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.




William Webster of Prince George's County Maryland, 1698-1777


Book Description

William Webster appears in Prince George's County, Maryland in June of 1712 when he is judged to be 14 years of age. Includes information about people who married into the family and provides a great deal of information about each individual. All appear to be in Maryland and surrounding areas.




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.







Family Tree of Daniel Gloyd, Senior


Book Description

Daniel Gloyd came to America from England about 1730.




Montgomery County, Maryland, 1850 Census


Book Description

A compilation of census records covering the county's five election districts then existing: Cracklin, Clarksburg, Medley, Rockville and Berry. Within each district, the book is divided into four sections. Section One contains the names of the free inhabitants within the district, with age, race, occupation, value of real estate and personal property, and level of education given for each. Section Two contains a tabulation of numbers of slaves held. Section Three contains names of persons who died during the preceding year, plus age and cause of death. Section Four lists the productions of agriculture during the preceding year. The book closes with general statistics of selected Maryland counties including Frederick, Prince George's, Montgomery and Washington. 1998, 359 pp., 8.5x11, fullname index




The Griffith Families of Maryland


Book Description

Collection of historical and genealogical resources for the state of Maryland.







A Marylander and Texian


Book Description

H. G. Catlett’s name is on land surveys throughout central Texas. This book, with never-before published letters and documents, tells his story—his work as a surveyor, service as a Texas Ranger, a courier for Zachary Taylor, an Army quartermaster, an expert on Indian affairs, and a proponent for a National Road (through Texas, of course.) Available at Amazon.com.