The Family Tree Problem Solver

by Rising, Marsha Hoffman

• ISBN13: 9781558706859
• ISBN10: 1558706852
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-02
• Publisher: Family Tree Books

Summary

Complications arising from incomplete or missing records, census irregularities, and individuals of the same name occur more often than non-genealogists might think. Respected genealogist and author Marsha Hoffman Rising helps beginners break through these "brick walls" by breaking down each researcher's common problem into a chapter with straightforward solutions. Readers will:* Go straight to the answers they need without wading through theory or irrelevant records overviews* Find explanations and case studies easily understood by beginning genealogists, yet still useful for more experienced researchers* Learn what NOT to do in research to avoid hitting brick walls in the futureThe result is the best and most accessible book on the market about overcoming obstacles, from Family Tree magazine and Family Tree Books, the sources of genealogy's most popular publications!

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
The First Step: Analyzing the Problem and Planning a Strategy for Success	3	(18)
Finding Births, Marriages, and Deaths Before Civil Registration	21	(29)
Why Does the Census Taker Always Miss My Ancestor?	50	(17)
Consider the Collateral Kin: Genealogical Research in the Full Family Context	67	(23)
Your Day in Court	90	(25)
What to Do When the Courthouse Burned	115	(18)
Give Me Land-Lots of Land	133	(18)
Sorting Individuals of the Same Name	151	(22)
The Critical Connection: Finding Ancestors Who Lived Before 1850	173	(21)
Ten Mistakes Not to Make in Your Family Research	194	(21)
Analysis of Evidence	215	(17)
Index	232