tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24339996583846075082024-03-14T13:30:50.142-05:00Genealogy Activitiesrwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-39873873523669434072020-11-21T19:13:00.004-06:002020-11-21T19:15:34.953-06:00FamilySearch Ancestor Hints<p> I enjoy receiving the ancestor hints from <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/" target="_blank">FamilySearch</a>. Frequently, they are things that I already have or actually contributed on <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/" target="_blank">Find A Grave</a>. Others are gems. Recently, I got a hint for a death certificate for John Rodman McClurken (1835 - 1914). I added it to my website and corrected his birth year. And FamilySearch is FREE!</p>rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-22425665552404705832016-03-30T19:01:00.001-05:002016-03-30T19:01:26.703-05:00Website MovedComcast stopped providing websites in November of 2015. The <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/">new location</a> went live in February of 2016. It is essentially unchanged, just relocated. I actually started to move it in August but ran into issues with alternate hosting sites. I needed one that allowed lots of files, search engine spidering and FTP file transferring. X10hosting provided all of my needs. Actually, I am better off after the move because I was able to consolidate the Byethost portion into the same X10hosting site. I am considering converting from free to a paid site with X10hosting and am waiting for them to reoffer an in between product. Hopefully soon.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-57167714140853892012013-10-09T17:42:00.000-05:002016-02-24T17:43:16.384-06:00Narratives of Randolph County - KirkpatrickI recently acquired the 27 page Kirkpatrick section of the Narratives of Randolph County. It is now available at this <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/Narratives_Randolph_Co_Kirkpatrick.pdf" target="_blank">link</a>.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-88560415485695385952013-05-01T12:58:00.000-05:002016-02-26T09:53:18.948-06:00Robert James George McClurkin (1911 - 1956)Robert James George McClurkin was born on December 8, 1911 in Lisbon, New York. He died on May 6, 1956 in an Air Force Hospital at South Ruislip, near London, England. For the many details of his life, see the <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Robert_J_G_McClurkin.html" target="_blank">biography of Robert J G McClurkin</a>rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-27597495391911735932013-02-23T22:51:00.004-06:002016-02-24T17:44:37.348-06:00Updated Family Tree AvailableAn updated family tree, with a total of 1024 individuals, is now available in three
locations. It is available, by subscription, on Ancestry.com and identified as
Samuel Henry Kemps.<br />
It is available for free, in text format, on Rootsweb.com.,
also identified as Samuel Henry Kemps. The link is: <a href="http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rkemps" target="_blank">http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rkemps</a>.
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The final location is on my website as <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Gedhtree/ghtindex.html" target="_blank">Ancestor Tree</a>.
The last version includes photos of numerous individuals. Please view the tree
at the most convenient site.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-81790861392520422442013-02-16T16:26:00.000-06:002016-02-24T17:47:10.227-06:00Indiana Marriages 1811 - 1959<a href="http://familysearch.org/" target="_blank">FamilySearch.org</a> recently updated the <a href="https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397" target="_blank">Indiana Marriage Index 1811 - 1959</a>. Many of the descendants of Mathew McClurkin (1761 - 1847) were married in Indiana. I was able to locate 32 certificates and/or register images. These have been loaded onto my website on the<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mathew_McClurkin_Descendant_References.html" target="_blank"> Mathew McClurkin Descendant References</a> page that is indexed on the <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/ODR_Mathew_McClurkin.html" target="_blank">Outline Descendant Report</a> page.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-56777083031743437332012-11-04T22:04:00.002-06:002016-02-24T17:57:35.450-06:00Obituaries for Rose McClurkin Beatty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rose McClurkin Beatty lived a very interesting and productive life from 1877 to 1968. Two obituaries were located for Rose: <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/Rose_Beatty_Obituary.pdf" target="_blank">one</a> from the <a href="http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/" target="_blank">Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center</a>; and the <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/Rose_Beatty_Obituary_2.pdf" target="_blank">other</a> from the Wood County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. For additional pictures and information about Rose, see this <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mathew_McClurkin_Descendant_References.html#Rose" target="_blank">link</a>.</div>
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rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-75434630121282471962012-10-07T21:08:00.000-05:002016-02-24T18:06:52.388-06:00Photo of Sarah Rodman Hood McClurken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks to Vera McCullough, a photo of Sarah Rodman Hood McClurken has been made available. For more information about Sarah, see her <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Sarah_McClurken.html" target="_blank">biography</a>.</div>
rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-84915354703620784392012-09-15T21:58:00.003-05:002016-02-24T18:06:41.284-06:00Photo of James McClurken 1801 - 1875<br />
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Thanks to Vera McCullough, a photo of James McClurken has beem made available. For more information about James, see his <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/James_McClurken.html" target="_blank">biography.</a></div>
rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-40473574271066004532012-09-05T09:12:00.000-05:002016-02-24T18:06:28.205-06:00Eunice Louise McClurkin PossetEunice Louise McClurkin was born in Coulterville, Illinois on March 29, 1914. Her father was <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Walter_Clyde_McClurkin.html" target="_blank">Walter Clyde McClurkin</a> and her brother was <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Robert_J_G_McClurkin.html" target="_blank">Robert James George McClurkin</a>. For the interesting details of her life, see the <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Eunice_McClurkin.html" target="_blank">biography of Eunice Louise Mcclurkin Posset.</a>rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-48470097364608732622012-08-24T23:46:00.002-05:002016-02-24T18:06:12.277-06:00The 1940 United States Census ImagesAll the 1940 United Staes Census images are now available and searchable. All 50 states are fully indexed and are free at: <a href="https://familysearch.org/1940census/?icid=fsHomeSearch1940Scouts" target="_blank">https://familysearch.org/1940census/?icid=fsHomeSearch1940Scouts</a>. If you have an Ancestry.com account, they are easier to locate since you can narrow the search parameters.<br />
To date, I have located and downloaded 37 images and the relevant ones are loaded on my <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
If you have not started yet, begin now!rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-85301457776843476032012-07-24T22:30:00.000-05:002016-02-25T12:56:49.118-06:00Rev. Walter Clyde McClurkin D.D. (1882 - 1973)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The biography of the Rev. Walter Clyde McClurkin D.D., has been re-written. It is now in a more cohesive form that flows chronologically. This biography is now more consistent with my other biographies and includes spouse, children, and additional reference sources. See <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Walter_Clyde_McClurkin.html" target="_blank">biography.</a>rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-61314059173523632712012-06-23T21:14:00.000-05:002016-02-25T12:59:37.856-06:00Lois Caroline Meyer (1901 - 1982)Lois Caroline Meyer was born on April 17, 1901 in Oklahoma. She lived all of her adult life in Colorado where she was a musician in an orchestra and a statistician for the research bureau. She is best known for her extensive genealogy research into the McClurken family and other families in her ancestor tree. Her research is available through <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/locations" target="_blank"> LDS FamilySearch Centers</a>. Biographical information is available at the link: <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Lois_Meyer.html" target="_blank">Lois Caroline Meyer</a>. She died in October of 1982 in Denver, Colorado.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-10558667862685690012012-06-16T15:38:00.001-05:002016-02-25T13:08:56.783-06:00John Knox McClurkin ObituaryThe <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/John_Knox_McClurkin_Obituary.jpg" target="_blank">obituary</a> of <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/John_Knox_McClurkin.html" target="_blank">John Knox McClurkin</a> (1853 -1923) was published in the New York Times on November 10, 1923. It was located in the Historical Newpaper Collection of Ancestry.com and is now available at this <a href="http://roger.x10host.com//Mixdocs/John_Knox_McClurkin_Obituary.jpg" target="_blank">link</a>.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-80253411628588118362012-06-09T11:52:00.001-05:002016-02-25T16:15:36.554-06:00Indiana Marriages Through 1850The <a href="http://www.in.gov/library/" target="_blank">Indiana State Library</a> has an on-line database of <a href="https://www.statelib.lib.in.us/INMarriages1850/marriages_search.asp" target="_blank">Indiana Marriages through 1850</a>. If you suspect that someone was married in Indiana in 1850, or earlier, you should check out this database.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-33421908183828244942012-06-01T23:20:00.001-05:002016-02-25T13:21:06.296-06:00Additional McClurken Items from PERSI<span style="color: #434343;">Several additional McClurken related articles were obtained
through the </span><a href="http://rwkemps.blogspot.com/2011/10/persi.html"><span style="color: #009ad6;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">PERSI</span><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="color: #434343;"> service:</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/Links_to_Lamar_Co_7_2000_v7_i3_p8.pdf"><span style="color: #009ad6;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;">McClurken Familyin America</span><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;">is from the periodical, "Links to </span></span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;">Lamar</span></span></st1:placename><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;"> </span></span><st1:placename><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;">County</span></span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;">" July 2000, Volume 7, Issue 3, page 8..<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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from the periodical, "Branching Out from Saint Clair County,
Illinois" July 1976, Volume 3, Issue 3, pages 130 & 131.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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"Branching Out from Saint Clair County, Illinois" May 1986, Volume
13, Issue 3, pages 101 & 102, and August 2005, Volume 32, Issue 4, pages
151 through 153.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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from Saint Clair County, </span></span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;">Illinois</span></span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;">" February 2007, Volume 34, Issue 2,
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and Genealogical Society Quarterly" June 1967, Volume 13, Issue 2, pages
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from the periodical, "Branching Out from Saint Clair County,
Illinois" February 2007, Volume 34, Issue 2, page 75.</span></span><br />
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The above six items are indexed on the page: <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Additional_McClurken_References.html">Additional McClurken References</a>.</div>
rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-38578081455057944002012-05-25T16:56:00.000-05:002016-02-25T13:22:41.096-06:00Edward L McClurkin ObituaryThe obituary of Edward Logan McClurkin (1856 - 1923) was
obtained through the <a href="http://rwkemps.blogspot.com/2011/10/persi.html"><span style="color: #009ad6;">PERSI</span></a> service. It was published in "Annals of Iowa" October 1925, Volume 15, Issue 2. The obituary is
available at this <span style="color: #009ad6;"><a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/Annals_of_Iowa_10_1925_v15_i2_p160.pdf">link</a></span>.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-67288354404434863072012-05-18T22:02:00.001-05:002016-02-25T13:24:18.685-06:00Robert R. Woods ObituaryThe obituary of Robert R. Woods (1826 - 1885) was obtained through
the <a href="http://rwkemps.blogspot.com/2011/10/persi.html"><span style="color: #009ad6;">PERSI</span></a> service.
It was published in the periodical "County Lines," January 2004, Volume 18, Issue
1. The obituary is available at this <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/County_Lines_1_2004_v18_i1_p4.pdf"><span style="color: #009ad6;">link</span></a>.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-55809884345184243842012-05-02T09:58:00.001-05:002016-02-25T13:29:26.991-06:00Census Images for Descendants of Thomas McClurken (1756 - 1845)I had collected over 140 images of census pages for descendants (and their spouses) of Thomas McClurken. I needed to organize them for my own understanding. Therefore, I uploaded the balance to my website and indexed them to an outline descendant report of Thomas. While I was at it, I linked it all together in my FamilyTreeMaker file. The census index page is available at<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Census_Thomas_McClurken.html" target="_blank"> this link</a>.<br />
I had about 81 census image pages for descendants of Mathew (brother of Thomas) and these were added to the <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mathew_McClurkin_Descendant_References.html" target="_blank">existing reference page</a> for Mathew. I hope these links help someone.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-32988463696999694232012-03-18T22:09:00.002-05:002016-02-25T13:41:27.985-06:00Houses of William & Edna KempsI recently obtained seven pictures of the Beverly Hills house of William & Edna Kemps. Google allowed me to determine the address to be 633 N. Foothill Road. I decided to create a slideshow of the pictures and while I was at it, I also made slideshows for two of their other houses. The slideshows are linked into the biographies of <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/William_Henry_Kemps.html">William Henry Kemps</a> and <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Edna_Wright.html">Edna Hammond Wright</a> Kemps. The direct links to the slideshows are: <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Beverly_Hills_Home_SS.html">633 N. Foothill Road</a> Beverly Hills, CA; <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Glendale_Home_SS.html">1565 Hillcrest Avenue</a> Glendale, CA; and <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/LaCanada_Home_SS.html">5305 Harter Lane</a> La Canada, CA.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-12246390225992566722011-12-30T21:32:00.004-06:002016-02-26T09:45:25.794-06:00Indiana State Library Newspaper Database<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0in;">
The <a href="http://www.in.gov/library/">Indiana State Library</a> has an on-line <a href="https://www.statelib.lib.in.us/IndyNews/1848_1991_search.asp">Indianapolis Newspaper Database for the years 1848 - 1888</a>. It was created in the late 1930s by W.P.A. workers. The four papers that were indexed are the Indianapolis Herald, Journal, News, and Sentinel. Most articles are only a single page and a copy of 10 single page articles is only $2.50.</div>
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I obtained the <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/Amanda_McClurkin_Obit_Indianapolis_News.pdf">1885 death notice article for Mrs. Amanda McClurkin</a>.</div>
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I also obtained seven Hammond - Howland - Moody - Wright articles, as follows:</div>
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<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/WHKdocs/Indianapolis_Journal_12141870_p8_c4.pdf">Marriage of Charles W. Moody to Julia S. Hammond in 1870</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/WHKdocs/Indianapolis_Sentinel_07151872_p5_c4.pdf">Death of Charley Hammond Moody in 1872</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/WHKdocs/Indianapolis_Sentinel_05171873_p5_c3.pdf">Death of Julia Hammond Moody in 1873</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/WHKdocs/Indianapolis_News_07121881_p4_c1.pdf">Marriage of Charles B. Howland and Mary Wright in 1881</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/WHKdocs/Indianapolis_News_01041884_p4_c1.pdf">Death of Mrs. Mahala Howland in 1884</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/WHKdocs/Indianapolis_News_05071885_p3_c3.pdf">Death of Mrs. Helen Hammond Wright in 1885</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://roger.x10host.com/WHKdocs/Indianapolis_News_06301885_p4_c2.pdf">Divorce of Martha F. Hammond and Rezin Hammond in 1885</a>.</div>
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The linked file names include the name and date of the newspaper.</div>
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HAPPY NEW YEAR</div>
rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-68221180955541626362011-11-15T20:03:00.003-06:002016-02-25T13:51:05.784-06:00Mathew McClurken (1822 - 1908)The biography of Mathew McClurken (1822 - 1908) was obtained through the <a href="http://rwkemps.blogspot.com/2011/10/persi.html">PERSI</a> service. It was published in the periodical "Trails," June 2005, Volume 15, Issue 2. The biography is available at this <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/Mathew_McClurken_Biography_1822_1908.pdf">link</a>.rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-34526502605411029952011-11-03T18:09:00.002-05:002016-02-25T13:52:27.115-06:00Amanda Howe McClurkin Obituary<div>
The obituary of Amanda Howe McClurkin (1842 - 1885) was obtained through the <a href="http://rwkemps.blogspot.com/2011/10/persi.html">PERSI</a> service. It was published in the periodical "County Lines," April 2004, Volume 18, Issue 4. The obituary is available at this <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Mixdocs/Amanda_Howe_McClurkin_Obituary.pdf">link</a>.</div>
rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-36179380979914765232011-10-22T19:50:00.006-05:002011-11-03T18:35:14.656-05:00PERSI<div>The Periodical Source Index, or PERSI, is a large subject index of periodical articles that are historical or genealogy related. It was created by the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The easiest way to access the index is with HeritageQuest Online, available from home through most public libraries. The ordering form for photo copies of articles and additional details are available at this <a href="http://genealogy.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=genealogy&cdn=parenting&tm=2761&gps=497_81_1237_566&f=00&su=p284.12.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=11&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.acpl.lib.in.us/database/graphics/order_form.html">link</a>. I ordered the maximum of 6 copies with the my first form and the total cost was $9.10.<br /></div>rwkempshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870663252886983201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433999658384607508.post-17330488954902186362011-09-16T20:58:00.003-05:002016-02-25T13:54:08.566-06:00Expanded Family Tree Available<div>
An updated family tree, with 945 individuals, is now available in three locations. It is available, by subscription, on Ancestry.com and identified as Samuel Henry Kemps. It is available for free, in text format, on Rootsweb.com., also identified as Samuel Henry Kemps. The link is: <a href="http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rkemps">http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rkemps</a> </div>
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The final location is on my website as <a href="http://roger.x10host.com/Gedhtree/ghtindex.html">Ancestor Tree</a>. The last version includes photos of numerous individuals. Please view the tree at the most convenient site.</div>
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