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At this time all source timelines and the sources searched list are private
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Source Timelines
Overview | All private » | 1600-1699 | 1700-1799 | 1800-1899 | 1900-1999 | 2000+
What is a source timeline?
A source timeline is a list of sources with dates, abstracts, and the source location in a timeline format, grouped by year, decade, and century.
Source timeline example:
1880-1889
| Surname | First | Prev Gen | Location Type | Source, abstract & notes | Date |
| 1884 | |||||
| Phillis | John Riley | John B. | Noble County Ohio Probate | Noble County Probate Estate Packets John R. Phillis administrator for Hugh Darrah estate, loose pages, re: estate no. 290-29, filed 3 Sept 1884, book 5, p. 21. | 3 Sept 1884 |
Source timeline benefits
A source timeline is like an organized shoebox. As registers, deed books, etc. are explored, all Hull records found are recorded in the source timeline regardless if a relationship has been identified at that time. Other surnames are recorded in the source timeline for that surname.
It has been said one should always assume at least two people with the same name are living in the same location at the same. As the timeline grows, the clustering of names and locations in a time period helps identify and differentiate the people.
Using the source timelines
Surname, First name
A standardized version of the surname, along with the full given name. For example:
- Surname variations/misspellings, such as Hulle, Holl, etc.
- Records are listed in alphabetical order by year.
Book/Source, Page: Identifier of where the original record is found.
- If a County Book, such as a deed book, the County and Book or Volume number, then page number.
- If a census record, the Census and page number(s).
- If a file of loose papers, as in a court case, the source, county and case number and the total number of papers/pages is listed in the page column.
Abstract & notes: The spelling of the name in the record as it was recorded, the county and state where the record was recorded, a brief description of the record. In the case of obituaries, the source information is included in this field. Dates are identified in the record, such as document date and recording date.
Date: The date of the document if it is available, otherwise, the recording date. Deeds are typically written on one date and recorded at a later date. The deed date is typically what appears in this column.
Court files
Case files are listed in the timeline based on the case year, which is typically when the case was settled unless the date the lawsuit was filed is found. For example, Case 1834-064 was filed 23 Feb 1830; it is found in 1830 in the timeline. If the filed date had not been available, it would have been entered in 1834. It should also be noted that many of the estate cases are years or decades after the death of the estate’s owner.
Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, compiler, “Hull Source Timelines,” Cool Adventures ( https://cooladventures.com/genealogy/hull-source-timelines/: posted 2022).