Lyceum Course - Internet Genealogy

Lyceum Course - Internet Genealogy - Search Terms

The Embree Case - Data Base Search - General Search Terms
1. Let's Return to the "Indiana Marriages Through 1850 Link"
  Indiana State Library - Genealogy Database: Marriages through 1850
2. Let's Enter: "Embree" in the Last Name and "Gibson" in the County of Marriage then Click - Search
3. Do Any Other Researchers Know William Embree and Elizabeth Woods
4. Can Always Try Google - Google - Advanced Search
  Enter "Elizabeth" and "Woods" in all these words and "William Embree" in this exact wording or phrase and select "English" under Language then click on Advanced Search
  - Reason for putting one name as a phrase - otherwise will get hits on Eg. Elizabeth Embree and William Woods
  - A few good hits. Let's scroll down and pick a few.
    - The Harmon and Perry Genealogy
5. Another Very Useful Site - World Connect Site
  RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project - Global Search
6. Enter: Surname - "Embree" Given Name - "William" Spouse - "Wood
  - Later in the Course - Will Expand On How to Use This Form
  - Get a List of Possibilities - Note Several Mention Names of Parents
7. Browse Through Possibilities - Pick 28721
8. Click on "William Embree" Link
9. This Person Has Cited His Sources
10. Click on Mother: Elizabeth (Betsy) Edmondson
11. Click on Pedigree:
12. Click on Father:
  Let's See if We Can Find the Citation - "A Supplement to Pamunkey Neighbors of Orange County, Va. The Embree Family"
  Google - Advanced Search
13. Back to Google, Search on Publication Name " ...... Pamunkey ......."
14. Lets Limit the Search with "Edmondson"
  - This is a Great Find. Someone Has Done a Lot of Work for Us
  - Edmondsons in Virginia, by county, Hampshire to Westmoreland
  - Using the Browser, Let's Search This Text for Embree
    - Mentions Patty - mother of Betsie (Elizabeth Edmonson Embree) is sister of General Edward Stevens
    - Gives results from General Stevens' Will
  - Can We Find General Steven's Will (Transcription) - Not Easily
    - Reasons for difficulty. Washington County - George Washington ; "Will" is a very common word.
      - Advance Google Search with "Washington" and "Will" and "General Edward Stevens"
      - Stevens, Marshall, Mitchell, Washington and other Families
      - Now try phrase "Will of General Edward Stevens"
      - Now Let's See if Either William or Elizabeth has a Cemetery Monument - FAG
        Find A Grave
        Find A Grave Search Form
        Enter "Embree" in Last Name and select USA as Country, Indiana as State and Gibson County (Expect to find them here if didn't move).
Above Sequence 1-14 Is an Example of General Searching

Lyceum Course - Internet Genealogy - Search Terms

© Prepared by Jay February 4, 2012