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County History Genealogy Resource

In United States research, County Histories can provide clues to your family that cannot be found anywhere else. Step 1: Go to Internet Archives website [www.archive.org] and search for a “History of Greene County, Pennsylvania”. - Click on the PDF version in the left menu to load the book. - Use Ctrl+F to search for the family name of “Horner” - Click through the “Find” box to see all entries Step 2: Verify any findings of additional family members in the U.S. Censuses. Start with the census after the marriage of the parents. - 1850 U.S. Census - 1860 U.S. Census - 1870 U.S. Census - 1880 U.S. Census - 1900 U.S. Census - 1910 U.S. Census - 1920 U.S. Census - 1930 U.S. Census - 1940 U.S. Census

To learn more about County Histories, see the following lesson in the FamilySearch Learning Center: “County Histories and Your Family” by Janice Schultz, MLS