Lyceum - Basic Genealogy - The "Thrill" of the Hunt

• Example of a "Successful" Search - Illustrating Variety of Sources Used
  • Mother-in-Law - Verbal - GFather Daniel [McC] lived in [V] county IN
  • Mother-in-Law - Family Memoribilia - Telegram - Death date of Daniel
  • Library in [V] County - Internet Site - Obituary Index - no Obit for Daniel but - several possible children
  • Newspaper - Paid Researcher - Copy Obituaries of possible children of Daniel
  • Census - Verify - Members of Daniel's Household
  • Indiana Vital Records - Death Certificate of Daniel - names Father Calvin [McC]
  • Internet - County and Surname Sites - search for Calvin [McC] - found other researchers
  • E-Mail - Other researchers - (Abstracts of ) Obituaries for some children of Calvin (but not Daniel, and no mention of him by name, only a brother in [V] county listed as one who survives)
  • E- Mail - Other researchers - Obituary for Calvin [McC] says born in [W] County TN - mention of Calvin's daughter Ella [F] in OK as one who survives
  • Mother-in-Law's Memoribilia - Postcard from Brother - "Visiting Uncle" - Postmark - [S] OK - Possible location of descendants of Daniel's sister Ella [F]
  • Internet - Atlas of Town Names shows [S] OK in [P] County
  • Internet - Phone listings for potential [F] "cousins"
  • Phone and Mail - Descendant - Family Bible - Calvin's wife, children, and parents - Joseph [McC] and Rachel [?]
  • 1850 Census Microfilm for Joseph [McC] and Rachel in [S] county TN ([S] and [W] counties both in Eastern TN)

© Prepared by Jay January 11, 2006