Another Countdown to Squee

[webbgirl]

Doing another countdown to squee.  Not because things are bad, jut because there should always be squee. :) (Although I do have the hiccups at the moment and that could use some Squee.

1) Suits started re-airing Season 1 last night so for the first time I have Harvey and Mike on my TV screen and not just my computer.  It also means that tonight they

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[donutsweeper]

I am stupidly excited over the census. While I've had LOTS of luck with researching my husband's family, the sources for looking further into mine have pretty well dried up and while I keep looking in new and different places it's mostly been for naught. But the census will be AWESOME for confirming and finding new folk!

[webbgirl]

One of the major gaps I have is my maternal grandfather's family. His mother died young in the 30s but there's a mystery as to what happened to his father. I'm hoping the census will help with that.

It's a whole new level of research. Just so happy.

[donutsweeper]

Oh, yes, that'll be massively helpful. Have you looked for WWII draft cards with his name?

[webbgirl]

Unfortunately it's an extremely common name. I also believe he would have been above draft age by 41. He was much older than my greatgrandmother. There's also a family story that he had another family in the area that he kept secret.

[donutsweeper]

Oh URGH. I know how you feel, I've been going nuts trying to track down a Louis Smith. Very helpful. Thanks.

Do you have his exact birthday?

[webbgirl]

I don't have his b-day. I'm working on trying to find other info. Even the census is a long-shot, but I remain hopeful. :D

What's funny is my other maternal great-grandfather was Louis Smith. :D I have Thompsons, Smiths and Reids galore. I got lucky with the Thompsons that they married into one of the best documented family lines out there. I found the Smiths because one of the women in the line had a somewhat unique first name and I have lots of dates and even pics for them.

[donutsweeper]

Any chance he's old enough for a WWI card?

Where did they live? I've discovered some great place specific sites for the areas I've been looking in

Lol, usual names of any sort are the BEST. That and the few places that require mother's maiden name on death certificates- if they are correct which sometimes they aren't- but I've found a wonderful amount of lost daughters that way (via their son's death certificate)