. You fill out an application, get the license, the…
It’s time for Tombstone Tuesday again. We aren’t straying far from last week’s spotlight. Today we’re looking at my second great-grandfather, Julius Ferdinand Altman. Tombstone of Julius Ferdinand Altman Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota Julius was the fifth of ten children of Christian Gottlieb Altman and Maria Elizabeth (Neubauer) Altman. He had…
It’s Tuesday and that means another edition of Tombstone Tuesday! Today we’re still wandering thru Anselm Lutheran Cemetery. Among the many family members residing in Anselm Cemetery is my second great-grandmother, Marie Louise Henrietta (Froemke) Altman (a.k.a. Altmann). Headstone of Marie Louis Henrietta (Froemke) Altman (a.k.a. Altmann) Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota…
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