Hi All - I would appreciate any suggestions on figuring out my family history. Some of the problems I have encountered are:
1. Too many woman and the trail gets cold (probably due to marriage). Also, I have three girls...hahaha.
2.) There is no record of my grand-father who lived in Maryland, the town he lived in had a major fire and all records have been lost.
3.) My last name is a Gaelic name with Scottish heritage, I would like to know my great-great grandfather to figure out where in Scotland he came from so I can visit one day.
4.) My material grandmother history confuses me, my family said her maiden name was one thing and yet, my grandfather's death record says her last name is something else.
5.) How can I find information on a man who has no paper trail? All my research is based on my great-grandfather William T. Black, Sr. He moved to Philadelphia, PA with my grandfather and yet, there is no death record or cemetery information. Why????