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Bible Records

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Birth Records
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My Ancestors & Family Birth Certificates Dated 1856 to 1878. These are also linked on the surname pages. Images Susan Shields Sasek
Birth Records Butler & Stoddard (Augusta Co., VA) & East (Halifax Co., VA); 1850's & 1860's Transcriptions Susan Shields Sasek
Prince Edward Co., VA Births 1862 - 1896, Index Brightwell, East, Jenkins & Southall Transcription Susan Shields Sasek


Cemetery Records
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Cemetery Records Headstone Inscriptions and Photos that I have taken (by myself & with help from others) in various places in Virginia and North Carolina Inscriptions & Photos Susan Shields Sasek
Thornrose Cemetery Butler and Stoddard burials, Staunton, Augusta Co., VA, 1862-1984 Transcription Secretary of Thornrose Cemetery
Gilead A.R.P. Cemetery Mecklenburg Co., NC; 475 entries including the following surnames: Alexander, 64; Alcorn, 7; Anderson, 1; Baker, 2; Barkley, 7; Beard, 21; Berryhill, 1; Bell, 8; Beaver, 2; Blakley, 6; Blythe, 4; Bowles, 2; Brown, 4; Buchanan, 1; Burgess, 2; Cashion, 7; Cathey, 1; Conley, 1; Cosby, 1; Davis, 2; Dishman, 2; Donaldson, 1; Duckworth, 1; Dunn, 2; Eudy, 2; Fidler, 18; Gailbreath, 2; Gibbs, 1; Gibby, 3; Gibson, 15; Goodrum, 19; Hanna, 7; Harward, 1; Hastings, 7; Hayden, 1; Helms, 7; Henderson, 1; Herron, 1; Hill, 1; Hoffman, 1; Holloway, 2; Honeycutt, 2; Houser, 2; Houston, 1; Howard, 4; Hubbard, 18; Huffman, 1; Irvin, 9; Jetton, 1; Johnson, 3; Johnston, 19; Jolly, 2; Keistler, 1; King, 1; Long, 8; Lowrie, 4; Luckey, 3; McAuley/McAulay, 14; Morrow, 2; Mundy, 14; Nance, 2; Nantz, 6; Norket, 8; Osborne, 6; Poplin, 2; Pressley, 1; Price, 2; Reagan, 3; Reagans, 2; Riley, 6; Riggins, 1; Ritchie, 1; Rogers, 6; Shaw, 1; Sherrill, 1; Shinn, 4; Sifford, 1; Smith, 7; Stanley, 5; Stephens, 17; Stevens, 1; Stillwell, 24; Talbert, 2; Thornton, 1; Treadway, 1; Tompkins, 1; Wilhelm, 9; Williams, 2; & Withers, 4.  Also includes 2 cemetery plot maps.  (9 pages) Transcription Sandra Shields Griffin
Gilead A.R.P. Church Cemetery Maps, Mecklenburg Co., NC 2 numbered maps that go w/ list of burials at the cemetery Map images Sandra Shields Griffin
Brown Family Cemetery 4 known graves, surnames include Brown, Hill (?) & Corling buried 1832 to 1840 Transcription & Image Dean & Susan Sasek
Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery Mecklenburg Co., NC; partial listing, 592 entries including the following surnames: Abernathy (24),    Alexander (63),   Allen (2),   Allison,   Baker (6),   Barkley (6),   Barnett (3),   Barron (2),   Barry (9),   Barton,   Bean,   Beaty (3),   Bell,   Black (3),   Blackwood (2),   Blythe (13),   Bradley (3),   Brown (3),    Butler (2),    Caldwell (2),   Campbell (3),   Cannon & Canon (9),   Capps (3),   Carr (9),   Carson (3),   Collins,   Craven (2),   Cumming,   Davidson (9),   Dohorty & Dougherty,   Douglas & Douglass (4),   Dunn,   Dunnfe,   Elliott & Elliotte (9),   Emerson,   Fullham,   Garrison,   Gathings,   Graham (2),   Grey (2),   Hampton (6),   Hannon,   Harry (7)Henderson (35),   Houston (7),   Hunter (3),   Irvin (3),   Jamison (7),   Johnson (2),   Kennerly (2),   Kerns (20),   Kerr (2),   Kincaid,   King,   Knox,   Latta (3),   Lawing (2),   Little (5),   Long (2),   Love,   Luckey (2),   Martin (3),   McAulay (3),   McClure (4),   McCorkle (11),   McCoy (5),   McCraken,   McCreaken,   McElroy (5),   McEntire (3),   McGin,   McKnight,   McLure (2),   McNeely (4),   Miller,   Mincy,   Monteith (9),   Moore (10),   Nance (2),   Parks (17),   Patterson (4),   Peel,   Peoples (4),   Petters,   Pharr (2),   Puckett (16),   Rankin (3),   Reid (2),   Robinson (4),   Rodgers,   Ross (3),   Rufsel or Russel,   Sample (18)Shields (7),    Sommerville,   Spencer,   Stephens (6),   Stevens (2),   Stewart (5),   Stinson,   Stowe (2),   Stuart (3),   Thompson & Thomson (6),   Todd (6),   Torrance & Torrence (11),   Underwood (4),   Vance (10),   Wallis,   Warren (2),   Wharton (3),   White (8),   Whitley (5),   Wier,   Williams (8),   Williamson (2),   Willis,   Wilson (18),   Winders,   Withers,   Woodruff,   Woods (2) Extracts Susan Shields Sasek
Baker's Graveyard, Iredell Co., NC; Rural Hill Graveyard & St. Marks Episcopal Church cemetery, Mecklenburg Co., NC Partial listings, 107 entries including the following surnames: Blythe (5), Brevard (6), Brooks, Caldwell (4), Carter, Conner (2), Daisy, Davidson (24), Faires (2), Fortner, Givens (2), Gluyas (4), Gresham, Griffin (4), Hannah (2), Henderson, Henry, Houston, Johnson, Kirksey, Lawson (3), Mason (2), McConnell (2), McCoy (6), McDowell, McNell, Neil, Price (5), Reames (2), Springs, Stephens (4), Sylvester, Thomson, White (3), Whitley (3), Wilson (5) Extracts Susan Shields Sasek
Roanoke City Cemetery Roanoke, VA; Transcription of Cemetery Map Transcription Susan Shields Sasek
Roanoke City Cemetery Map Roanoke, VA; Cemetery Map I had to scan in 9 sections, the page, may be slow to load Images Susan Shields Sasek
Documented Cemeteries in Roanoke County ". . . report provides descriptive and historical information for the 300 cemeteries documented in Roanoke County . . ." (VA) At approximately the bottom third of the page, the cemeteries are listed under the title "Table 1. Documented Cemeteries in Roanoke County". Not on this site -- off site link {report by Thomas S. Klatka, 2000}
Mecklenburg County - History & Genealogy Old Settlers' Cemetery [one link to some photos & another link to list of names]; Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church Cemetery [general photos of cemetery]; Polk Cemetery - Pineville, NC [one link to some photos & another link to list of names]; Rocky Springs Cemetery [one link to some photos & another link to list of names]; St Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery (nearby Gaston County) [general photos of cemetery] & Steele Creek  - Old Burying Ground [general photos of cemetery] Off-site Link Susan Shields Sasek


Census Records
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1860 Prince Edward Co., VA Census Complete transcription Transcription Susan Shields Sasek
1850 Mecklenburg Co., NC Census Extracts Selected Alexander, Henderson, McGahey, Shields, etc. surnames Extracts Susan Shields Sasek
1860 Amelia Co., VA Census Complete transcription Transcription Susan Shields Sasek


Correspondence
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Letter from Thomas S. Bocock Dated 25 Jul 1850. Member of the House of Representatives from Virginia & Speaker of the House of Representatives sometime around the Civil War
Transcription & Images Susan Shields Sasek


Death Records
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Death Records Bailey, Clay & Southall (Amelia Co., VA); Butler & Stoddard (Augusta Co., VA); Arthur (Bedford Co., VA) & Correll or Corell & Wickham (Montgomery Co., VA) Transcriptions Susan Shields Sasek
My Ancestors & Family Death Certificates Dated 1853 to 1982.  These are also linked on the surname pages. Images Susan Shields Sasek
Prince Edward Co., VA Deaths 1862 - 1896, Index Boatwright, Brightwell, East, Jenkins & Southall Transcription Susan Shields Sasek
Obituaries, Death Notices & Newspaper Articles from The Charlotte Observer [NC]
Monday, 25 Nov 1963

Surnames:  Adams, Berry, Bowen, Brown Blanton, Cline Prather, Combis, Crouse, Daggenhardt Diaz, Geddes, Godfrey, Greenlee, Griffin, Hancock, Hatcher, Hannon Calvin, Hendricks, Hermann, Hines, Howey, Kasa, Jones, Johnson, Locklear, MacClary, Maynord, McCall, McLean, McPherson, Mizer, Plegger, Pyatt, Ramson, Scott, Simpson, Stoker, Tomplin, Walker, Ward Buchanan, Williams

North Carolina Towns & Counties:  Belmont, Charlotte, Coinjock, Gastonia, Laurinburg, Lincolnton, Lexington, Manns Harbor, Marion, Mecklenburg Co., Mount Pleasant, Old Fort, Raeford, Red Springs, Rockingham, Sanford, Statesville, Troutman, Winston-Salem, NC

South Carolina Towns & Counties:  Arcadia, Bennettsville, Fort Mill, Johnston, Myrtle Beach, Pamplico, West Columbia, SC

California:  Los Angeles, CA
Transcriptions & Images of Obits
Susan Shields Sasek
Death Notices from The Richmond Times-Dispatch [VA]
Wednesday, 14 Oct 1998
Surnames:  Agee, Baugh, Blaustein, Bowman, Breeden, Burnette, Cooper, Corbin, Brumback Cornwell, Dabney, Dickerson, Dowdy, Fields, Fisher, Jenkins, Johnson, Lawlor, Lewis, Lindsay, Morris, Snead Norris, Peele, Prial, Roberts, Rogers, Brown Sofilkanich, Taylor, Branch Vaughan, Bennett Warren, Wilson, Wyatt

Virginia Towns & Counties:   Amelia, Charlottesville, Chase City,  Chesterfield, Culpeper, Fredricksburg, Kenbridge, Matoaca, Mechanicsville, Midlothian, Norfolk, Orange, Petersburg, Powhatan, Richmond, St. Stevens Church, Staunton, Wicomico, VA

Maryland:  Silver Spring, MD
Transcriptions Susan Shields Sasek
Death Notices from The Richmond Times-Dispatch [VA]
Saturday, 25 Dec 1999
Surnames:  Puller Banning, Bischoff, Davis Bowles, Burke, Shiflet Clatteruck, Connelly, Miller Eanes, Egan, Waterfield Foster, Watts Gill, Collins, Grosch, Hasegawa, Hatcher, Frye Hornberger, Huffman, Bagby Isbell, Jenkins, Jennings Johnson, Naill Johnson, Schroll Joyce, King, Landowski, Lowry, Cassada McCeney, Mull, Nixon Poindexter, Pope, Powell, Sheridan, Slemaker, Stovall, Winn Wilborne, Wilkins, Yonan

Virginia Towns & Counties:  Bon Air, Buckingham, Chase City, Chesterfield, Clarksville, Heathsville, Lanexa, Oldhams, Orange, Richmond, Sandston, Varina, Waverly; 

Florida:  Flagler Beach, FL;

Other locations:  Washington [? D.C. ?]; Paris, France

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Susan Shields Sasek
David Dillard Hildebrand Obituary published in the Richmond Christian Advocate 27 Aug 1936, p. 11.  Buried in Nelson County, VA
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Deeds, Land Records, etc.
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New Kent County, Virginia Land Records Selected Anderson, Archer, etc. notes & extracts 1686 - 1763 Transcription Joseph Luther
Old Homes and Buildings in Amelia County, Virginia; Volume I; Seventy-Eight Old Homes and Buildings Over One Hundred Years Old Selected Anderson, Archer, Bailey, Cocke, Crowder, Finney, Southall, Trueheart and Watkins extracts.  (There are also links to this on the surname index pages that are currently available - not all of the surnames listed have separate index pages.) Extracts Susan Shields Sasek
Deeds re the Chesterfield County Court House property, Chesterfield Co., VA 1749 - 1845. Includes Archer, Archer, Bishop, Booker, Hardaway (Hardeway), Hobbs, Nunnally, Robertson, Trent, Wilson, Winfrey, & Worsham surnames. Transcriptions Susan Shields Sasek


Documents, Manuscripts, Reports, etc.
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History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County [Ohio], Page 951 Family Sketches: Bush, Highlands & Stricksel Transcription Susan Shields Sasek
History of Amelia County, Virginia Compiled from the notes of A. R. Hudgins, ca 1940s; 48 pages. Very interesting w/ large variety of miscellaneous information. Surnames include: Allen, Anderson, Archer, Booker, Chappell, Clement, Ford, Foster, Gauldin, Jeter, Johnson, Jones, Orange, Perrin, Randolph, Seay, Tabb, Vaughan, Whitworth, Williams, Wingo, Wood, etc. Transcription Susan Shields Sasek


Family Trees & Genealogy Charts
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Combined Genealogy Databases All of my databases combined into one, with information about living individuals removed. Database Susan Shields Sasek
My Family Database My Family WorldConnect database. Note that information that is in the WorldConnect database will not show up on searches for this site. There is a search box for the database on the WorldConnect pages. WorldConnect Database Susan Shields Sasek
Brightwell Surname Database Brightwell Surname WorldConnect database. Note that information that is in the WorldConnect database will not show up on searches for this site. There is a search box for the database on the WorldConnect pages. WorldConnect Database Susan Shields Sasek
East Surname Database East Surname WorldConnect database. Note that information that is in the WorldConnect database will not show up on searches for this site. There is a search box for the database on the WorldConnect pages. WorldConnect Database Susan Shields Sasek
Southall Surname Database Southall Surname WorldConnect database. Note that information that is in the WorldConnect database will not show up on searches for this site. There is a search box for the database on the WorldConnect pages. WorldConnect Database Susan Shields Sasek
My Miscellaneous Database I'm compiling this database from family group sheets, ancestor charts, etc. that I've accumulated over the years and can't place in either my Family or Southall databases. Note that information that is in the WorldConnect database will not show up on searches for this site. There is a search box for the database on the WorldConnect pages. WorldConnect Database Susan Shields Sasek
Family Relationships Mentioned in Joseph Luther's Notes from New Kent County, Virginia Land Records WorldConnect Database corresponding to Notes from New Kent County, Virginia Land Records by Joseph Luther. Anderson, Carr, Cobbs, Crawford, Dabney, Garland, Gentry, Harris, Meriwether, Overton, Poindexter, Swann, Thomson, Thompson, Waddy & Winston families. Note that information that is in the WorldConnect database will not show up on searches for this site. There is a search box for the database on the WorldConnect pages. WorldConnect Database Susan Shields Sasek
Descendants of William O'Guin and Kezziah Margaret Alexander WorldConnect database for Robert O'Guin (my 5th cousin). Note that information that is in the WorldConnect database will not show up on searches for this site. There is a search box for the database on the WorldConnect pages. WorldConnect Database Susan Shields Sasek


Marriage Records
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Halifax Co., VA Marriage Bond Register No. 1, 1753 - 1889; Pages 84 (partial years 1813 & 1814) and 185 (partial year 1848) Transcription Susan Shields Sasek
My Ancestors & Family Marriage Certificates Dated 1867 to 1925.  These are also linked on the surname pages. Images Susan Shields Sasek
Montgomery Co., VA Marriage Records Byrd (Bird), Correll (Corell & other spellings), East, Shields, Wickham Transcriptions Susan Shields Sasek
Franklin Co., VA Marriage Bonds; 1839 & 1848-1850 Selected Bird (Byrd) & Weaver Bonds Transcriptions Susan Shields Sasek
Chesterfield Co., VA Marriage Register Selected Anderson, Bailey, Jordan, Southall, & Watkins entries between 1785-1807 Extracts Susan Shields Sasek
Amelia Co., VA Marriage Bonds Selected Anderson, Bailey, Clay, Finney, Hubbard, Southall, Tanner & Watkins extracts Extracts Susan Shields Sasek
Prince Edward Co., VA Marriages Selected Apperson, Brightwell, East, Jenkins, Moore & Watkins extracts Extracts Susan Shields Sasek
Wedding, Engagement & Anniversary Announcements from The Charlotte Observer [NC] Monday, 25 Nov 1963 Surnames:  Barton, Brandes, Brazil, Brewington, Bullard, Byrd, Elam, Faircloth, Grimsley, Horne, Kistler, Long, Medlin, Patterson, Poole, Rivers, Sanderson, Skidmore, Smith, Solomon, Teal, Turner, Vereen, Warner, Weathers, Whitesides

North Carolina Towns, Cities and Counties:  Asheboro, Charlotte, Clinton, Forest City, Hickory, Lenoir, Marshville, Maxton, Mecklenburg, Raleigh, Shelby, Wadesboro, Wingate

South Carolina Towns, Cities and Counties: 
Cheraw, Conway, Rock Hill, Ware Shoals

Georgia Towns, Cities and Counties: 
Atlanta, Augusta, Macon
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Susan Shields Sasek


Military Records
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Civil War Records Links to various civil war records on this site link page Susan Shields Sasek


Religious Records
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Lists of the first Methodist preachers in the United States, and subscribers A Short History of the Methodists, in The United States of America; Beginning in 1766, and Continued till 1809. To Which is Prefixed, A Brief Account of Their Rise in England In the Year 1729 & [can't read]. By Jesse Lee, Author of Lee's Life, and Chaplain to Congress Printed by Magill and [Cline] 224, Baltimore-Street. 1810
Includes 3 of my ancestors/relatives:  John Easter, Daniel Southall and Gervas Southall
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The Richmond Christian Advocate, 27 Aug 1936 Contents, pgs 5 - 6 and 9 - 16. Interesting articles about that era, some genealogical info, etc. Transcriptions & Images Susan Shields Sasek


Miscellaneous Research and Records
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Reference and Resources General reference and resource aids for genealogical research New Section of Site Susan Shields Sasek
Sassytazzy's Photo Album Collection of select family photos Images Susan Shields Sasek
John Thomson 1690-1753 Genealogy Notes Transcription Susan Shields Sasek
Born in Virginia? A person listed as having been born in VA as early as 1728 or as late as 1863 could actually have been born in 9 states other than VA; From Limestone Legacy, Vol. 6, #1, p. 69; Alexander Newsletter, Vol. 1, #4, pg 3 Transcription Vera Andrews
Message Board Postings Messages I've posted at the Rootsweb.com & Genforum.com message boards
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1929 John Marshall High School Yearbook
The MARSHALLITE for 1929. Vol. XIX. Published by the students of the senior class of JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL,  Richmond,  Virginia.  This database is of the majority of the yearbook information that I have sorted by surname, name & page.  I didn't transcribe the clubs &/or paragraphs listed with each of the Seniors names, or the various poems, letters, etc. that are mentioned in the "Notes" column.  13 pages (1,963 records).
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Wills and Probate Records
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Pittsylvania Co., VA Will Abstracts Selected Brightwell & East surnames Abstracts Susan Shields Sasek



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