Reynolds Co, MO


Book Description

(From the Preface) “The author has attempted to show how the original five counties in 1812 were divided and sub-divided until, by 1862, 114 counties had emerged. Reynolds County at one time, at least in part, has been a portion of seven counties; Ste. Genevieve, Cape Girardeau, Washington, Wayne, Madison, Ripley, and Shannon.”




Allen Wilson Walker: 1926-2011


Book Description

The Genealogical research of Allen Wilson Walker and his Ancestors, going back 35 generations.




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.







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.




Generations Past


Book Description

This book "is a selected list of books in the collections of the Library of Congress compiled primarily for researchers of Afro-American lineages. Included in this bibliography are guidebooks, bibliographies, genealogies, collective biographies, United States local histories, directories, and other works pertaining specifically to Afro-Americans. Emphasis is on books that contain information about lesser-known individuals of the nineteenth century and earlier, although Afro-American business and city directories published through 1959 are listed"--Introd.




Reusch Jones and Allied Families, Including Coleman, Harwood, Hoke, Jones, Maker, Myers, Reusch, and Reisinger


Book Description

Phylander Edgar Reusch was born 14 October 1876 in Douglas Co., Kansas. He married Myrtle A. Jones 18 November 1906. they were the parents of four children. Phylander married four times and was the father of five known children. He died 9 June 1940 in Lawrence, Kansas. Descendants lived primarily in Kansas, Missouri, Oregon, Indiana and elsewhere.




Here Come the Douthits


Book Description

The Douthit name is spelled many different ways. John Douthit, Sr. (1709-1784) emigrated from Ireland to southern Pennsylvania in 1724. Other Douthits, spelled various ways, had already emigrated. John Douthit, Sr. settled at Monocacy, Maryland, where he married Mary Scott in 1738. He moved to Anson County, North Carolina in 1750/1751, and later became a Moravian (members of this church settled nearby in 1753).




Coleman, Branstine, Reusch, and Allied Families


Book Description

Ancestors include James H. Coleman (1780-1864, of Wapella County, Iowa); Nicholas Reusch (ca. 1792-ca. 1862, of Morgan County, Missouri); and George Brandstein (b. ca. 1790, in Germany; died in Lorain County, Iowa, date unknown).