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Records Of The Family History Library
Familysearch™
Familysearch™ At Family History Centers
Familysearch™ Internet Genealogy Service
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Archives And Libraries
National Archives
University Collections
Inventories Of County Records
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Internet Tombstone Transcripts And Index
Wpa Cemetery Index
Cemetery Records
Census
Federal Censuses
State Census
Colonial Census Substitutes
Church Records
Baptist
Disciples Of Christ
Episcopal
Lutheran
Methodist
Moravian
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic
Society Of Friends (quakers)
Court Records
Colonial And State Courts
County Courts
Confederate States Court
Federal Courts
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
People
Records
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Nationwide Indexes
Statewide Bibliography
Manuscript Collections
Published Collections
History
Land And Property
Government Land Grants
Land Grant History In North Carolina
Land Grant Indexes
Land Grant Records From The Provincial Or Proprietary Era (1663–1729)
Land Grant Records From The Revolutionary War And State Era (1777–1959)
Subsequent Exchanges Of Land
Maps
Military Records
Colonial Wars
Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
War Of 1812 (1812–1815)
Indian Wars (1711–1858)
Mexican War (1846–1848)
Civil War
Spanish-american War (1898–1899)
World War I (1917–1918)
World War I And Later Wars
Minorities
African Americans
Other Minorities
Native Races
Cherokee Families That Stayed In North Carolina
Cherokee Families That Moved To Oklahoma
Naturalization And Citizenship
Pre-1906 Naturalization Records
Naturalization Records After 1906
Newspapers
Inventory On The Internet
Published Inventories
Birth, Marriage, And Death Notices In Newspapers
Availability
Obituaries
Occupations
Apprenticeship Bonds, Ca. 1840–1925
Periodicals
Probate Records
Index To Wills
Wills
Estate Papers
Public Records
Colonial Records
Boards Of County Commissioners
Schools
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth And Death Records
Bastardy Bonds
Marriage Records, Early To 1868
Marriage Records After 1868
County Marriage Records At The Family History Library
Divorce Records
Voting Registers
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
OBITUARIES Obituaries have been published in North Carolina since 1759. Obituaries may provide information such as the age of the deceased, birth date and place, names of living relatives and their residences, maiden name, occupation, death date, cause of death, and place of burial. Deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries may also mention previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social activities or organizations in which the deceased was involved.
See the “Newspapers” section above for several books listing obituaries. An example of obituary notices is:
Obituary Notices: Copied from the Biblical Recorder—A Baptist Newspaper of Raleigh, North Carolina
Books or microfilms with obituary notices can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under:
NORTH CAROLINA- OBITUARIESNORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- OBITUARIESNORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- OBITUARIES
There are publications concerning persons in North Carolina in such occupations as lawyers, furniture makers, silversmiths, gunsmiths, postmasters, clock and watch makers, and physicians. For example, there are books of collected biographies of gunsmiths, postmasters, and silversmiths in North Carolina. An example of a book concerning persons who worked at a particular occupation is:
Cutten, George Barton. Silversmiths of North Carolina, 1696–1860. 2nd ed. Raleigh, N.C.: Dept. of Cultural Resources. Division of Archives and History, 1984. (FHL book 975.6 U2c; computer number 494514.)
When children were orphaned, needed employment, or wanted to learn a trade, they often were apprenticed under a contract or indenture called an apprentice Some occupational records are found in public records; see that section of this outline for details. Occupational records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under:
Most family history periodicals publish transcriptions of local sources used in genealogical research. Information published in periodicals may include family histories, genealogies, historical background, maps, information about local records and archives, queries, census records, transcripts of family Bibles, church records, court records, cemetery records, land records, military records, obituaries, and wills. Often published by genealogical or historical societies, they typically focus on the records of a particular county, while a few may specialize in records of a particular ethnic group or religion. Among the periodicals at the Family History Library are:
Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County. 1973–. Published by the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, P.O. Box 938, Forest City, NC 28043. Telephone: 704-245-4000. (FHL book 975.6 D25b; on 66 FHL fiche beginning with 6050630; computer number 136273.) Old Tryon County took in the western counties of North Carolina.
Bulletin of the Wilkes Genealogical Society. 1972–. Published by the Wilkes Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1629, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. (FHL book 975.682 B2b; computer number 224499.) From 1967 to 1972, the title was Bulletin of the Original Wilkes County. Wilkes County took in the area of northwestern North Carolina near Virginia and Tennessee.
The Carolina Genealogist. 1969–. Published by Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA 30633. (FHL book 975 B2cg; computer number 138175.) The Family History Library has volumes 1–36 and 45–52. This periodical has information about North and South Carolina.
Journal of North Carolina Genealogy. (Formerly: The North Carolinian.) 1955–1972. Published through 1972 by W. P. Johnson, Raleigh, NC. (FHL book 975.6 B2j; computer number 3258.) Each issue is indexed. There is also a 50-year index for 1924 to 1973.
North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal. 1975–. Published by the North Carolina Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1492, Raleigh, NC 27511. (FHL book 975.6 B2s; computer number 210286.) Each issue is indexed.
The North Carolina Historical Review. 1924–. Published by the North Carolina Historical Commission, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 17611. Telephone: 919-703-2570. (FHL book 975.6 B2h; computer number 210563.) A 50-year index for 1924 to 1973 is available:
North Carolina. Division of Archives and History. Department of Cultural Resources. The North Carolina Historical Review: Fifty- year Index. 1924–1973. (FHL book 975.6 B2h index; computer number 340705.)
The Quarterly Review. 1974–. Published by the Eastern North Carolina Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 395, New Bern, NC 28560. Telephone: 919-633-4591. (FHL book 975.6 B2e; computer number 210172.) There is an index to volumes 1–4 for 1974 to 1977:
The Quarterly Review Index of the Eastern North Carolina Genealogical Society. Havelock, N.C.: Eastern North Carolina Genealogical Society, 1987. (FHL book 975.6 B2e index; computer number 76914.)
Indexes. Most of the periodicals listed above have annual indexes in the final issue for the year. Cumulative indexes of several years are also available for many of them. For nationwide indexes to some of these and other family history periodicals, see:
Periodical Source Index (PERSI). Ft. Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1987–. (FHL book 973 D25per; fiche 6016863 [set of 40] (1847–1985); fiche 6016864 [set of 15] (1986–1990); computer number 658308.) PERSI indexes over 1.1 million articles in over 5,000 English-language and French-Canadian family history periodicals. Annual indexes have been published yearly since 1986. For further details, see the Periodical Source Index Resource Guide (34119). For computer editions, see:
Periodical Source Index CD-ROM. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, and the Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1997. (FHL compact disc no.61; computer number 808087.) This disc does not circulate to Family History Centers.
“Periodical Source Index Search.” In Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, 1999. Available at www.Ancestry.com/search/rectype/periodicals/persi/main.htm; INTERNET. Ancestry is a trademark of Ancestry, Inc. This on-line database is available only to Ancestry.com members.
You can find more family history periodicals in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under:
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OCCUPATIONS
Apprenticeship Bonds, ca. 1840–1925
bond. These bonds list the name of the young man or woman, the county of residence, their age, the occupation the person was to learn, sometimes the name of a parent, and the name of the master. Apprenticeship bond records of some counties are at the North Carolina State Archives, and microfilms are at the Family History Library. Some apprenticeships are listed in the Freedmen’s Bureau records. For information on these, see the “Minorities” section in this outline.
NORTH CAROLINA - [COUNTY]- OCCUPATIONS
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PERIODICALS
NORTH CAROLINA- PERIODICALSNORTH CAROLINA- GENEALOGY- PERIODICALSNORTH CAROLINA- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALSNORTH CAROLINA- HISTORY- PERIODICALS
NORTH CAROLINA , [COUNTY]- PERIODICALSNORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- GENEALOGY- PERIODICALSNORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALS
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