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Explaining unknown person found in family listing in 1940 Federal Census of Iowa?
Here are the questions that I would investigate, that might help determine who this extra household member was:
Have you looked at the census page image to verify it was indexed correctly? This is ...
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Publication date of this Jimmy Hatlo cartoon
This cartoon by Jimmy Hatlo is one of his "They'll Do It Every Time" series, which ran in multiple newspapers around the U.S. from 1929 to 2008. (Other illustrators took over after Hatlo's ...
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Run away marriage: why did people go to Maryland?
For those interested, the marriage certificate has been found.
While the law forcing couples to wait 2 days between the license and the marriage had significantly reduced the number of couples going ...
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1935 residence code in the 1940 census
This is a preliminary answer that will be added to as I find more information -- see the area below the dividing line for updates. The short answer is that the code 7251 is the designation for ...
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Locating burial in Veles ein stadt am agaisczea Meer
The phrase following the placename is:
eine Stadt am Ägäisches Meer
that is, "a city on the Aegean Sea"
That means that "Veles" must be in either Greece or Turkey
Fuzzy Gazetteer suggests a ...
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Getting mother’s birth certificate from lwow Rosa 1945?
Assuming the place is Lwów (Polish name) or Lviv (current transliteration from Cyrillic) - it's a city currently in Ukraine, in 1939 it was annexed by the USSR, previously part of Poland. To get her ...
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Explaining unknown person found in family listing in 1940 Federal Census of Iowa?
I think it's important to remember that for genealogy, the historical records we use were created for another purpose. Understanding that purpose is key to getting the most out of the information ...
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1946 - Duncan House - Clifton Bristol
The building still stands, at 20 Clifton Down Road, and normally I would expect the UD to mean Urban District would assume that the registrar probably just forgot to write the district name before it.
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1946 - Duncan House - Clifton Bristol
As you know, it is difficult to give a good answer to unspecific "I want to know everything/anything" queries, so I will answer with some questions and ideas for further research.
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Seeking 1945 New Jersey Death Record
Disclaimer: I have not ordered certificates from New Jersey yet and have written this answer based on what I could find online. Please direct questions about the current availability of certificates ...
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Finding 1941 death record or gravesite for Eli(as) Weinstock in Cernauti
Yad Vashem holds a testimonial for one Elias Weinstock murdered in 1941, Chernovits
Quoting:
Elias Weinschtok was born in Czernowitz, Romania to Shaul and Malka.
He was a journalist and married. ...
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Finding grave of ancestor who died 1945 in Luckau, Brandenburg, Germany
I had a look on findagrave.com, but wasn't able to find your great-grandfathers grave, however, not all headstones are included, so that doesn't mean much.
It seems that there is only one cemetery in ...
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Committed for Postnatal Depression 1930-40?
"Postnatal Depression" as you call it is probably "Postpartum Depression", the term we now use. It happens shortly after and can continue for a long time after giving birth. The severity can range ...
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