McKemie One Name Study - Records Department

The Records Department just might be your gold mine! Within these pages are the assorted records I have found or have been contributed to the ONS by other generous researchers and historians.

Example Of The Sorts Of Records Held By The One Name Study
Census Records U.S. Federal Censuses U.S. State Censuses International Censuses U.S. County Records Birth Records Death Records Marriage Records Deeds Wills and Probate Records Cemetery Records Church Records Local Parish Records Church Histories Baptism/Christening Records Birth/Marriage/Death Records Military Records U. S. Service Records International Service Records U. S. Pension Records U. S. Widow's Pension Applications Regimental Histories	Immigration/Emmigration Records Passenger Records Naturalization Records Local Records City Directories Local Histories Biographies Newspaper Records Obituaries Announcements Articles Family Records Family Bibles Family Genealogies Photographs Interviews Miscellaneous Tax Lists Mortgage Records Voter Records Public School Records

Example Of The Sorts Of Records Held By The One Name Study

Census Records
- U.S. Federal Censuses
- U.S. State Censuses
- International Censuses
U.S. County Records
- Birth Records
- Death Records
- Marriage Records
- Deeds
- Wills and Probate Records
Cemetery Records
Church Records
- Local Parish Records
- Church Histories
- Baptism/Christening Records
- Birth/Marriage/Death Records
Military Records
- U. S. Service Records
- International Service Records
- U. S. Pension Records
- U. S. Widow's Pension Applications
- Regimental Histories

Immigration/Emmigration Records
- Passenger Records
- Naturalization Records
Local Records
- City Directories
- Local Histories
- Biographies
Newspaper Records
- Obituaries
- Announcements
- Articles
Family Records
- Family Bibles
- Family Genealogies
- Photographs
- Interviews
Miscellaneous
- Tax Lists
- Mortgage Records
- Voter Records
- Public School Records

These records are organized first by the type of document they are or represent. In some instances, there may only be a reference to where you can find a particular document – indices to wills are a good example of that. One day when I have unlimited time and resources, I may actually have copies of every will, but that day is a long way off. So, meanwhile, as an aid to someone who perhaps has a more pressing need or desire for a particular document, I have decided to include index entries.

But the vast majority of the records here are extractions from actual records or copies of the records themselves. Again, they are organized by type. So if you are looking for a birth, you would check the birth/christening section first and then move on from there.

Within each section, the records are further divided according to their place of origin.

    Type of Record
     	Country of Origin
		State/Region of Origin
			County/Region of Origin
				City/Township of Origin

An example would be:

Marriage Record
	United States of America
		Georgia	
			Muscogee County
				Columbus

Exceptions are Military Records and Census Entries. Military Records are first divided by the war or conflict pertaining to the record and then by place as described above. Census entries are divided by country o f origin and then by the year of the census and then by the smaller regions (states, counties, etc).

All records held by me are organized by my personal system whereby records are identified by a six digit letter/number combination. This number will eventually appear on all the online records here, as well, but it is on every record here at the house. I am attempting to transfer this database from Microsoft Access to a more genealogy-friendly system called Clooz, which works in a similar way as to what I am already doing so hopefully won’t be too much of hassle beyond the simple data entry aspect. Regardless, should you have a question regarding a particular record you find here on the site, please don’t hesitate to contact me. It would be greatly appreciated if you would include the source code, if possible.

The source codes look something like LDR 063. This would indicate Land Record #063. These are kept in a file cabinet in numerical order.

The current abbreviations used in the database are as follows:
AMR – American Revolutionary War Records (a carryover from earlier times, now merged with MIL)
BIB – Bible Records
BIO – Biographies
BIR – Birth Records
BOK – Books (a carryover from earlier times and now a rather generic division similar to MISC)
BUR – Burial Records
CEN – Census Records
CHR – Christening Records
CHU – Church Records
CRT – Court Records
CWR – Civil War Records (another carryover, now merged with MIL)
DIR – Directories
DNA – DNA
DTH – Death Records excluding burial records
IGI – The LDS church’s database
IMG – Images
INF – Information (another carryover generic category now merged with MISC)
LDR – Land Records
LIN – Lineages
LTR – Letters, emails, etc
MAP – Maps
MAR – Marriage Records
MEM – Memoirs
MIL – Military Records
MISC – Miscellany. The catch-all category
NEWS – Newspapers (excluding obituaries)
PIC – Pictures
PSL – Passenger Lists
TAX – Tax Records