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Genealogy Links
Below you will find some links to some GOOD Genealogy site I have found to be very useful and some site researching the same surnames as I (but may not be related...yet). These surnames include but not limited too: AKERS, BARKER, BRANSON, CARR, DEATON, EPPERLY, FISHER, FARMER, HELMS, LEMONS/LEMMONS, McDONALD/McDANIEL, NANCE, OWENS, PERCISE/PROCISE/PROSISE, POFF, RUPE/ROOP, and SOWERS.



Ancestor Guide - A huge index of links to genealogy web sites and databases, classified by surname and region.

Censuslinks On The Internet

Census-Online Census Sites On The Web - Your Guide to Online Census Records

BROKEN LINK - Chalkley's Chronicles - Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: 1745 to 1800 by Lyman Chalkley

BROKEN LINK - Common Threads Search SURNAME directory for the following items Search Instructions: and, or , not, *(wildcard)

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - A categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.

BROKEN LINK - The Robert and Barbara Dalton Home Page- Researching the Surnames LEMONS/LEMMONS and BRANSON.

Family Tree Maker Online - For any one who uses the Family Tree Maker software for offline building of your tree. Syncs with Ancestry.com.

Family Tree Searcher - Find Family Trees Easily - Enter your ancestor information just once to search for family trees at multiple online genealogy databases.

Family Tree Templates - Family tree templates available in PDF form. These free forms can be used to create your own personal family tree.

Floyd County VA Mailing List Site - Has Cemetary listings, Wills and 1850 Annotated Census for Floyd Co. VA.

Genealogy: Advice for Effective Searches - Answer a series of simple questions and get free, customized advice on the most effective next steps for searching your ancestors.

Genealogy Resources On The Internet - General mailing lists


Genealogy Explained - 25 Totally Free Genealogy Websites


Kindred Konnections - Another good place to search for your Surnames

LDS Family History Page


The Legal Genealogist - A genealogist with a law degree. The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL , is a lecturer, educator and writer. 

Library of Virginia Genealogy Home Page

New River Historical Society - Includes the Counties of Pulaski, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery and the City of Radford, Virginia

RootsWeb - Here you can subscribe to many email lists from Surnames, Counties, to States..

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to GenealogyFind out what at-home DNA test kits can do for you and why you need one. Get a DNA test done to find out everything you ever wanted to know about your heritage.

U. S. Genweb - Here you can go to different states, counties and cities...post queries, submit your surnames and check out some records that have been posted...There's even some places where people will do lookups for you

The Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society - (I am a member of) Serving the counties of Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania and Halifax in Virginia and Rockingham, Caswell and Person in North Carolina



This page last updated 9/16/2020

Sonia Nance-Roberts

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