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| The next steps back rely heavily on biographical information from the book [[sources:start#history_of_frederick_county|History of Frederick County Maryland]], first published in 1910, which states that Daniel Hiteshew and Susan Grinder were the parents of a James M. Hiteshew of Cumberland (Maryland) who was in the Second Maryland Home Brigade (Union Army) during the Civil War. That book also states that Daniel Hiteshew was born in 1804 in Frederick County (Maryland), and that his father was George Hiteshew, farmer and native of Frederick County. Finally, the book notes that George Hiteshew also was the father of sons George and Jacob, both of whom served in the War of 1812. | The next steps back rely heavily on biographical information from the book [[sources:start#history_of_frederick_county|History of Frederick County Maryland]], first published in 1910, which states that Daniel Hiteshew and Susan Grinder were the parents of a James M. Hiteshew of Cumberland (Maryland) who was in the Second Maryland Home Brigade (Union Army) during the Civil War. That book also states that Daniel Hiteshew was born in 1804 in Frederick County (Maryland), and that his father was George Hiteshew, farmer and native of Frederick County. Finally, the book notes that George Hiteshew also was the father of sons George and Jacob, both of whom served in the War of 1812. |
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| At this point, tracing ancestry further back became more difficult. I could find no birth, baptism or death records for Daniel Hiteshew, so I turned to Federal Census records for 1800 and 1810 hoping to find Daniel's father. While sites like Ancestry.com provide a way to search such records for names, that method only works if a recognizable version of the name was originally recorded and then correctly transcribed. In fact, there are a lot of errors, so it sometimes becomes necessary to pore over digital images of the original, handwritten (and sometimes faded or stained) census records. Having done this, I can report with confidence that no name resembling George Hiteshew can be found in the 1790, 1800 or 1810 census records for Frederick County, Maryland. In all three census years, however, there were households listed for a Phillip or P Hiteshew. Some of the census records are organized by township, and these have Phillip Hiteshew in the Taney district, which is the area around [[:articles:taneytown|Taneytown]]. Knowing this, we can find dots possibly connecting this Phillip Hiteshew to Daniel Hiteshew by jumping further into the past and then working forward. | At this point, tracing ancestry further back became more difficult. I could find no birth, baptism or death records for Daniel Hiteshew, so I turned to Federal Census records for 1800 and 1810 hoping to find Daniel's father. While sites like Ancestry.com provide a way to search such records for names, that method only works if a recognizable version of the name was originally recorded and then correctly transcribed. In fact, there are a lot of errors, so it sometimes becomes necessary to pore over digital images of the original, handwritten (and sometimes faded or stained) census records. Having done this, I can report with confidence that no name resembling George Hiteshew can be found in the 1790, 1800 or 1810 census records for Frederick County, Maryland. In all three census years, however, there were households listed for a Phillip or P Hiteshew. Some of the census records are organized by township, and these have Phillip Hiteshew in the Taney district, which is the area around [[:articles:taneytown|Taneytown]]. Knowing this, we can find dots possibly connecting this Phillip Hiteshew to Daniel Hiteshew by jumping further back into the past and then working forward. |
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| In making the jump to the past, it helps to know that the area around [[:articles:taneytown|Taneytown]] in Frederick County, Maryland was heavily populated by German-speaking settlers who came from Pennsylvania. It also helps to know that during the 1700s, Philadelphia was a main port of entry for German-speaking immigrants, many of whom initially moved into what became Berks and Lancaster counties, and then continued to migrate south and west. | In making the jump to the past, it helps to know that the area around [[:articles:taneytown|Taneytown]] in Frederick County, Maryland was heavily populated by German-speaking settlers who came from Pennsylvania. It also helps to know that during the 1700s, Philadelphia was a main port of entry for German-speaking immigrants, many of whom initially moved into what became Berks and Lancaster counties, and then continued to migrate south and west. |
| * [[surname:hiteshew:1756_george_phillip|George Phillip Hiteshew]] (b. 1756) + Unknown | * [[surname:hiteshew:1756_george_phillip|George Phillip Hiteshew]] (b. 1756) + Unknown |
| * [[surname:hiteshew:1804_daniel|Daniel Hiteshew]] (b. 1804) + Susan Grinder | * [[surname:hiteshew:1804_daniel|Daniel Hiteshew]] (b. 1804) + Susan Grinder |
| * [[surname:hiteshew:1804_daniel:daniel_01_susan:1838_james_m:start|James M. Hiteshew]] (b. 1838 or 1839) + Virginia Grey | * [[surname:hiteshew:1804_daniel:daniel_01_susan:1839_james_m:start|James M. Hiteshew]] (b. 1839) + Virginia Grey |
| * [[surname:hiteshew:1804_daniel:daniel_01_susan:1838_james_m:james_01_virginia:1868_william_thomas:start|William Thomas Hiteshew]] (b. 1868) | * [[surname:hiteshew:1804_daniel:daniel_01_susan:1839_james_m:james_01_virginia:1868_william_thomas:start|William Thomas Hiteshew]] (b. 1868) |
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