Benson Stake Fireside – September 26, 2010

1. Enjoy the Journey! Family History Searching for Ancestors Step-by-Step!!! Benson Stake Fireside – September 26, 2010

2. What is Family History… It’s really interesting to think about all the people who came before me, who somehow did something that made me who I am today and where I am today. It’s like a treasure hunt! It’s saving the family by understanding how connected we really are. It’s actually fulfilled my life! I felt like celebrating because this person had all of a sudden come to life for me!

3. For some, the experience is like Laman and Lemuel returning for the brass plates --- arduous and unpleasant. How Do We FEEL the JOY? • For others, it is an adventure because they enjoy the journey. What Makes the DIFFERENCE?

4. The pleasure comes from putting forth effort… and eventually having success.

5. FamilySearch can help you have SUCCESS!

6. 5 Basic Steps • Step 1: Gather and organize what you and other family members already know. • Step 2: Decide what additional information you need. • Step 3: Search compiled and original records. • Step 4: Analyze and evaluate your findings. • Step 5: Record, document and share your findings

7. Step 1: What Do You Know? • Select 1 family or individual to work on. • On a family group sheet, enter everything you know about the family or individual.

8. Step 2: What Do You Want To Learn? Sylvia’s Parents

9. How Do I Locate Sylvia’s Parents? • Go Backward to go Forward • Find documents for Sylvia’s information • How? • Consult a “Record Selection Table” • Where? • FamilySearch Wiki • Go to FamilySearch.org • Click on Research Helps > Search the Wiki

10. Search the Wiki Enter Record Selection Table You can also add a specific locality if you wish.

11. Select the appropriate table.

12. 1. If you need – PARENTS • 2. Look first in – VITAL RECORDS • For more help, click on Vital Records!

13. Sylvia was born in 1880 – too early for birth records. • Guides you to the vital records for each state.

15. Sylvia died in 1958 – too late for the online death records.

16. Verify Death: 1/25/58 Tremonton, UT Verify Birth: 2/23/80 Bear River City, UT Mother: Angeline Deem Father: Hans Peter Hansen Verify Burial: 1/29/58 – Riverview Cemetery, Tremonton, UT

17. Record the information you found then ask:What Do I Know Now? THEN: What Do I Want to Learn Next? Other Children?

18. How Do I Locate Other Children? • Consult “Record Selection Table” at FamilySearch Wiki. Select a record type to get more help.

19. To follow your family through ALL available census records. Sylvia was born in Feb 1880, so we should start with the 1880 census. There is no census available for 1890 We should then continue checking the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census. If you select census, it tells you:

20. 1880 Hansen, Hans P, 25 years old, born Denmark. Parents born Denmark Hansen, Angeline, wife, 17 years old, born Denmark. Parents born Denmark Hansen, Emaline, daughter, 4 mo. old, born in Utah

21. 1900 Hansen, Hans P, born Dec 1844 Denmark, immigrated 1875 Hansen, Angeline, born Aug 1863 Denmark, immigrated 1876 Hansen, Sylvia E, daughter, born Feb 1880 in Utah, school teacher Hansen, Camilla S., daughter, born July 1881 in Utah Hansen, Eda M, daughter, born July 1887 in Utah Hansen, Abigail A, daughter, born Mar 1890 in Utah Hansen, Aaron E, son, born Mar 1897 in Utah

22. 1910 Hansen, Hans P, 65 yrs old, 1st marriage, married for 31 years. Hansen, Angeline, 46 yrs old, 1st marriage, 5/6 living children Hunsaker, Edith, daughter, 22 yrs old, married, 1/1 living children Hansen, Abigail A, daughter, 20 yrs old Hansen, Aaron E, son, 17 yrs old Hunsaker, Jessie R, grandson, 4 mo. old, born in Utah

23. 1920 Hansen, Angeline, Head, 56 yrs old, widow, immigrated in 1876 Hunsaker, Edith H, Daughter, 32 yrs old, divorced Hunsaker, Jesse R, grandson, 10 yrs old

24. 1930 Christensen, Rudolph A, Head, 51 yrs old Christensen, Sylvia H., wife, 50 yrs old --- 4 children --- Hansen, Angeline D, mother-in-law, 67 yrs old, widow, immigrated in 1875

25. Record what you learned then ask: What Do I Know Now? Then: What Do I Want to Learn? Death Dates

26. How Do I Locate Han’s Death? • Consult the “Record Selection Table” • Hans died between 1910-1920 • Angeline died after 1930 (would be 93 in 1956) • Other children (Camilla, Edith, Abigail, Aaron)

27. Died Jun 29, 1915 Born Dec 6, 1844 Buried in Honeyville Cemetery, Jul 1, 1915 Parents: Mons Marker Hansen & Cecelia Jensen

28. Middle name: Ethelbert Born Mar 12, 1897 Died Mar 8, 1918 Buried in Honeyville Cemetery, Mar 11, 1918

29. More about Han’s Death? • Consult the “Record Selection Table” • We know Hans & Aaron were buried in Honeyville so we’ll start there.

30. USGenWeb, Utah, Archives, Cemetery records, Honeyville City Cemetery Full birth & death dates for Angeline Who is this?

31. Record what you know then ask:What Do I Know Now? What Do I Want to Learn? Parent’s birth place

32. How Do I Locate Parent’s Birth? • Consult a “Record Selection Table” • If you select “Obituaries”, it tells you:

33. Obituaries Hans Peter Hansen Aaron Hansen Box Elder News

35. How Do I Locate Parent’s Birth? • Consult a “Record Selection Table” • If you select “Church Records” it tells you: [Utah, Box Elder, Honeyville - Church]

36. Church Records Full birth dates and towns for all. Eliza 1883-1892 Brother of Angeline

37. How Do I Locate Parent’s Birth? • Go to the WIKI - Denmark Record Selection Table • If you select “Church Records” it tells you:

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39. Hans Peter Marker born 6 Dec 1844, christened 4 Jan 1845, parents Mogns Marker Hansen and Sisilia Kristine Hansen

40. Engeline Jorgina Deem born 26 Aug 1863 to Jorgen Larsen Deem and Elizabeth Margrethe Petersen

41. What Do I Know Now? AND

42. Now What Do I Want to Learn…

43. Enjoy the Journey Feel the Joy