Genealogical Material

Genealogical Material

GENEALOGICA L M ATERIA L I N T HE T LOU I S PU B C B R A RY S . L I L I KATHAR I N E TWI N I NG MOO DY R E FE R EN CE L I B R A R I A N PR I C E FI VE C E NT S , ST O . L UI S ST . LOUI S PUB LI C LI B R A RY 9 1 5 224 ST . LOU IS PUB LIC LI B RARY TAB F LE O CONTENTS . Page I ntr ducti n 225 n o o Michiga 0 0 0 0 0 n n 226 nn Ge eral Ge ealogy . Mi esota I n x 226 n n de es . Wisco si B ibli r hi s 227 I w og ap e o a . B ks u 227 I n n oo abo t Names . dia Territory Heraldry 227 Southern States 22 n . Orders of Knighthood . 8 Maryla d n Arms of Families 228 Virgi ia . S ecific n 22 W V n p Cou tries . 9 est irgi ia 22 n Europe . 9 North Caroli a 229 n . Great Britain . South Caroli a England 230 1 K n . Ireland 23 e tucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scotland Alabama . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wales Texas n . 0 0 Belgium Arka sas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nn . o o o o o France . Te essee o Germany Western States Norway Kansas Rome . Nebraska . United States North Dakota n n . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New E gla d . South Dakota 0 Maine Colorado . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Hampshire Utah . Montana . n . o o o o Massachusetts . Orego o o o o o o o o o f n Rhode I sland . Cali or ia I n L . 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connecticut mmigratio ists 0 n Middle Atla tic States . Military Records New Y ork Pension Rolls . New Jersey Rosters ; Colonial Wars . Delaware Revolution Penn sylvania War of 1 81 2 . d k P . Mississippi an La e Basins . atriotic Societies hi H n O o . ugue ots I ndiana Magazines Currently Received . Illinois . Family Histories . F i Missouri . Theatrical am lies " MONTHLY B ULLETIN l T 225 MATER IAL AVAILAB LE FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH I N THE T . P S LOUIS UB LIC LI B RARY . K n n n f n L By athari e Twi i g Moody , Re ere ce ibrarian . INTRODUCTION . I n n n f n creati g a ge ealogical re ere ce library it has been necessary to obtain , f f n n u —fil f first o all , works o a ge eral at re es o genealogical magazines . visitations and an n n n f n st dard tow histories rather tha i dividual amily ge ealogies . n n Today , although it is true that this collectio still lacks importa t sets , it e n in n f f has reach d a poi t its developme t where airly satis actory research is possible . in f f Naturally , view o the act that acquisitions are constantly being received , . n n this list must serve merely as a basis or guide Si ce , however , current additio s ’ l n in L n n n n to the col ectio are listed the ibrary s Mo thly Bulleti s , perso s i terested an u - - I f may , with little trouble , possess p to date catalogue . t is , o course , impossible n n ff n nf n f r to me tio all titles which a ord ge ealogical i ormatio , or most biog aphies and histories might be included . Contrary to the custom of many libraries the greater part of the collection n in here listed is kept upon ope shelves the Reference Room . Such easy access n n n I n arouses much favorable comme t for reaso s easily u derstood . t scarcely eeds to be urged that a small collection used exhaustively is more satisfactory than d resources inaccessible an material unsuspected . — Genealogy is the one class of literature impartially handled no work ever becomes out of date ; its style is never questioned ; not one volume may be disre n in - garded by the pedigree hu ter , for the most unlooked for spot the elusive fact n may be stumbled upo . To the uninitiated it may be surprising to learn that family histories are by n o means the sum total of material necessary in genealogical work . Long files of state archives serve to locate geographically families whose migra n n n n i tio s are u certai ; moreover , they give accurate data regardi g the public serv ces of individuals . n nd and n n Military rosters of the U ited States a of the several states , pe sio i in rolls , are n demand to prove eligi bility for membership the various patriotic f z n societies , while the membership rolls o these very organi atio s are trails already z i nn . bla ed , with wh ch others may easily co ect Town and county histories abound i n valuable material ; lists of immigrants n 1n n and to the U ited States colo ial days , church records of baptisms marriages , n n n n and r collectio s of wills , mu icipal publicatio s listi g births , deaths mar iages ni n all fur sh welcome i formation . and Many colleges are i ssui ng biographical lists of graduates , full of data , , f u f i n n n . o co rse , general biographical encyclopedias are use ul traci g desce t n n Sometimes a date , a name or a place will prese t the ecessary clue ; all else f n f f n aili g , directories o cities and membership lists o societies will i dicate the n whereabouts of individuals bearing the family name , suggesti g the fact that n f r n be r i o matio may obtained th ough them . ’ By means of the heralds visitations and notes of those who have delved upon n fa f n E glish soil , it is possible to trace many milies to the days o the Co queror , and f f n fin e n . , i we may accept the records o the nobility , i de itely b yo d n h n i n i n n i i f n s ort , an exte ded genealogical quest , its ge u ty , w ll o te require the detective genius of a Sherlock Holmes Person s having family records are invited to place manuscript copies in this L I f f L f n i . i i i i i brary pre erred , the brary w ll make photostat c cop es o ma uscr pt or i n n printed cha rts and will return the originals . The preservat o of ma y valuable records will then be permanently assured . O V T Y R QflQ KATHARI NE . MOOD , 226 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIB RARY GENERAL L GENEA OGY . ol on K I n - - C . n alo and h o . Su n . 1 1 . 9 B t , Ge e gy ist ry ( ppleme t 909 91 1 . Ref 29 m . f. 906 A er Hist . Assoc . Ann . rept . Re Addres s eg of n al n f f in ge ealogists , so ames o amilies i n e wh ch each is i ter sted . urk ir . R f B e , S J . B ise o great families ; other r s on S . and 2 P e t , H . Unclaimed money ; a handy bo k essays stories . 1 873 . Ref. 9 9 o for at law n of kin an d on in A disserta tion upon the ancien t li n ea ge of the peers an d heirs , ext pers s n t i h a of a fragme s of fam ly istory se rch clue to un claimed money , mi ssmg a and ri n 4 d rel tives f e ds . th e . C o ton . r f , H A . How to trace a pedigree . 1 91 1 . Re f. 3 47 . 6 ’ Rush n . n a o 3 a ona i e , P C Ge e l gist leg l dicti ry . Cro . z er , W A ed. Genea logical directory . 1 909 . Ref. 929 1 907 . Ref. p n in l le al n an d f il r i a and r f Ex lai s terms used medieva g docume ts Locates am ies geog aph c lly , gives add esses o ecords l e n f o n n e in e i l particularly such as re ate to the poss ssio o pers s i ter sted th se fam es . i {an tjs . l F tch . e er , W . G D . Royal descents ; Scottish i R . n r S ms , Ma ual fo the genealogist ; descrip o . rec rds 1 908 . f. 929 .7 on of u o d a o h a and o h in ti s p blic rec r s , p r c i l t er Show g how to trace a descen t from royal ty . f registers , wills , [etc ] New ed . 1 888 . Re . 929 al on F and G t , Schuster , E . Noteworthy fami m a d 1 908 .

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