http://www.dearisobel.org/family one girl's search for her family tree Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:26:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kathryn Acker Born: abt 1861 in New Jersey, United States Mother: Father: Death: Burial: Marriage Nathan Decker abt 1877 Children John Henry Acker born 31 Mar 1878 Arminda Decker born abt 1879 Lilly Decker born Jun 1884 Jennie Decker born Jun 1886 Nellie Decker born Sep 1889 US Federal Census 1880: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States 1900: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States Miscellaneous ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/surnames/acker/kathryn-acker/ So where have I been? Well, I'm still unemployed (college full time now, so hopefully that will change soon) and my unemployment benefits were exhausted about the time I stopped posting. I no longer had any extra money to devote to research and as a result, it kind of fell ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/site-news/mia/ This is my third time writing for the Carnival of Genealogy and when I first saw the topic "Cars" I couldn't think what I could really write about except the sad parade of cars my siblings and I have used. And then I remembered when I was going through some of ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/general-research/automobiles/ Kate Lyden (3 Nov 1886-5 Apr 1957) Kate Lyden is a major brick wall, mostly because her mother married a few times and Kate went on to marry twice herself, and lie about her name and age a lot. Here's what I know for sure. She's born 3 Nov 1886 to Michael ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/brick-walls/the-mystery-of-kate-lyden/ I'm pretty sure that I've been able to get into genealogy at the best time. Nine years ago, when my mother began this research, she wrote to a lot of people, she visited a few of the local historical societies, she talked to the living relatives and she managed to ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/general-research/technology/ I was very fortunate when I began my family genealogy -- my mother had done work on her own lines a few years ago for a project in college and had completed a lot of the ground work, particularly on her maternal line for her mother Beatrice TRAINER (1938-2006). ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/general-research/siblings-marrying-siblings/ Edmund Hewitt Priest Born: abt 1850 in Pennsylvania, United States Mother: Sarah [--?--] Father: George W Priest Death: Marriage Mary Ann Snyder on 25 Jan 1872 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States Children Lizzey Priest in 1873 George Priest in 1874 Daniel Priest in Dec 1875 Rebecca Ann Priest on 25 Oct 1878 Louis C Priest in Jun 1882 Census 1880: Camden, ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/surnames/priest/edmund-priest/ Margaret B Krips Born: 14 Jan 1858 in Pennsylvania, United States Mother: Sabina Gary Father: Thomas Krips Death: 4 Dec 1927 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States Burial: New Camden Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States Marriage Germaine Smith Hammell on 26 Jun 1875 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States Children Francis ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/surnames/krips/margaret-b-krips/ Germaine (German) Smith Hammell Born: 15 Sep 1854 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States Mother: Mary Locke Father: Joseph R Hammell Death: 16 Apr 1925 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States Burial: New Camden Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States Marriage Margaret B Krips on 26 Jun 1875 in Camden, Camden ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/surnames/hammell/germaine-smith-hammell/ My Trenton trip was just about a success. I came home with about eighteen documents and found almost all of the records I went there to search for. A few marriage records still remain elusive and I've just about given up hope of finding some of them in the state ... http://www.dearisobel.org/family/general-research/on-the-road-to-organization/