u/Fuk-mah-life — reddlx

Improper use of Junior?

I have an Andrew Jackson who from a very young age was recorded as Andrew, no recorded middle name. He would have a son named Willie Andrew Jackson, who would go by WA.

But WA is also recorded as Jr. A lot. Which to me always implied that he should have the exact same name as his father but Andrew is just recorded as "Andrew" everywhere except the 1950 census.

The 1950 census has Andrew crossed out and instead "Willie A," WA Jr isn't in the household but a grandson is there with "George" crossed out and "Willie G" instead.

I don't know whether to have Andrew be Willie Andrew Jackson Sr at this point or keep it just Andrew.

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u/Fuk-mah-life — 19 hours ago

▲ 2 r/Genealogy

I was researching Willie Hambright of Hale, Alabama. As far as I am aware, he is the only "Willie Hambright" in Alabama at the time, as every other instance of the name is his son, Will Jr.

I noticed that he had a notice of an invitation to appear for Lucinda Locke's will. I read through it and essentially her son, George Locke was meant to execute the will and that her estate was meant to be split amongst her children: Daniel Locke (In MS), Sam Locke, Julia Locke, George Locke, and Harriet Locke (all residing in Hale, Alabama).

I assume this to be Lucinda's family in 1870 residing in Perry. But I'm not certain.

Now I was wondering why Willie would be invited to the will, as far as I know, he was not involved in the Locke family. Then I remembered Willie's mom was named Harriet. I don't know her maiden name or if Willie was her biological child. But in 1880, it was Willie (b. 1871), his siblings, Eliza (b. abt 1868) and Van (b. abt 1857), and his parents, Henry (b. abt 1834) and Harriet (b. abt 1855).

Now, it's an interesting case because Harriet is certainly not Van's mother because of the ages. Eliza and Willie are tentatively more plausible to be her biological children, and I just operate that she is the biological mother of the two until I find something that sways me against it.

But if the above census is this same Lucinda Locke that died then the estimated 1855 birth year for Harriet Hambright would put her right in the same age range as Julia and Sam. I guess I was wondering if Harriet might have been a Locke before marriage which would make Willie, Lucinda's grandson and therefore invited for the reading?

From the will itself, I saw no debts involved, Willie's only ever been married to a Mary Allen by 1890 so I doubt it's a through marriage thing. Just curious. Especially since I haven't found anything for Eliza nor Van.

So, now I guess what I'm attempting to ask, is why else would someone be invited to a will reading if not family?

u/Fuk-mah-life — 10 days ago

▲ 7 r/BlackGenealogy

Familysearch is free and has it as an option.

I've found quite a bit from a sharecropping document from 1894 that lists my 4th great grandfather and some of his children about where they lived and the planations they worked on. With the destroyed 1890 US Census, this tells me where they stayed and who was moved out and who wasn't.

I've found a request for an estate guardianship that lays out two orphaned minor grandchildren of an ancestor that explains their father was a WW1 vet who died and so they were entitled to money.

There's papers for my ancestors borrowing money and the amount. I knew this particular branch were laborers but these documents helped paint more of a picture, so now I can picture their lives fully besides just census, marriage, and death records.

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u/Fuk-mah-life — 15 days ago

▲ 4 r/Genealogy

I want to scream. My grandmother died when my dad was a teenager. Ever since then, my oldest uncle held onto her driver's license in a bag. It was in good condition. My dad knew I enjoyed genealogy so he got my sister to get it from my uncle (AKA the man who held onto it for 40+ years) to give it to me.

My dad was like you can keep track of it, even scan it and add it to the tree. I was like great idea! Set it on my dresser because I was swamped while working and in school full time.

Flash forward recently and realized it wasn't in the place I left it. I feel so sick to my stomach. There's literally no one who would've taken it and I've searched the entire dresser.

Here's to hoping I put it in a safer place and just forgot but I didn't even scan it and I'm the biggest idiot now. So, yeah, this is fun.

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u/Fuk-mah-life — 15 days ago