Recognising family groups As mentioned previously ( Post: What’s in a maiden name), marriage records are…
Author: Brian Sheffey
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Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 3
A question solved – many other questions raised. Finding my great-great-great Grandfather George Henry Roane’s lost…
Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 2
Scanning the Census Records: The Roanes of Essex County, VA (1870) So picking up where I…
Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 1
Regardless of your race, if your ancestors arrived in the US and settled in a rural…
Distribution of the black Roane family in 19th Century Virginia
Following on from the previous post, here’s a map showing the distribution, by county, of the…
Distribution of the black Sheffey family in 19th Century Virginia
I thought I’d do something visual for a change. The below is a PDF file showing…
Family migration patterns: Roane family migration to: Connecticut, Massachusetts & Arkansas
It seems unfair that I’ve Maryland out of this series of blog posts covering the Roane…
Family migration patterns: Roane family migration to Delaware, New Jersey & New York
This post follows on from yesterday’s post which covered African-American Roanes’ relocation to Philadelphia. It also…
Descendants of John Adam Sheffey & Jemimah
Another family tree that I should have updated ages ago. As you’ll see, there’s still a…
Family migration patterns: Roane family migration to Pennsylvania
My apologies for this being a rather long article. It goes to show just how many…