Family History Scavenger Hunt - Day 7

Overview & Purpose

We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.

The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), and Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167).

The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.

Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before. 

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/5cDc2vRBWQaJtE6VA.

    

Today’s Challenge

We have all heard that the 1890 census was destroyed and, if you are like many of us, that is the most important record you need to solve your family mystery. But not all of the 1890 census was lost. Today, we will search the remnants of the 1890 census to see what valuable information it can provide to those few lucky people who have ancestors on the remaining pages. To access the 1890 census go to https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1610551 and then Browse the images.

Questions

1. Select Texas, Ellis, Mountain Peak, 172 and look at image 1 of 28. What is the surname of the family on this page?
2. How many children in this family had died before this census?
3. What was the age of the youngest child?
4. Who served in the Confederate Army?
5. What was the name of the 8 year old son?

Bonus Points (Optional)

• Did the family own or rent their home?

Hints

Sometimes records have more than one page. Explore more of the 1890 census to see all of the valuable information that has been lost.

Action

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/5cDc2vRBWQaJtE6VA).  All answers received before 8:00 pm EST on June 7 will be considered for today’s prize which is a 1-month Ultimate British & Irish Subscription to FindMyPast. 

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