Red Book


Book Description

" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.




Genealogy and History of the Friday Families from Switzerland, Colonial and Southern America, 1535-2003


Book Description

"In the mid 1730's the Frydig's/Fridig's left Switzerland ... Two families arrived in South Carolina in 1735 ... This book will document the early settlers in South Carolina and follow [the Friday name] to Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and California."--Introduction.




The American Census Handbook


Book Description

Offers a guide to census indexes, including federal, state, county, and town records, available in print and online; arranged by year, geographically, and by topic.







Descendants and Related Families of David Samuel Ware and Amanda Roselee Chesteen Ware


Book Description

David Samuel Ware (1857-1936) married Amanda Roselee Chesteen in 1877 at Durant, Holmes County, Mississippi. They later moved from Holmes County to Montgomery County, Mississippi. Descendants and relatives lived in Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia and elsewhere. Includes some ancestors of David and Amanda, chiefly living in Mississippi.




Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990


Book Description

Report provides the total population for each of the nation's 3,141 counties from 1990 back to the first census in which the county appeared.










Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County


Book Description

This book is about local history of families in an approximately 300-square-mile region of Yazoo County in central Mississippi from 1865 to 1965. It sketches the lives of these African Americans in a violent environment. It transcribes the 1865-66 plantation census of the county. It identifies relatives who fought in the Civil War, and points out the betrayal of Southern United States Colored Troops by Reconstruction presidents. It discusses survival skills, and compares life spans of two generations. Addressing unpleasantness it fills gaps left by oral family history.