The above document of the 1880 U.S. Census for the Napa, CA area took some doing to locate. As everyone can see, the document is filed under Polk Flannigan. Talk about butchering Patrick Flanagan's name a bit. The census taker abbreviated Patrick as Patk. Then the transcriber onto Ancestry.com wrote his name as Polk. It amazes me sometimes that anyone can find what they are looking for with all of the mispelled names. This one took some digging and various searches to locate.
The fact that the ages match my great-great grandparents ages as does the location helped me find this record. Luckily the children are listed including my great grandfather, John Flanagan. The best way to find my Flanagan's is to find Ignatius Flanagan. It is not the most common name, especially in Napa, CA.
Journaling my genealogy research online seems to be the right thing to do for the future of my research rather than hiding it away in some box or drawer in my home. This blog is more of a diary of my research which expands as I go. Know that a post from last year may have more updated research in a different post. I love the discovery process which has resulted in such wonderful success in finding my roots. If you comment and are looking for a response, please leave me an email address.
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