Genealogy is my hobby....you might say
my passion.
I have been researching these families for about
23 yearsbut have only recently had the time I want to
truly spendlooking for my ancestors.
Browse though my family tree to see if we have
family ties.I am always looking for new cousins and will be more
thanhappy to exchange
information with anyone who is
relatedto the lines I am
researching.
NEW!I am adding GenBoards
for each surname which will allow you to read and submit queries.
Please note:
I am a stickler about documentation of genealogyresearch. You will find I have separated facts
fromspeculation on each family
page.
And of course speculation is always subject to
change!
Free databases where you will find many
Smelser/Smeltzer
records such as:
marriages, Civil War records, wills, census, land records,
birth records, death records, biographies, descendant charts
AND
The lost state of Franklin petition with all signers listed.
Census
Finder - A
Directory of free census records online and information about researching
census records. This site also offers directories of genealogy
societies and historical museums. New at CensusFinder is a section
called Census
Findings which is devoted to
questions
asked in the census for each US Federal census year:
At this site you will not only find free
genealogy search engines and sources but a large collection of Family
Bibles which I have transcribed and posted the actual images from.
Stop by and take a peek to see if we have any of your ancestors in our
Family
Bible Records. Another great section is
Obituary Search which includes the Obituary Search Portal and links
to obituary
indexes and
newspaper obituaries online.