Originally Posted by gaigai
Originally Posted by Charlee
I wish I had Ancestry International...I can't access the Canadian records.
Joseph Pleasant Barber has Canadian ancestry...his grandmother was Marie LaFlesh, who was born in Ohio according to census reports, but her father was French Candian...they were quite proud of that ancestry...
I am (personally) positive of Jack being our Joseph...but do realize that I need to document...
Hmmm, you SAY you think Jack and Joe are the same person, but your arguments say differently. If there is an ancestry for Jack that lists parents who are French Canadian, it is VERY unlikely that Jack and Joe are the same person. If you had absolutely NO information on Jack, that is one thing, but when you actually have a parent's name and location, then logic would tell you that they are different.
You have two different options for accessing Ancestry and other records. First, try your public library. Many libraries have Ancestry available from their computers. The other thing is to go to
www.familysearch.org
On the tabs at the top, there is one that says "Library". Cursor over it to bring up a drop-down menu, and chose "Family History Center". That will take you to a locator screen, where you can find the nearest Family History Center (FHC) to you. The LDS FHC's are open to everyone. They will have Ancestry on their computers, and you can order microfilm for use there at the FHC. Also on the FHC site are some actual records.
Try to locate Jack P. in census records prior to 1920-30. If you find him in a census in Ohio, while your Joe is on one in California, that is pretty positive proof they are not the same person.
I'm sorry Gai...I didn't make myself very clear, did I? I have not been able to find squat on JACK Pleasant Barber other than the records I already told you about...the 1930 census and the military hospital and cemetery, but JOSEPH Pleasant Barber has the Canadian ancestry. I only know that from the research of others (I haven't got that far yet)....the family was LDS, and so there are tons of documentations of his grandmother's family....