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Free Resources
Browse our free genealogy resources below, organized by state. Each entry links to the start of that resource — see the full genealogy resources index for complete series and supporting records.
Arkansas
- Elisha Baker — Arkansas Years
A documentary timeline tracing Elisha Baker's move from Bellevue, Missouri into Arkansas Territory, 1816 to 1826, drawn from deed, tax, and court records.
Illinois
- History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois
A digital edition of the 1884 county history published by Globe Publishing Company in Chicago, detailing the settlement, development, and prominent residents of these two adjacent southeastern Illinois counties.
Kansas
- J. West Goodwins Pacific Railway Business Guide and Gazetteer Of Missouri and Kansas for 1867-8
The J. West Goodwin's Pacific Railway Business Guide & Gazetteer of Missouri and Kansas, For 1867-8 (published in St. Louis, Mo.) was a contemporary directory and guide focused on business, travel, and connections along the Pacific Railroad routes, emphasizing the Missouri Pacific Railroad (completed to Kansas City by 1865) and its extensions or connections into Kansas.
This edition focuses on Kansas towns, counties, and resources.
Missouri
- Elisha Baker — Missouri Land Claims
Overview of Elisha Baker's two Missouri land claims — the Bellevue settlement (Survey No. 2150) and Little Rock Creek (Survey No. 2021).
North Carolina
- Elisha Baker — Greene County, North Carolina Land Grants
Overview of Elisha Baker's three North Carolina land grants in Greene County, 1787 to 1793 — an expanding home tract on Long Creek and the Holston/French Broad confluence.
Ohio
- Ohio Censuses
Transcribed Ohio census and enumeration records, starting with an 1850 list of boatmen in Pomeroy, Meigs County.
Pennsylvania
- Lists of Inhabitants in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Transcribed lists of Washington County, Pennsylvania inhabitants, beginning with the names on the 1776–80 petition for a new state.
Texas
- From Missouri to the Brazos: The Making of Austin's Colony
Explore Moses Austin's vision and Stephen F. Austin's success in settling the Old Three Hundred in Texas, forging Anglo communities along the Brazos amid frontier challenges. (first 2 chapters completed)
- Elias Roberts — Mexican War Pension File (Hockley, Harris Co.)
Full transcriptions of the Mexican War pension file of Elias Roberts (1823–1896), and the later claims of his widow Melvina Roberts — 46 pages with a full every-name index.
- Robertson County, Texas — Land & Probate Records
Deeds, releases, and court judgments documenting the Roberts family and related lines' land transactions in Robertson County, spanning the 1880s to the 1910s.
- Texas Land, Probate & Court Records
Land bonds, deeds, affidavits, and court records tracing the Roberts, Steele, and Heath families' Texas land holdings from the 1870s through the early 1900s.
- Maps & Supporting Images
Historical and modern survey maps, General Land Office records, and illustrations supporting the land and family records above.
- Historical Context
Supplementary historical records providing context for the events and conditions surrounding the family's Texas land dealings.
eBooks
- From Missouri to the Brazos: The Making of Austin's Colony
Explore Moses Austin's vision and Stephen F. Austin's success in settling the Old Three Hundred in Texas, forging Anglo communities along the Brazos amid frontier challenges.
(first 2 chapters completed)
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