Thomas McClurken Revolutionary War Service

Last August, I added the 94 page Pension File of Thomas McClurken to my website. Now, I have finally gotten around to transcibing the 6 pages that relate to his testimony about the extent of his service. The webpage for the transcript is Thomas McClurken Revolutionary War Service.

Birth Year of Thomas McClurken

Unfortunately, the various sources, that indicate the birth year of Thomas McClurken, are not consistent. Therefore, I created a webpage to list some of these sources and present my conclusion that he was born in 1756. See this page at Birth Year.

Thomas McClurken in the 1800 US Census

I had seen transcriptions of Thomas McClurken for the 1800 US Census; however, I had never seen the actual image. So I decided to look again using HertitageQuest. After trying all the variations of the spelling of the last name, I decided to look for persons in Chester County South Carolina named Thomas. Although it found 69, it was immediately apparent which was correct.
The last name is obscured in the image; however, his brother, Matthew appears directly below and the last name is complete. To view the image, see 1800 US Census line 2. To appreciate the data, it is necessary to view a blank form with the column headings; see 1800 Blank Form. This information will be added to the biography for Thomas in the near future.

Obituary of Thomas McClurken, Senior

A kind, but, distant relative, sent me a transcript of the obituary of Thomas McClurken (1756 - 1845). It indicated that it was published in the April 1846 issue of "The Reformed Presbyterian." With just a little effort, I was able to find the original material at the Reformed Presbyterian Archives. I also concluded that the author was incorrectly identified in the transcript. I have repackaged this obituary with the original text and attached it to the biography of Thomas. The obituary provides a unique reflection of his life and his faith. See obituary.

Byethost.com and GedHTree

I thought it appropriate to check out my recommendation, in the previous post, of using byethost.com as a web hosting site. So I signed up for a free account and was pleasantly suprised. A key feature, that is lacking in my existing Comcast website, is the ability to use an FTP program to batch upload and overwrite files. Especially difficult was making updates to the Gedhtree applicaion. I chose Core FTP LE, a free program, to upload the 300 files in the GedHTree directory. It was so easy that I decided to move that application to the byethost website. For the current update, see Ancestor Tree. For byethost, see byethost. To download Core FTP LE, see Core FTP LE.

Amateurs Guide to Genealogy Website Construction

I was recently contacted, by a distant relative, about the tools and techniques that I had used to create my webpages. In addition to responding to this request, I realized that it would also help me to document some of the tools and techniques that I use infrequently. I also decided that I might as well share my experience with any others who might be interested. Therefore, I created a webpage entitled "An Amateurs Guide to Genealogy Website Construction."

Rachel Beatrice Shepard Eggebrecht (1877 - 1963)

A biography has been created for Rachel Beatrice Shepard Eggebrecht at this link.