Prison records, case registers, newspapers, and census records confirm a dark episode from our family history.
2nd Great-Grandfather William Sanford Fields Imprisoned for Rape in 1898 Texas Read More »
My Family History Research Methods
The recent discovery of an obituary and death record for great-grandmother Laura Mae Fields leads to finding a rural Texas newspaper announcement of her marriage to Andrew Jackson Pace.
Continuing to piece together the life story of my husband’s great-grandmother Laura Mae (Fields) Pace, who died tragically young. This time focusing on her childhood through census documents, and then her migration around Texas following marriage and motherhood.
Tracking Great-Grandmother Laura Mae (Fields) Pace across Texas Read More »
My Family History Research Methods
The discovery last week of a death certificate and newspaper death notice for daughter Clara Irene Pace helps me bust down a several year-long brick wall regarding Irene’s mother, Laura Mae (Fields) Pace.