MacRaes to America!!


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Persons with the surname McRae, or several variations thereof, are listed by state. Information was taken mainly from U.S. censuses from 1790 to 1850.







Historic Warren County


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An illustrated history of Warren County, Ohio, paired with histories of the local companies. More than 200 years of history awaits the visitor to Historic Warren County. Heritage, culture, entertainment, industry - we have it all! The project book will highlight all these wonderful features and more which make this corner of southwest Ohio a destination for families, businesses and visitors alike. Starting in 1797, the newly-opened Northwest Territory provided a refuge for Quaker settlers who arrived in what is now Waynesville after fleeing their home state of South Carolina in protest against the scourge of slavery. The Friends form a still-active community in this diverse county which was named for the first American soldier killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill, General Joseph Warren. Numerous stops along the Underground Railroad dot the gently rolling countryside; quaint villages line the curving rural lanes and historic buildings nestle gracefully alongside modern technology in a thriving county which remains the fastest growing in Ohio. The spirit of freedom which led those brave pioneers is alive and well Historic Warren County.




The Searcher


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The Freedom of the Streets


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Gilded Age cities offered extraordinary opportunities to women--but at a price. As clerks, factory hands, and professionals flocked downtown to earn a living, they alarmed social critics and city fathers, who warned that self-supporting women were just steps away from becoming prostitutes. With in-depth research possible only in a mid-sized city, Sharon E. Wood focuses on Davenport, Iowa, to explore the lives of working women and the prostitutes who shared their neighborhoods. The single, self-supporting women who migrated to Davenport in the years following the Civil War saw paid labor as the foundation of citizenship. They took up the tools of public and political life to assert the respectability of paid employment and to confront the demon of prostitution. Wood offers cradle-to-grave portraits of individual girls and women--both prostitutes and "respectable" white workers--seeking to reshape their city and expand women's opportunities. As Wood demonstrates, however, their efforts to rewrite the sexual politics of the streets met powerful resistance at every turn from men defending their political rights and sexual power.




The American Census Handbook


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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.




Archerd


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John Archerd was born in Somerset, England in 1770. He married Mary McMichael (d. 1816) in 1799 in Ohio. He married Elizabeth Hays in 1818. Descendant Rufus Hays Archerd (1822-1898) married Nancy Rebecca Simmons (1823-1867).




The Wickersham Family in America


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with Historical Introduction by Dr. Don Yoder. This prominent Quaker family played an important role in the settlement of America from Pennsylvania to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. This impressive family history records over 12,000 individuals beginning with Thomas in 1660 and continuing by generations down to the present. Many photographs. D1873HB - $147.00




Kinnick Early Us Family History


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Jasper Kinnick was born circa 1693. He married Elizabeth Brightwell, daughter of Richard Brightwell and Katherine, circa 1715 in Maryland. They had two children. He died in 1733 in Charles County, Maryland. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Maryland, Indiana, Illionis and Iowa.