I recently finished transcribing a whole series of family letters from my Frasier side of the family. Now I’m turning my attention to a collection of letters on the Pearson and Brodd side of the family. I will be transcribing about twenty original letters that cover a period from 1901 through 1925. I will be […]
A visit to Carbon, Wyoming
Friday morning I was sorting through some census records and logging them into my genealogy software (Legacy Family Tree). I came across a record for the Brodd family from 1880. So let’s review a bit about the Brodd family. Last time I mentioned them, we were in Sweden, exploring their farms and churches. At the […]
Edward and Ida’s 1897 mortgage
In June of 1897, Edward and Ida took out a mortgage in the amount of $2,268.85 for their 80-acre farm in Green Precinct, Saunders County, Nebraska. The money was borrowed from Shaler Wells. I’m not sure whether he was the previous owner of the property or some other third party. It was a six-year note […]
Andrew Fraser, 1874 Land Deed
Following on the heels of the Frasier letters, I’m now turning to a series of legal documents related to the Frasier family. First up is a very old Warranty Deed from Montgomery County, Iowa. Andrew Fraser purchased an 80-acre farm from a group a group of four people with surnames Johnson and Stennett. He paid […]
A certified genealogy document
The document in my possession is a copy of an original, but nevertheless contains vital information about the Frasier family. I imagine this document may have been needed in place of birth certificates for the Frasier children. It contains birth dates and locations for Edward, Ida and all their children. I have not transcribed it, […]
