Genealogist – The Story Tellers
We are the chosen. In each family, there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts, but instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe.
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It is useful in your research to know when there were wars or military campaigns, as you may find a new place to search for information that you had not previously considered.

• 1689-1697 King William’s War-  French and Indian attacks on New England colonies bordering Canada.
• 1702-1713 Queen Anne’s War- A dispute between England, France and Spain against English forces in North America.
• 1744-1748 King George’s War- Fighting broke out between the French and British colonists as part of a European conflict called the War of the Austrian Succession.
• 1754-1763-   French and Indian War- Ended French and British disputes over North America territory.
• 1775-1786-   Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 to April11,1783.
• 1782-1787-   Pennamite-Yankee war- Fought between the colonists of Connecticut and Pennsylvania for possession of the Wyoming Valley.  This period also included man Indian disturbances.
• 1790-1795-   Warfare with Northwest Indians, Miamis, Wyandots, Delawares, Pottawattamies, Shawnees, Ottawas and Chippewas.
• 1791-1794-   Whiskey Rebellion, Pennsylvania.  A whiskey tax imposed on the farmers of western Pennsylvania who made rye whiskey was the spark that fired the rebellion.
• 1798-1800-   War with France, July 1798 to September 30,1800.
• 1799-1808 Fries Insurrection in Pennsylvania 1799; Aaron Burr Conspiracy, 1806; Sabine Expedition, Louisiana, 1806;  Navies in Chesapeake Bay, 1807;  Embargo at Lake Champlain, NY, 1808.
• 1811-1813 War with Northwest Indians, November 1811 to October,1813.
• 1812-1813- Florida or Seminole War, August 15, 1812, to October 1812.  Peoria Indian War in Illinois Septem ber 19 to October 21, 1813
• 1813-1814-      Creek Indian War in Alabama, July 27, 1713 to August 9, 1814.
• 1817-1818 Seminole or Florida War, November 20, 1817 to October 31, 1818.
• 1819-1827-    Yellowstone Expedition, July 4, 1819 to September 1819, Blackfeet, Arickaree Indian Campaign, Upper Missouri River, 1823, Winnebage Expedition, Wisconsin, September 6 1827.
• 1831-1832-    Sac, Fox Indian clashes, Illinois; Black Hawk War, April 26, 1831 to September 21, 1832.
• 1833-1839-    Cherokee removal.
• 1834-1836-    Pawnee Expedition, Indian Territory, june 9, 1834; Toledo War, Ohio and Michigan boundary dispute, 1835-1836.
• 1836-1834 –    Creek Indian disturbances in Alabama, May 5, 1836 to September 30, 1837.
• 1837-1838-    Osage Indian troubles, Missouri; Heatherly Indian troubles in Missouri and Iowa; Mormon problems in Missouri.
• 1846-1847-    Doniphan’s Expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Chihuahua, Mexico.
• 1846-1848-    Mexican War, April 24, 1846 to May 30 1848; New Mexico Expedition, June 30, 1846- February 13, 1848; Cayuse war, Oregon Volunteers, 1848.
• 1849-1861-    Navajo troubles, New Mexico; continuous disturbances with Comanche, Cheyenne, Lipan and Kickapoo Indians in Texas.
• 1850-1853-    Pitt River Expedition, April 28, 1850 to September 13, 1850; Utah Indian disturbance, 1851-1853; Yuma Expedition, California, December 1851 to April 1852.
• 1851-1856-    Indian Wars in Oregon and Washington, 1851-1856, Snake Indians, Oregon, May 24 1855 to September 8, 1855, Sioux Indian Expedition ,  Nebraska Territory, April 1855 to July 27, 1856; Cheyenne and Arapaho troubles, 1855-1856.
• 1855-1858- Seminole or Florida War, December 20 1855 to May 1858. Kansas border problems, 1856-1858.
• 1857-1895 Western states Indian uprisings, disputes, expeditions and campaigns.
• 1859-                John Brown’s Raid, Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, November and December 1859.
• 1861-1866-   Civil  War between the States, April 19, 1861 to May 1865.
• 1898-1899-    Spanish American War, April 21, 1898 to April 11 1899. (Actual combat did not cease until August 13, 1899).
• 1899-1902-    Philippine Insurrection, Philippine islands, February 4, 1899 to July 4, 1902.
• 1900-1901-    Boxer Rebellion in China, May 1900- to May 1901.
• 1914-1918-     World War I
• 1939-1945-     World  War II
• 1950-1953-    Korean War
• 1965-1973-    Viet Nam Conflict (Began in 1957, US involvement 1965).

From the Colby Free Press, Thomas County, Kansas, October 9, 1940, Page 4.
Potato Pickers Wanted.

The Kansas State Employment Service has a request for 300 workers from the Thomas and Sherman county areas to pick potatoes at Scotts Bluff, Neb. Workers will be guaranteed three weeks work with a possibility of an additional week if needed. The potatoes in the Scotts Bluff territory are making from 300 to 500 bushels to the acre. Pay will be three cents for each bushel picked. Past experience has shown that the average man picks 100 bushels a day.

Workers are also wanted to sugar beet picking and hauling. Room and board are available. The Thomas and Sherman county areas have been given the largest quotas and have been given until Saturday night to furnish the needed 300 workers. Registration for these jobs is to be made a the court house with Lee Turner

A man brought one of our blacksmiths a cord a wood to pay a debt, yesterday, and the blacksmith turned it in on his board bill, and the landlady used it to pay the furniture dealer, and he in turn paid the man for work done, and so $3 paid $12 of debt. And yet they say there’s not enough circulating medium in the country!

The 1940 Federal Census, number 16 for the United States will be available 1 April 2012.  The header includes fields for the usual State, County, Incorporated places, Township , Wards of some cities, block numbers, unincorporated places, institution, Supervisor District Number, Enumeration District Number, Date of actual enumeration, Name of Enumerator and Sheet number.

I wish it was today!  I know many people are excited expecting to learn new things about their many   relatives.  I am interesting in what questions were asked, so I got the information for this article.

1. LOCATION: Street, avenue, road, etc.
2. LOCATION: House number (in cities and towns)
3. HOUSEHOLD DATA: Number of household in order of visitation
4. HOUSEHOLD DATA: Home owned (O) or rented (R)
5. HOUSEHOLD DATA: Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented
6. HOUSEHOLD DATA: Does this household live on a farm? (Yes or No)
7. NAME: Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household.
8. RELATION: Relationship of this person to the head of the household, as wife, daughter, father, mother-in-law, grandson, lodger, lodger’s wife, servant, hired hand, etc.
9. PERSONAL DESCRIPTION: Sex — Male (M), Female (F)
10. PERSONAL DESCRIPTION: Color or race
11. PERSONAL DESCRIPTION: Age at last birthday
12. PERSONAL DESCRIPTION: Marital status — Single (S), Married (M), Widowed (Wd), Divorced (D)
13. EDUCATION: Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940 (Yes or No)
14. EDUCATION: Highest grade of school completed
15. PLACE OF BIRTH: If born in the United States, give State, Territory, or possession. If foreign born, give country in which birthplace was situated on January 1, 1937. Distinguish Canada-French from Canada-English and Irish Free State (Eire) from Northern Ireland.
16. CITIZENSHIP: Citizenship of the foreign born
17. RESIDENCE APRIL 1, 1935: City, town, or village having 2,500 or more inhabitants. Enter “R” for all other places
18. RESIDENCE APRIL 1, 1935: County
19. RESIDENCE APRIL 1, 1935: State (or Territory or foreign country
20. RESIDENCE APRIL 1, 1935: On a farm? (Yes or No)
21. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Govt. work during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No)
22. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: If not, was he at work on, or assigned to, public EMERGENCY WORK (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc.) during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No)
23. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Was this person SEEKING WORK? (Yes or No)
24. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: If not seeking work, did he HAVE A JOB, business, etc.? (Yes or No)
25. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H) in school (S), unable to work (U), or other (O)
26. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940
27. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Duration of unemploymen up to March 30, 1940 – in weeks
28. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Occupation: Trade, profession, or particular kind of work
29. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Industry: Industry of business
30. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Class of worker
31. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks)
32. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: INCOME IN 1939: Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions)
33. PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER — EMPLOYMENT STATUS: INCOME IN 1939: Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No)
34. Number of Farm Schedule

    Each census sheet has 40 numbered lines (numbered along both the left and right edges of the form). There is a list of SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS, which would be asked of those individuals recorded usually on Lines 14 and 29 (although other lines were also designated for such use and was presumably to ensure a random sampling).
    The Supplementary Questions were as follows:

35. NAME
36. PLACE OF BIRTH OF FATHER AND MOTHER: FATHER
37. PLACE OF BIRTH OF FATHER AND MOTHER: MOTHER
38. MOTHER TONGUE (OR NATIVE LANGUAGE): Language spoken in home in earliest childhood
39. VETERANS: Is this person a veteran of the United States military forces; or the wife, widow, or under-18-year-old child of a veteran? If so, enter “Yes”
40. VETERANS: If child, is veteran-father dead (Yes or No)
41. VETERANS: War or military service
42. SOCIAL SECURITY: Does this person have a Federal Social Security Number? (Yes or No)
43. SOCIAL SECURITY: Were deductions for Federal Old-Age Insurance or Railroad Retirement made from this person’s wages or salary in 1939? (Yes or No)
44. SOCIAL SECURITY: If so, were deductions made from (1) all, (2) one-half or more, (3) part, but less than half, of wages or salary?
45. USUAL OCCUPATION
46. USUAL INDUSTRY
47. Usual class of worker
48. FOR ALL WOMEN WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN MARRIED: Has this woman been married more than once? (Yes or No)
49. FOR ALL WOMEN WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN MARRIED: Age at first marriage?
50. FOR ALL WOMEN WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN MARRIED: Number of children ever born (Do not include stillbirths)

I hope this sparks your anticipation for the future.

Register Report for Nicholas Hopkins

Generation 1
Nicholas Hopkins was born about 1558 in Wortley, Wotten Underedge, Gloucestershire, England. He died in 1644 in London, Middlesex, England.
Mary Poore was born in 1552 in England. She died in 1581 in London, Middlesex, England.
Nicholas Hopkins and Mary Poore were married in Jul 1644. They had the following children:

2. i.  Stephen Hopkins was born in 1581 in Wortley, Wotten Underedge, Gloucestershire, England. He married Constance Dudley on 09 May 1599 in London, England. He died in 1644 Gin Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
Generation 2
2.Stephen Hopkins 2 (Nicholas-1) was born in 1581 in Wortley, Wotten Underedge, Gloucestershire, England. He died in 1644 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
Constance Dudley was born in England. She died in 1613 in Hursley, Hampshire, England.

4. i.
Giles Hopkins was born on 30 Jan 1608 in Hursley, Hampshire, England. He married Catherine Wheldon on 09 Oct 1639 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. He died between 05 Mar 1689-Apr 1690 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
5. ii.
Constance Hopkins was born on 11 May 1606 in Hursley, Hampshire, England. She married Nicholas Snow III on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She died on 16 Oct 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
iii.
Oceanus Hopkins was born on 06 Sep 1620 in While crossing the ocean on the Mayflower. She died on 01

Jun 1627 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Fisher was born in 1595 in London, London, England. She died on 04 Feb 1639 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Fisher were married on 19 Feb 1618 in St. Mary Matfellon, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had the following children:
i.
Damaris Hopkins was born in 1618 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She married Jacob Cook in 1646 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She died between Jan 1665-Nov 1669 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
ii.
Oceanus Hopkins was born on 06 Sep 1620 in While crossing the ocean on the Mayflower. She died on 01 Jun 1627 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
iii.
Caleb Hopkins was born in 1622 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. He died on 03 Apr 1651 in Died at sea near Barbados.
3. iv.
Deborah Hopkins was born in 1625 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She married Andrew Ring on 23 Apr 1646 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She died in 1666 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
v.

Elizabeth Hopkins was born in 1626 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.

Notes for Elizabeth Hopkins:
General Notes:
Was entrusted to Richard Sparrow, but did not live to marry.

vi.
Mary Hopkins was born in 1628 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
vii.
Ruth Hopkins was born in 1630.
viii.
Mary Hopkins was born in 1637 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
Generation 3
Deborah Hopkins-3 (Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born in 1625 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She died in 1666 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
Andrew Ring son of William Ring and Mary Durrant was born about 1618 in Leyden, Holland. He died on 22 Feb 1693 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
Andrew Ring and Deborah Hopkins were married on 23 Apr 1646 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
i.
Samuel Ring was born about 1649.
ii.
Elizabeth Ring was born on 19 Apr 1652.
iii.
William Ring was born in 1653.
iv.
Deborah Ring was born about 1657.
v.
Mary Ring was born about 1658.
vi.
Susannah Ring was born about 1659.
vii.
Eleazer Ring was born in 1661.
4.
Giles Hopkins-3 (Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born on 30 Jan 1608 in Hursley, Hampshire, England. He died between 05 Mar 1689-Apr 1690 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Notes for Giles Hopkins:
General Notes:
Had 10 children.Catherine Wheldon.
Giles Hopkins and Catherine Wheldon were married on 09 Oct 1639 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. They had the following children:6. i.
Mary Hopkins was born in Nov 1640 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She married Samuel Smith on 03 Jan 1666 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 02 Jul 1700 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
ii.
John Hopkins was born in 1643 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died in 1643 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
iii.
Elizabeth Hopkins was born in 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died in 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
iv.
Stephen Hopkins.
5.
Constance Hopkins-3 (Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born on 11 May 1606 in Hursley, Hampshire, England. She died on 16 Oct 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Nicholas Snow III was born on 25 Jan 1599 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. He died on 15 Nov 1676 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Notes for Nicholas Snow III:
General Notes:
yeare 1636, vizt. –
“…That John Fans & Mr Coomb haue the place over ag Mr Allertons howse, on the north side Jones River, up to the place where Mr Prence, &c, are appointed, pvided they spare Nicholas Snow one smale jag of hey; the rest he is to have at Wellingsly…”
Records of Plymouth Colony, Vol. 1, p. 39-41.

7 March 1636 : “At a Genall Court holden at New Plymouth, for the whole Gourment, the vijth Day of March, 1636, in the xijth Yeare of the Raigne of our Souraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God of England, scotland, France, & Ireland, King, Defendor of the Fayth, &c.

3 March 1639 : “Surveyors of the heighwayes.
“Plymouth. Nicholas Snow, Richard Sparrow, & Josiah Cooke, & Thom Cushman.”
Records of Plymouth Colony, Vol. 1, p. 141.
Many other sales and purchases are listed in the Records of Plymouth Colony.
Plymouth Colony Rates;
The earlies know tax rates, 2 Jan 1632/33 of the raign of l’Soveraign Lord Charles, by the grace of Geo, King of England, Scotl, France & Irel. John Howland lb. s. d.
00:18:00
Second tax payment: 01.12.00

This monument is in position CS on the EHS 1776 Cove survey map. A bronze plaque is attached to a large stone approximately 30″ W, 30″ H and 10″ D.

Nicholas Snow who died in Eastham in 1676 most likely is buried in Cove in an unmarked grave. A plaque in Eastham Town Hall memorializing Nicholas Snow reads as follows:

Memorial Plaque erected in 1916 In Eastham Twon Hall
TO THE MEMORY OF
NICHOLAS SNOW
WHO ARRIVED AT PLYMOUTH ON THE
ANNE IN 1623 AND WAS AN ORIGINAL
PURCHASER AND ONE OF THE FIRST FOUNDERS

Notes for Nicholas Snow III:
General Notes:
yeare 1636, vizt. –
“…That John Fans & Mr Coomb haue the place over ag Mr Allertons howse, on the north side Jones River, up to the place where Mr Prence, &c, are appointed, pvided they spare Nicholas Snow one smale jag of hey; the rest he is to have at Wellingsly…”
Records of Plymouth Colony, Vol. 1, p. 39-41.

7 March 1636 : “At a Genall Court holden at New Plymouth, for the whole Gourment, the vijth Day of March, 1636, in the xijth Yeare of the Raigne of our Souraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God of England, scotland, France, & Ireland, King, Defendor of the Fayth, &c.

3 March 1639 : “Surveyors of the heighwayes.
“Plymouth. Nicholas Snow, Richard Sparrow, & Josiah Cooke, & Thom Cushman.”
Records of Plymouth Colony, Vol. 1, p. 141.
Many other sales and purchases are listed in the Records of Plymouth Colony.

Plymouth Colony Rates;
The earlies know tax rates, 2 Jan 1632/33 of the raign of l’Soveraign Lord Charles, by the grace of Geo, King of England, Scotl, France & Irel. John Howland lb. s. d.
00:18:00
Second tax payment: 01.12.00

This monument is in position CS on the EHS 1776 Cove survey map. A bronze plaque is attached to a large stone approximately 30″ W, 30″ H and 10″ D.

Nicholas Snow who died in Eastham in 1676 most likely is buried in Cove in an unmarked grave. A plaque in Eastham Town Hall memorializing Nicholas Snow reads as follows:

Memorial Plaque erected in 1916 In Eastham Twon Hall
TO THE MEMORY OF
NICHOLAS SNOW
WHO ARRIVED AT PLYMOUTH ON THE
ANNE IN 1623 AND WAS AN ORIGINAL
PURCHASER AND ONE OF THE FIRST FOUNDERS
OF NAUSET IN 1644, AN INCORPORATOR
OF THE TOWN RENAMED EASTHAM IN 1651,
THE FIRST CLERK OF THE TOWN HOLDING
THAT OFFICE SEVENTEEN YEARS FROM 1646
TO 1662. DEPUTY TO THE GENERAL COURT
FROM 1648 TO 1652. SELECTMAN FROM 1663
TO 1670. ALSO SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS.

HE WAS BORN IN ENGLAND AND DIED
AT EASTHAM NOVEMBER 16, 1676. ABOUT

Nicholas Snow III and Constance Hopkins were married on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
i.
Anthony Snow was born in 1619 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. He married Abigail Warren on 08 Nov 1643 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. He died in Aug 1692 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
7. ii.
Mark Snow was born on 09 May 1628 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. He married Anna Cooke on 18 Jan 1654 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died about Dec 1695 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
iii.
Mary Snow was born in 1630 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. She married Thomas Paine Jr. on 16 Jul 1650 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 28 Apr 1704 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
iv.
Sarah Snow was born in 1632 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. She married William Walker on 25 Jan 1654 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died about 08 Mar 1697 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
8. v.
Lt. Joseph Snow was born on 24 Nov 1634 in Plymouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married Mary Higgins about 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on 03 Jan 1723 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
9. vi.
Stephen Snow was born in 1636 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. He married Susanne (Ring) Deane on 13 Dec 1665 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on 17 Dec 1705 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
10. vii.
John Snow was born in 1638 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. He married Mary Smalley on 19 Sep 1667 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died before 04 Apr 1692 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
11. viii.
Elizabeth Snow was born in 1640 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She married Thomas Rogers on 13 Dec 1665 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 16 Jun 1678 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
ix.
Lt. Jabez Snow was born in 1642.
12. x.
Ruth Snow was born in 1644 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She married John Cole on 12 Dec 1666 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 17 Jan 1717 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
xi.
Constance Snow was born after 1646.
xii.
Hannah Snow was born after 1646.
xiii.
Micajah Snow was born after 1646.
xiv.
Rebecca Snow was born in 1648.
Generation 4

Anna Cooke. She died on 25 Jul 1656 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Mark Snow and Anna Cooke were married on 18 Jan 1654 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
i.
Elizabeth Snow was born about 1655.
8.
Lt. Joseph Snow-4 (Constance-3, Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born on 24 Nov 1634 in Plymouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on 03 Jan 1723 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Mary Higgins was born about 1648 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died about 30 Jan 1722 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
iii.
Micajah Snow.
iv.
Bethia Snow.
v.
Mehitable Snow.
10.
John Snow-4 (Constance-3, Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born in 1638 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. He died before 04 Apr 1692 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Mary Smalley was born on 11 Dec 1647 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died in 1703 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
John Snow and Mary Smalley were married on 19 Sep 1667 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
i.
Hannah Snow was born on 26 Aug 1670 in Massachusetts.
ii.
Mary Snow was born on 10 Mar 1672.
iii.
Abigail Snow was born on 14 Oct 1673.
iv.
Rebecca Snow was born on 23 Jul 1676.
v.
John Snow was born on 03 May 1678.
vi.
Isaac Snow was born on 10 Aug 1683.
vii.
Lydia Snow was born on 29 Sep 1685.
viii.
Elisha Snow was born on 10 Jan 1686.
ix.
Phebe Snow was born on 27 Jan 1689.11.
Elizabeth Snow-4 (Constance-3, Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born in 1640 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 16 Jun 1678 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Thomas Rogers son of Joseph Rogers and Hannah was born on 29 Mar 1638 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 16 Jun 1678 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.Thomas Rogers and Elizabeth Snow were married on 13 Dec 1665 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
i.
Elizabeth Rogers was born on 08 Oct 1666.
ii.
Joseph Rogers was born on 02 Feb 1667 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
iii.
Hannah Rogers was born on 20 Mar 1669 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
iv.
Thomas Rogers was born on 06 Mar 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on 15 Mar 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

v.
Thomas Rogers was born on 06 May 1672 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Trent on 10 Dec 1700.
12.
Ruth Snow-4 (Constance-3, Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born in 1644 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 17 Jan 1717 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
John Cole son of Daniel Cole and Mary was born in 1644 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. He died on 06 Jan 1726 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
John Cole and Ruth Snow were married on 12 Dec 1666 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
i.
Ruth Cole was born on 11 Mar 1668 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She married William Twining III on 21 Mar 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
ii.
L. John Cole was born on 06 Mar 1669.
iii.
Hannah Cole was born in Jun 1672.
iv.
Hannah Cole was born on 27 Mar 1675.
v.
Joseph Cole was born on 11 Jun 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Cobb on 04 Feb 1702 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.6.
Mary Hopkins-4 (Giles-3, Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born in Nov 1640 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 02 Jul 1700 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Samuel Smith son of Ralph Smith and Elizabeth Hobart was born on 11 Jul 1641 in Hingham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He died on 22 Mar 1697 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Samuel Smith and Mary Hopkins were married on 03 Jan 1666 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
i.
Unknown Smith was born in Mar 1667.
ii.
Samuel Smith was born on 26 May 1668.
iii.
Mary Smith was born on 03 Jan 1670.
iv.
Joseph Smith was born on 10 Apr 1671.
v.
John Smith was born on 26 May 1673.
vi.
Grace Smith was born on 05 Sep 1676.
vii.
Deborah Smith was born on 10 Dec 1678.
viii.
Rebecca Smith was born on 10 Dec 1678.
7.
Mark Snow-4 (Constance-3, Stephen-2, Nicholas-1) was born on 09 May 1628 in Plymouth Colony, Massachsuetts. He died about Dec 1695 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

2 cups chopped Vidalia onions
2 cups chopped cabbage
2 cups chopped green pepper
1/2 c salt
2 cups vinegar
1 tbsp. celery seed
1 tbsp mustard seed

Chop all vegetables. Dissolve the salt in water and pour over vegetables. Let stand overnight for about 12 hours.

Drain and rinse. Cover with fresh water and soak for an hour.
Dissolve sugar in vinegar, add spices and bring to a boil. Add drained vegetables and simmer for 15 minutes.

Then, bring to a boil. Pack hot relish into your sterilized jars and process in a water bath for 15 minutes.
The result is delicious!

First, you start with yourself and immediate family.  The best thing to do is use a family tree form or group sheet which you can find free on the internet to write basic information, or copy and paste the one below.  Write your full name, birth date and place, marriage date and place. If you’re married you write the same information for your spouse and children.  Documentation for each event is necessary in research.  Write the surname in capital letters.  When writing dates you would write 30 October 2009, as an example.  Once you get started you may find this process is a bit addictive, as I did.

Obviously having only this information would be a bit boring one hundred years from now, so you want to add other pertinent events with dates, graduations, baptisms, including divorces, second marriages and pictures.  Medical information is also very important to future generations.  Try to leave a picture of your life for your relatives as if they were reading a good novel.

The next step is writing the same information for your parents, including death and place of death, when applicable.  List your siblings, including their children if applicable.  Using a family group sheet for each family is the easiest way to keep track of the families.  There are many types available but the necessary information is the same.  Then, you will want to use a pedigree file as the family group gets larger.  It is so important to list information accurately, especially if you want to join one of the many genealogy organizations where you must prove your heritage.

Note: If you are adopted some choose to list only the adoptive parents, others wish to list information from their birth parents.

You will want to talk to all your oldest living relatives.  Make a list and visit everyone if possible.  They will have stories and they will be able to answer many questions easily that would take a great deal of time in research.  Making a list of questions before your visits can be helpful.  They can tell you stories about those that have passed away and you may find there were some relatives you have never heard of before.

Review your information as you work starting again with you and moving up the line.  The research can get out of hand if you don’t keep things well organized.  I have a file for each family with copies of legal documents.  Some people have them in labeled brown envelopes.

There is much to be learned by joining your local genealogy society, even if you are not living in the place where you grew up.  The internet is absolutely growing by leaps and bounds with new genealogy information.  Ancestry.com is probably the best known but it does cost to join.  The Family History site of the Mormon Church is also a terrific place to do research.  You will become familiar with census from 1790-1930.  For a detailed article explaining each census see http://hubpages.com/hub/Genealogy-I-mportance-of-Federal-Census

There are several computer programs to store your information.  The best known are Family Tree, Legacy, and Roots Web.  They are all good programs and relatively inexpensive.  This keeps all information at your fingertips.

You have a big job ahead of you, so its time to get started!