You've got to love those brick walls. Hours and hours can be spent trying to find those details and sources and if you are not diligent and record all those steps, a year or two later you may find yourself doing the exact same research all over again. I found this true this past week as I was researching my Weaver line once again...
I noticed some details were not meshing with one generation so I spent several hours going over online records to see why I had made the link from Samuel Weaver (b. 1755, Revolutionary War Patriot) to Daniel Weaver (1724) and from him to Thomas Weaver. I finally came across a note on one website that said "the genealogical conclusions shown here about Daniel Weaver and his immediate family are based on very meager proof." Following were deeds, Powers of Attorney, and census and tax records that made the same assumptions that I had made in my line. Evidently I had read this at some previous time, but neglected to write the information down.
As frustrating as these times can be, I still love doing all these searches. And I know the rewards when you finally get down to the facts.
I noticed some details were not meshing with one generation so I spent several hours going over online records to see why I had made the link from Samuel Weaver (b. 1755, Revolutionary War Patriot) to Daniel Weaver (1724) and from him to Thomas Weaver. I finally came across a note on one website that said "the genealogical conclusions shown here about Daniel Weaver and his immediate family are based on very meager proof." Following were deeds, Powers of Attorney, and census and tax records that made the same assumptions that I had made in my line. Evidently I had read this at some previous time, but neglected to write the information down.
As frustrating as these times can be, I still love doing all these searches. And I know the rewards when you finally get down to the facts.
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