OK, I admit it. I have been holding out information on George. I probably would have continued to hold off on some information, but one of Papa’s cousins reminded me, and I am coming clean! The Michigan Histories and Atlases have given me quite a few clues about our families, and here is a crumb: …
Tag: Burdick
Nov 05
Burdick Family Land Records, Wexford County, Michigan, Liber 4 Page 492
I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update with each post. I have elected to post all the deeds related to George W. Burdick and …
Nov 04
Burdick Family Land Records, Wexford County, Michigan Liber 4 Page 491
I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update with each post. I have elected to post all the deeds related to George W. Burdick and …
Nov 02
Burdick Family Land Records -Liber 3 Page 603 – George Burdick
I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update with each post. The names of members of George W. Burdick’s family appear quite often in the …
Oct 31
Burdick Family Land Records – Liber 3 page 326 , Wexford County, Michigan
I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update with each post. The names of members of George W. Burdick’s family appear quite often in the …
Oct 27
Liber 2 Page 403 Land Records, what next?
I am writing a little about my experience working with deed records, using Wexford County, Michigan as an example. After I had collected a list of the names and location of the records, I started through the deed record books using my form. It might be helpful to explain that although recording this information directly …
Sep 26
Soper Cemetery, Colfax Township, Wexford County Michigan – Burdick
This is the cemetery we visit most often. I am posting the gravesites for those who are associated with Papa’s family by surname. Burdick These four graves are near a large tree, and nearly 40 years ago, when I first saw them, two of the stones were being raised by the roots of the tree. …
Jul 25
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Good Genealogy Luck
Randy Seaver says, “It’s Saturday Night – time for our weekly Genealogy Fun!” John Milton originally said “luck is the residue of design” (and Branch Rickey is often credited with the saying). However, the definition of “luck” is “the chance happening of fortunate or adverse events.” I saw a post on the Genealogy Insider blog …
Jun 10
Belle’s Box – 3-4
Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here. The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items …