Continuing our review for each of William Dollarhide’s name lists books, we detail the contents of California Name Lists 1700-2011, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present. Currently, there are nine new names lists books, and we are providing details on each.
In this book, names lists are detailed in the following database categories (with 415 total links for the state of California):
- Colonial & State Census Records
- State and County Court Records
- Directories
- State Militia Lists
- State Veterans & Pensioners Lists
- Tax Lists
- Vital Records
- Great Registers
The contents of the California section of the guide include:
- 1850-1852 California Map
- California Name Lists
- Historical Timeline for California, 1535-1854
- Introduction, California’s Spanish, Mexican, and State Name Lists
- Bibliography of California Name Lists, 1700-2011
Not only does this volume give a detailed bibliography of Name Lists available for the state, but links to websites, FHL book & microfilm numbers, archive references, maps, and key historical information make this volume invaluable to the researcher looking to extend their lines and fill in the family tree.
National Names Lists information included with every volume:
The National Names Lists have these categories (244 entries in all):
- Federal Census Records
- Immigration Lists
- U.S. Military Lists
- U.S. Veterans Records
- U.S. Pension Records
- National Vital Record
There are also a number of maps, including:
- 1899 Alaska & Klondike Region
- 1880-1940 Alaska Census Jurisdictions
- 1763 British North America
- 1784-1802 Western Land Cessions
- 1790 United States
- 1800 United States
- 1810 United States
- 1820 United States
- 1830 United States
- 1840 United States
- 1850 United States
- 1860 United States
- 1870-1880 United States
- 1890-1940 United States
In review, Name Lists are:
“An important step in finding the place of residence for a person is the use of published censuses and census substitutes. Most genealogists are familiar with the use of federal census records – but there are a myriad of census substitutes as well. A census substitute may take the form of a territorial/state census, court record, militia list, directory, veterans’ list, tax list, or voter list. We can combine these two categories into one by calling them all “Name Lists.” And, because a name list identifies the residents of an area from various local, state, and national sources – a name list becomes a genealogist’s best place-finding tool. A good example is when a genealogist learns from a death certificate that an ancestor was born in Alabama. What needs to be done first is find the county of residence in Alabama. An Alabama name list is the first tool we can use to find the exact place of residence there. Genealogists learn early that finding the county of residence for an ancestor is a break-through in their research efforts. That is because the typical American courthouse is a treasure chest of genealogical information about the residents of a county. The courthouse is where we find birth, marriage, death, and burial records; court records, e.g., orphans, wills, probates, deeds, and property records; and many other documents with specific genealogical revelations.”
“Name lists are key to success in any genealogical endeavor. Name lists, be they national, state, county, or even city or town in scope, can help nail down the precise place where one’s ancestor may have lived. And if that can be done, further records, usually found on a local level, will now be accessible to research. But success depends on knowing where the ancestor resided. This is where Dollarhide’s Name List guides can make the difference.”
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