Larry,
As a Chandler descendant of Martin Chandler of Fair Haven,Monmouth Co, New
Jersey, I don't have an interest in Halifax County. But on the Monmouth
County message list, we constantly discuss locations of cemeteries within
our county. It's very important information, but it's focused locally. We
can therefore assume that your Halifax information and contribution is
being posted to Halifax County as well. If not, please do so. Combine
your messages for both lists.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/VA/halifax.html
For those who may not know, Rootsweb has a site for list archives
http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl
I put CHANDLER in the search box on that webpage; then "Halifax County" on
the query line in the next page. I found
1996=0 hits
1997=1 hits
1998=6 hits
1999=1 "
2000=2 "
2001-9 "
Now this is what future researchers have to catch up on when they
EVENTUALLY express an interest in the location of Halifax County Chandler
and/or cemetery. They are of course going to do the same for Halifax
County messages which may also have Chandler family discussion.
Quite frankly, I do MOST (90%) of my surname queries in the county lists.
Surname lists are ok but they actually shouldn't be getting most of the
discussion once you can locate a county. Exceptions might be when you cast
a large net of counties and states because of a very transient ancestor; or
have a network of cousins already using the list. The county lists by
contrast give you information about things like cemeteries, land records,
newspapers And very importantly they give you the extended family, the
women, the neighbors that signed your wills and lived next to your family
in the censuses. Surname lists can't do that.
Keep those Halifax Cemetery items and contribution ideas in the research
loop, Larry!!!!!!! And broaden your perspective. Somebody out there is shy
but learning and taking notes, if not now then in the future.
Mary C.
Greetings,
due to an apparent lack of interest, I see no reason to continue the posting
of the names and locations of Halifax County, Va Cemeteries . The idea was to
develop better directions for those wishing to locate/find the cemeteries.
Larry
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