Discover Your Origins

In this video we research Henry P. Harman (1840-1863), the third son of Martha Langford and John Harman. We research Civil War military records to find out more about his Civil War service. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/civil-war-service-of-henry-p-harman/

In this video the Langford Descendancy project continues. We look at Martha Langford's first three sons and try to find additional evidence to validate the information in FamilySearch. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/researching-children-of-martha-langford/

In this video we use FamilySearch Full Text Search to find evidence of a marriage in land records between Martha Langford and John Harman. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/ai-to-find-evidence-of-a-marriage/

Joab Langford had only one source record, but was it a match. Follow the evidence analysis to determine if Joab Langford and Captain Joab Langford are the same person. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/source-record-joab-langford/

In this video we explore if the FamilySearch profile for James William Shealy makes sense. Did he marry a woman in Rhode Island and live there? Where is his brother in 1880? Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/does-it-make-sense-james-william-shealy/

FamilySearch announced their new AI powered full text search engine that is able to search documents using hand writing recognition. This is an amazing development! In this video we explore this new tool and look at a few examples of how it works. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/full-text-search-at-familysearch/

In this video we pull the Tyre Snelgrove and Nancy Langford family together. We look at Martha Ann Snelgrove and try to connect the second daughter Grace Ann Snelgrove using indirect evidence. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/connecting-a-family-with-indirect-evidence/

By evaluating evidence we can learn more about our ancestors. By looking at the evidence gathered for Tyre Snelgrove we came up with new questions and found new sources! Read more at: https://discoveryourorigins.com/evaluating-evidence-for-family-history/

We continue to work on the descendancy research for James Langford and focus on George Julian Snelgrove. We explore some resources to learn more about the localities important to the Snelgrove family, such as Telfair County, Georgia. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/locality-research-to-find-descendants/

The Langford Descendancy project continues. We look at Henry J. Snellgrove's son Johnnie William Snellgrove. We attach sources and learn a bit more about his life. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/johnnie-william-snellgrove/

An unknown child, Queen V. Wilcox, was listed in the 1910 U.S. Census for for Henry J. Snellgrove. Does this child actually belong in Henry's family. Follow along as we unravel this mystery. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/descendancy-research-queen-v-wilcox/

In this video I demonstrate some desecendancy research with a real example. We work on Henry Jackson Snelgrove by reviewing what we know, looking at record hints, and cleaning up the FamilySearch Family Tree. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/descendancy-henry-jackson-snellgrove/

In this video I demonstrate how to look at your tree to find a place where you could start doing descendancy research. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/descendancy-research/

In this video we look at two women named Inez Snellgrove, born at the same time in the same location. Are they duplicates or two separate women. And which one married Willie H Simons. Here is a strategy to fix mixed up relationships on FamilySearch. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/fixing-the-familysearch-family-tree/

In this video we take a look at the 1950 U.S. census, the technological innovations that this census brought. We take a final look at the John Henry Eaton family in 1950. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-good-look-at-the-1950-us-census/

In this video we take a deep dive in the 1940 U.S. census. We then look at the John Henry Eaton's family and what has happened since 1930. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/

We take a look at the 1930 census, talk about the Great Depression and look at what has happened next to the John Henry Eaton family. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-good-look-at-the-1930-us-census/

The 1920 U.S. Census is very similar to the previous 1910 U.S. Census. We explore the differences and then look at John Henry Eaton to see how his life has changed since 1910. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-good-look-at-the-1920-us-census/

In this video I give an overview of the 1910 U.S. Census. We then take a look at John Henry Eaton and how his family has changed since 1900. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-good-look-at-the-1910-us-census/

The 1900 U.S. census catches people at the turn of the century. The census was similar to previous censuses in the format and the questions asked. We look at John Henry Eaton and Hautie Lou Smith of Alabama. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-good-look-at-the-1900-us-census/

The 1890 U.S. Census was lost in a fire in 1921. But some fragments of the census survived. This video shows you how to find the locations that survived and what it can tell you about your ancestor. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-good-look-at-the-1890-us-census/

The 1880 U.S. census is the first census that asked about the relationship to the head of household. It also asked about the birth location of each person and their parents. This census is the last census for Colby Ross, so we take a look at him one last time. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-good-look-at-the-1880-us-census/

The 1870 U.S. Census had some controversy. We'll dive into the details of why. Plus we look at Drucilla Waits and what happened to her family during the American Civil War. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-look-at-the-1870-us-census/ https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-look-at-the-1860-us-census/

The 1860 U.S. Census is important because it captures information about people right before the American Civil War. We also take a look at the Colby Ross family and the big changes that had happened in the family. Read more at the blog: https://discoveryourorigins.com/a-look-at-the-1860-us-census/

In this video I review the 1850 U.S. Census. This census is the first to record the names of everyone in the household. This helps us connect individuals in earlier census to census counts. We also take a look at Colby Ross in Alabama again to see what we can learn. Read more at the blog post: https://discoveryourorigins.com/the-1850-us-census/