WWII enlistment records USA

by mail in news:soc.genealogy.methods:-

I looked at Ancestry's "version" of the WWII enlistment records and can see they've omitted a critical piece of data you need.... the ASN (Army Serial Number) from their listings.
So, I took a step back for you, I consulted the actual "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)" database [8,866,786 records] that is online at the National Archives website and found the *full* entry for the James M. Burroughs of Scott Field, IL:

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 34614638
NAME BURROUGHS#JAMES#M#######
RESIDENCE: MISSISSIPPI
RESIDENCE: COUNTY TUNICA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: SCOTT FIELD ILLINOIS
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY: 21
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH: 12
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR: 45
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION: Corporal
GRADE: Corporal
BRANCH: Air Corps
BRANCH: Air Corps
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 3 Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 6 Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to
AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
NATIVITY: ALABAMA
YEAR OF BIRTH: 20
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP: White, citizen
EDUCATION: Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION: PAINTER, GENERAL or STATION AGENT, RAILWAY
MARITAL STATUS: Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses,
Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0826
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.248

Interesting clue from this record is the fact that he was a former enlisted man (ERC = Enlisted Reserve Corps) [333,446 records]. This tidbit points to an earlier enlistment for a "James M. Burroughs":

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 20410614
NAME BURROUGHS#JAMES#M#######
RESIDENCE: MISSISSIPPI
RESIDENCE COUNTY: COAHOMA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY: 19
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH: 09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR: 40
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION: Private
GRADE: Private
BRANCH: Field Artillery
BRANCH: Field Artillery
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 1 One year enlistment
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Civil Life
NATIVITY: ALABAMA
YEAR OF BIRTH: 20
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP: White, citizen
EDUCATION: Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 727 - Undefined Code
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 6 Army of the United States
- includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10

CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0343
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.65#

Source:
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=3360&cat=WR26&bc=sl


My next step was to take a look at the location of both counties, Tunica and Coahoma in Mississippi as well as the enlistment locations of Memphis, TN and Scott Field, IL. Key factor tying them all together... the Mississippi River. A good mode of transportation north.

Using the search engine for the 1930 U.S. census on Ancestry limits us to only name and year of birth. Unfortunately, the database does NOT list birthplaces for almost all who were not listed as heads of household, so a search for Alabama born 10 year olds can't be done.

Using an alternate approach, I looked at the entries for James M. BURROUGHS born 1920 in the WorldConnect/AWT databases and came up with this family.
The family fits the migration of Alabama (through 1930), to Coahoma County, MS (post 1930) and deserves a closer look.

http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=emmitt&id=I4269


A logical next step would be to get the obituary for James and determine if this is a match or not.

Best regards,

Michelle Tucker Chubenko

Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm

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Landmandens lommebog anno 1899

from Søren Larsen http://stass.dk/lommebog/

I foråret 2006 kom jeg ved en tilfældighed, over denne lille bog der måler ca. 10x15 cm. Det var egentlig mest sådan for sjov, at jeg købte den for den uhyrlige sum af 10.- kr. Nu efter at have kigget i den, og fundet mange nyttige, som unyttige oplysninger, fik jeg så tanken, at andre måske også kunne finde lidt de kunne bruge, nok mest for at få lidt historie til anerne, eller måske blot for at kigge i den af ren og skær nysgerrighed.

Jeg har nu brugt lidt tid på scanne hver enkelt side ind, og sat det hele op, så det forhåbentlig præsentere sig på en pæn og overskuelig måde. Selve scanningerne, for dem der vil vide noget om dette, er lavet i 300 dpi, og derefter komprimeret 50 % for at få en mindre filstørrelse, egnet til nettet, men samtidig en kvalitet, der er til at læse.

Markeder og torvedage 1899: Hvor og hvornår der holdes markeder rundt om i landet.

Statsråd og Rigsdagen: Fortegnelse over medlemmerne af disse.

Diverse tabeller: Om frø, gødning, foder m.v.

Lov uddrag: Om tyende, jagt m.v.

Statsbanerne: Afstande, godstakster, billetpriser.

Økonomi: Valutatabeller, annuitets og amortisationstabeller

http://stass.dk/blog/

Den gamle ordbog
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Københavns gader før og nu.

Egnsbilleder fra Sydsjælland

The Cardiff Centre for Welsh American Studies, Cardiff University

Cardiff Centre for Welsh American studies
The Cardiff Centre for Welsh American Studies was established in early 2001 in order ... The Centre is located in the School of Welsh at Cardiff University

Annual Public Lecture for 2003
‘Raising the Wind’:
Emigrating from Wales to the USA in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Bill Jones

Ysgol y Gymraeg, Prifysgol Caerdydd
School of Welsh, Cardiff University

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/cymraeg/welsh/welshAmerican/RaisingTheWind.pdf

quoted
Merthyr Express, 23 May 1868.

On Monday last our railway station was literally besieged with emigrants and their friends. ... The scene of the separation was of a most interesting description, while some wept and appeared full of grief at the thought of saying ‘Good bye’ for the last time on this side of the grave, others were more cheerful and full of glee, laughing, singing, and cheering at the top of their voices. The trial at parting, and the breaking up of families, seemed to be the most exatious part of the moving drama, just now. The difficulty of getting to America is of little moment or consideration.

Three weeks ago we chronicled the departure of Mr. John Rice Phillips.

... On Saturday last confirmation was received by his relatives here that he had arrived safely, so that a journey to America is now looked upon as a mere excursion.

The increasing pressure of trade and low wages has caused much enquiry to be made about the ‘times’ is [sic] America and in most cases the answer is encouraging and satisfactory, and people are using all means to
‘raise the wind’ and ‘fly away’.

OPEN DAY Gwent Family History Society

Gwent FHS - Open Day at Cwmbran 2006: 10th June: " Gwent (used to be Monmouthshire) Wales

Our Open Day is always the highlight of the Society's year.
It gives us the chance to meet members from all over the country, who come to visit and view the many stalls. And it gives you, the researchers, the chance to view the stalls not just of each of our branches but also those of other Family History Societies and organisations from as far afield as Cornwall, and the stands of booksellers, microfiche producers, specialist computer software retailers and many others.

We hold our Open Day in the ever popular venue of County Hall in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, and the previous Open Days held there were voted a resounding success by all who attended: this was thanks to the enthusiasm and hard work of Malcolm Otton, its Organiser, and all our other volunteers.

This year, our 25th year since the Society was founded, we will be breaking all records with OVER 50 STALLS, and over 100 volunteers manning them! So it's just as well we are able to use the balcony area as well as the main hall, to allow you to walk around and visit the stalls in more comfort."

online courses

National Genealogical Society -- Online Learning Center: "The National Genealogical Society is proud to offer online courses.
for example:-

Transcribing, Extracting, And Abstracting Genealogical Records - This course lays out the techniques for transcribing, abstracting, and abstracting genealogical documents. Practice exercises are not given. Rather, it is expected that you will be able to apply the techniques to your own work and practice on your own.
In addition, this course lays out the techniques for citing your sources. The documents that we transcribe, abstract, and extract are often paper documents and are found in repositories. Ample space is given to the principles of documentation so that you will be able to fully identify your sources.
The course is a manual that you can use over and over again as you work through the research process.
Course Description
Frequently Asked Questions
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https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/

7-10 June 2006
28th NGS Conference in the States
Hyatt Regency O'Hare,
Chicago, Illinois USA

Genealogy Roots Blog

from my email :-

Hello Hugh,
I just wanted to let you know I occasionally read your Genealoge blog
and I enjoy it. I've added it to my directory of cool genealogy
blogs...

Directory of Cool Genealogy Blogs
http://paperangels.googlepages.com/genealogy_blogs


I also started my own genealogy blog in April and I think I'm doing ok
with it so far :)

Genealogy Roots Blog (for finding online records & resources)
http://genrootsblog.blogspot.com/


Good luck with your searching and blogging.

Kind Regards,
Joe Beine
Denver, Colorado, USA

thank you Joe for including this one

Naming of children

1st son = father's father
2nd son = mother's father
3rd son = father
4th son = father's oldest brother
5th son = father's 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother

1st dau = mother's mother
2nd dau = father's mother
3rd dau = mother
4th dau = mother's oldest sister
5th dau = mother's 2nd oldest sister or father's oldest sister

thanks to Andrea Bristol_and_Somerset Mailing List

middle names are interesting too

Howard Bartley Lapham is my uncle with whom I share a middle name
Birth: 12 SEP 1900
Death: 30 AUG 1972 in Wells Somerset
Baptism: 4 OCT 1900 St Barnabas, Bristol,
he got it from his grandmother: Fanny Bartley Ball
born: BET 1836 AND 1837 in Pitchcombe Nr Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

her parents don't have it and I have not yet been in the relevant archives to sort out more of my ancestors.
Probably wills will be a good clue

or not