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About L. Handiboe
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Expertise
For about 9 yrs., I have been "specifically" attempting to do some of my "own" family research. I have been concentrating on the Southeast US and certain "surnames" maybe I can help a few people. Especially perhaps in the DC/VA/NC/MD states-going back to in some cases the 1700s.

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I have been doing research in the VA/MD/DC/NC area's of the US.
I also, have been doing some -research on certain "Old Virginia" families.

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Self-taught, whereas genealogy is concerned.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  L. Handiboe 
In Category  Genealogy

SubjectDate Asked

Litschert6/12/2009
  Q: My family has been in the DC/VA area for a few generations and I am looking for the name Litshcert, ...
  A: This may be the one, your looking for. 1930 United States Federal Census about Frank P Litschert ...
Julia A Fannon2/14/2009
  Q: Good Morning Julia A Fannon is in my wife's family cemetery. The tombstone is very crude but we were ...
  A: I found a family tree, which I guess you already have seen, with the correct FANNON'S. I copied ...
origin of my last name12/21/2008
  Q: could you please tell me the origin of the last name of whitmire. i know there is a city located in ...
  A: I looked at www.ancestry.com and there is some info re: WHITMIRE and a tree that goes back, ...
cousin8/12/2008
  Q: i would like to know my relation to my grandmothers sisters daughters son. It is very confusing to ...
  A: It can be very confusing and it can also VARY. I have two sites which explain this. For some ...
Champion Hamilton Hayden8/8/2008
  Q: I am trying to find out who this mans parents were Champion Hamilton Hayden. He is my great great ...
  A: I will look and see what I can find, however, I need more information. When was he born? Where was ...
Home /real-estate genealogy7/26/2008
  Q: For a college history course I am doing a genealogy report on my mother’s house. I have gathered ...
  A: Here's my suggestion, at www.ancestry.com you can build yourself an "online" tree FREE. When you ...
need some help6/25/2008
  Q: IM looking for any information you can give me on Charles L cooper and his mother and father and ...
  A: Charles L. COOPER, was listed as white" non-INDIAN" on 30' census, taken in TN. He was a "general ...
Family Research5/26/2008
  Q: I have been asked by a long time family friend to help him find out something about his family. He ...
  A: What was the apporximate year of birth, death? What race was he, their is more then one Columbus ...
John Smith born 1777-78 Virginia5/6/2008
  Q: I'm trying to find more on John Smith who was supposed to have been born in Yorktown, Virginia and ...
  A: I'm sure you know that John SMITH, is just about the most common name in Virginia at that time, even ...
surname origin4/20/2008
  Q: I am searching for the origin of my surname "Enloe." Any insight to this? My grandfather told me ...
  A: I typed in that SURNAME at www.ancestry.com and here's just some of the results. Oh, by the way, I ...
origin and ancestry.1/30/2008
  Q: I have been looking for some insight into the ancestry and more importantly to me the origin of my ...
  A: you said ANY light<, I found a few items, don't know if any of this will help. I'll send you what I ...
Seeking Cherokee Ancestor1/3/2008
  Q: Growing up, I was always told that my grandmother's great or great great grandmother was full ...
  A: If you can afford or want to get a DNA test, first you can find out for sure if your part Cherokee. ...
last name meanings12/20/2007
  Q: I have looked my last my name up at ancestry.com but It coulden't find it. I think its Ukrainian but ...
  A: Since I don't know your last name, I couldn't try and find some info on it. Some times if you just ...
surnames11/6/2007
  Q: Handiboe : I would really much like to know if your surname or family's last name has to do with ...
  A: ABSOLUTELY can! I think it's free I am not sure- but if you go to some place like www.ancestry.com ...
Reece surname in W. Va.10/31/2007
  Q: I have traced my husbands ancestry to a David Reece born in W. Va. in 1807...no parents ...
  A: Father's birth place WV Mother's birth place VA Looks like yes, he was already in Ohio in 1820. ...
Alexander Smith and Sarah Riley10/19/2007
  Q: Q. After reading my first question and your answer below, perhaps, you might could answer this ...
  A: I found them in NC, or the state census in 1840. Sarah RILEY, is listed on the same page, there are ...
Quick Question10/8/2007
  Q: I have what is probably a dumb question for you. Unfortunately, my niece passed away a few years ago ...
  A: NOT A DUMB QUESTION TO ME! I have been referring to my mother's brother a lot lately I use Uncle. If ...
Surname McCusty9/2/2007
  Q: My last name is McCusty- I haven't been able to find any reference on it, and I have seen some ...
  A: Again, a search at www.ancestry.com 1920 United States Federal Census Census View Image Name: ...
Surname McCusty9/1/2007
  Q: My last name is McCusty- I haven't been able to find any reference on it, and I have seen some ...
  A: I did a search at www.ancestry.com New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about William H McCusty ...
i dont know if you can help me or not...7/27/2007
  Q: ive been trying to find my birth father... and i dont know where else to go because ive tried ...
  A: I looked for this person under Christopher GRIFFEY. I didn't find any that looked like your person. ...
Alexander Smith, John R. Smith, Priscilla H. Connally7/13/2007
  Q: You mentioned there were two other researchers for these surnames in NC. Could you send them my ...
  A: William Roy HANDIBOE, my husband's mother's "maiden" name was Gladys Lavenia STONER, her mother's ...
Neurofibroma6/19/2007
  Q: I am 27 years old and have been diagnosed with NEUROFIBROMATOSIS. I hope I spelled it correctly. I ...
  A: I feel I should not answer this question too, I am certainly no doctor. I just looked up this ...
FANNIN Family5/19/2007
  Q: Refer to my 2006-05-19 question. I haven’t been idle, and still haven’t found my great-grandmother, ...
  A: I will look further for you, since you said you cannot access www.ancestry.com I copied some of the ...
Death Record5/10/2007
  Q: My husband's aunt died about a year ago. He was a beneficiary on her life insurance policy. He is ...
  A: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ www.rootsweb.com If you type the name in after a year,... it should be ...
DN11/11/2006
  Q: Two brothers same mother and father. one want to give the DNA claiming father to son to the other. ...
  A: No apparently the one brother couldn't be his own father anyway. The only one's that I ever heard ...
Finding Living Family Members9/25/2006
  Q: L. Handiboe, We are trying to locate our living family members who are related to our ancestors. ...
  A: You can write to the "census bureau for any "real need" i.e proof of relationship etc., and get a ...
Cheney8/31/2006
  Q: Do you have any Cheney's from any of those states? May be spelled Chaney. I know they are originally ...
  A: I don't as of yet have any that I know of in my family tree-however, I did a quick check and there ...
Looking for my great-grandmother5/19/2006
  Q: My search began about 1970. My great-grandmother, Rebecca Fannin, according to the 1850 census, was ...
  A: You've "polluted the "internet" WELL, lol that's impossible-I just did a google search and YES see ...
FTM Research2/23/2006
  Q: My Mother knows how to do genealogy research, I don't. What I do is try to help her keep it ...
  A: in the FTM I am using is Family Tree Maker 2005-I copy "census record's" from www.ancestry.com to my ...
Ancestors of Alexander and Sarah (Unknown) Smith1/4/2006
  Q: My great-great grandfather, Alexander Smith, born about 1804 in Orange, NC, married Sarah Unknown, ...
  A: In 1830 census< taken in Orange, NC living right near Alenander SMITH there was an Edward Riley. ...
The Christian family12/21/2005
  Q: I have also been researching my family, with particular success with the Christian family, who ...
  A: Well, BROWN, of course, is an Olde' name which goes way back in the history of the US-NO DOUBT. So ...
Obtaining date of *burial*10/6/2005
  Q: It is fairly easy (so far) for me to find the date of death when I know enough (name, where born, ...
  A: I am doing a burial right now-on one that I have waited a long time due to the "surname" which is ...
religion in early America5/29/2005
  Q: Do you know what churches were common in North Carolina and Kentucky in the 1820s, New York in 1780 ...
  A: North Carolina "Historic periodicals; Periodicals & Newspapers matches for Genealogy Resources For ...
How do I get started?1/16/2005
  Q: My wife and I are doing some research on our family history and are hung up on some of her ...
  A: Web Sites at RootsWeb - Cumberland NC If you have a website at RootsWeb containing Cumberland Co., ...
Hello, My friend is currently...9/24/2004
  Q: My friend is currently in a relationship with this girl. He recently told me that they were ...
  A: Nick's mother's brother is married to his girlfriend Victoria's sister. There use to be a law that ...
Is there a word for...8/17/2004
  Q: There is a word. machanitim, in Yiddish (or Hebrew) for "the parents of my son-in-law (or ...
  A: I did not find that word by using the search engine-however you should go to one of the many sites ...
searching family heritage7/13/2004
  Q: I'm looking to find out all I can about my fathers side of my family, I would like to know the ...
  A: First you should try the SSDI records or Social Security Death Records which can be located at ...

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