Searching using family members

Here is some information from Sandy about searching for an individual on Ancestry and including information about family members - siblings, children, parents - in that search. These are just some things to keep in mind when searching and reviewing your results.

1) It looks like Ancestry searches for the siblings exactly even though you can't mark them exact. (I tested 1880, 1900 and 1920).

2) However, If you enter a person and list names of children in your search, Ancestry does not consider the children exact.  It orders the results with those at the top having matching children (all matches, followed by some matches, followed by no matching children)

3) Ancestry does allow you to input a parent's name and NOT mark it exact. After entering a parent's name, the results pop up with those at the top having a parent with that name, followed by other names that match the target person but without having a matching parent.

In summary:   It appears that the parents field is working fine (you can choose exact or not exact); the siblings are considered exact, and the children are not exact.

Mil Info

I had a question about the Mil Info this week. There was not much in the Mil Info for a particular soldier. The inputter found a document from the soldiers home that had information she thought was about her soldier (she was correct). She wanted to know if she could use this document as Mil Info for purposes of increasing the soldier's (HH 0) quality code, since it is a "military document." The answer is no.

When we collected our original samples of soldiers, we selected a bunch of companies and input the pension records and other military documents for each soldier. What you see as Mil Info comes from the pension record. Because of how we collected the sample, we know the information in the pension is for the soldier we want to link to the census. Therefore, we use ONLY that information to assign quality codes for a soldier's household. It doesn't have anything to do with the pension information being military information.

Sometimes, you'll have a soldier that has next to nothing in the Mil Info. If that happens, you may ask me if I can provide you with "extra information" to supplement the Mil Info. This happens in cases where the pension is at the VA, so we couldn't access it, or the pension went missing from the Archives. The extra information that I provide comes from the pension index and often includes death date and place or widow's name. The pension index is information that is included in the pension. Therefore, it is considered Mil Info and can be used in matching and assigning quality codes.

Married names and the Mar? column

Just a reminder that you are to check the Mar? column for any woman whose married name appears in the Mil Info. This includes the soldier's spouse, daughter, or mother.

The soldier's name usually (all bets are off for those early Ohio guys that were input before there were standard rules) is not repeated for the soldier's spouse, children, or parents. You may, generally, assume that if someone is married to the soldier or married to the soldier's father that she shares the soldier's last name. If the soldier's spouse or mother is listed in the Mil Info, then you mark the Mar? column.

For the soldier's daughters, if her married name is listed in the Mil Info, it will appear in the standard name format: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME.

Medical terms

The following is a list of medical terms - diseases, body parts, conditions, etc. It is not meant to be exhaustive. It is just to give you an idea of some of the words you might come across. To save space, I left out all the definitions.

Abdomen

Abrasion

Abscess

Accidental

Achilles tendon

Acute

Addison’s disease

Adhesion

Adipose

Adventitious

Adynamic fever

Ague

Albuminuria

Alveolar process

Amebiasis

Amputation

Anaemia

Anaesthesia

Anasarca

Aneurysm

Angina

Angina pectoris

Angiocarditis

Ankylosis

Anophthalmos

Anorchia

Anorexia

Anoxaemia

Anthrax

Aorta

Aortic regurgitation

Aortic stenosis

Aortic valve

Apnea

Apoplexy

Appendicitis

Architis

Army itch

Arrhythmia

Arteriosclerosis

Arteritis

Artery

Arthritis

Asthma

Ataxia

Ataxic fever

Atheroma

Atherosclerosis

Atrophic disorders

Balanitis

Bed sores

Bicuspid valve

Biliousness

Blepharitis

Bloat

Blood poisoning

Bowel

Brain fever

Bright’s disease

Brodie’s disease

Bronchial

Bronchitis

Bronchocele

Bronchus

Bruise

Bruit

Bubo

Bubonocele

Bursa

Cachexia

Calcareous

Callosity

Camp fever

Cancer

Capillary bronchitis

Carbuncle

Carcinoma

Cardiac

Cardialgia

Caries of the spine

Caries of the teeth

Caseous

Casts

Catabolism

Catarrh

Catarrhal bronchitis

Catarrhal disorders

Central nervous system

Cephalagra

Cephalic

Cerebral Hemorrhage

Cerebrospinal

Chalazion

Chancre

Chancroid

Chemosis

Chilblain

Chincough

Chine

Chloasma

Chlorosis

Cholecystis

Cholehaemia

Cholera

Cholera morbus

Chorea

Choroiditis

Chronic

Cicatrix

Cirrhosis

Clonus

Colic

Colitis

Coloboma

Comminuted

Complication

Compound

Compression of the cord

Concealed prolapse

Condyloma

Condylosis

Congenital

Congestion

Conjunctivitis

Constipation 

Consumption

Contagious

Continued fever

Contusion

Convulsion

Corneitis

Coronary arteries of heart

Coryza

Costive  

Cough

Coxalgia

Craniostenosis

Cranium

Crest of ilium

Crohn’s disease

Crowd poisoning

Cyanosis

Cynanche

Cyst

Cystic

Cystic tumor

Cystitis

Debility

Decay

Degeneration

Delirium

Dementia

Derbyshire neck

Dermatitis

Devonshire colic

Diabetes mellitus

Diaphragm

Diarrhea

Diathesis

Diffuse

Diffuse inflammation

Diphtheria

Dipsomania

Dropsy

Duodenum

Dysentery

Dyspepsia

Dysphagia

Dyspnoea

Dysuria

Ecchymosis

Eczema

Effusion

Emaciation

Emphysema

Empyema

Encephalitis

Enchondroma

Endocarditis

Endocardium

Endocrine

Endocrine glands

Enervation

Enteric fever

Enteritis

Ephemeral fever

Epicardium

Epigastrium

Epilepsy

Epithelioma

Erysipelas

Erythema nodosum

Esophagus

Eustachian tube

Exanthema

Exophthalmos

Exostosis

Expectoration

Extravasation

Exudation

Famine fever

Fauces

Febricula

Febrile

Feeble

Felon

Fever

Fibrosis

Fibrositis

Fibrous Pneumonia

Fissure

Fistula

Flux

Fracture

Frostbite

Functional disorders

Furuncle

Gallbladder

Gallstone

Gangrene

Gastritis

Gastro‑enteritis

German measles

Giddiness

Gingivitis

Glaucoma

Glossitis

Glycosuria

Goiter

Gonorrhea

Gout

Grand Mal

Gravel

Grippe

Groin

Gullet

Gumboil

Hallucination

Hardening arteries

Heart

Hematocele

Hematuria

Hemiplegia

Hemophilia

Hemoptysis

Hemorrhage

Hemorrhoids

Hepatitis

Hepatization

Hernia

Herpes

Herpes zoster

Hives

Hydrocele

Hyperaesthesia

Hyperasthenia

Hyperemia

Hypertrophic disorders

Hypertrophy

Hypoaesthesia

Hypotrophy

Ichthyosis

Icterus

Ileitis

Ileocecal valve

Ileum

Ilium

Impetigo

Inanition

Incipient

Indurated

Infectious diseases

Infiltration

Inflammation

Inflammatory fever

Influenza

Infra

Injury

Innervation

Inochondritis

Insanity

Insidious

Insolation

Insufficiency

Intercostal neuralgia

Intermittent fever

Intermittent fever quotidian

Interstitial nephritis

Interstitial Pneumonia

Intestine

Ischiorectal region

Jail fever

Jaundice

Jungle fever

Keloid

Keratitis

La Grippe

Lancinating

Languor

Laryngitis

Larynx

Lead paralysis

Lead poisoning

Leprosy

Leucocythaemia

Leucoplasia

Leukemia

Leukoderma

Leukoma

Lichen planus

Lienteric

Lipoma

Lithaemia

Liver

Local infective conditions

Lockjaw

Locomotor ataxia

Loin

Lumbago

Lumbar region

Lumbo‑sacral

Lungs

Lymph follicles

Lymph glands

Lymph nodes

Lymphatic

Lymphoma

Malaria

Malarial cachexia

Malarial fever

Malassimilation

Malignant variola

Malnutrition

Mania

Marasmus

Marsh fever

Measles

Melancholia

Melancholy

Meniere’s disease

Meningitis

Mental illness

Miasm

Military fever

Mitral incompetence

Mitral stenosis

Mitral valve

Molluscum contagiosum

Monoplegia

Morbus

Mountain fever

Mumps

Myalgia

Myelitis

Myocarditis

Myocardium

Nares

Nates

Necrosis

Neoplasm

Nephritis

Neuralgia

Neurasthenia

Neuritis

Neurodermatoses

Neurosis

Neurosyphilis

Nostalgia

Nystagmus

Oedema

Oedema pulmonum

Omentum

Ophthalmia

Orchitis

Orthopnea

Osteitis

Osteomalacia

Otitis

Otorrhoea

Oxyuris

Ozena

Painters’ colic

Palpebral

Palsy

Paludal

Paludal fever

Pancreas

Pannus

Papular disorders

Paralysis

Paralysis agitans

Paraplegia

Parasites

Parasitic affections

Parathyroid glands

Parenchymatitis

Paresis

Paresthesia

Parietes

Parkinson’s disease

Paronychia

Parotitis

Paroxysm

Patella

Pathophobia

Pectoral

Peliosis

Pelvis

Pemphigus

Perforation

Perianal abscess

Pericarditis

Periodic fever

Periodynia

Periostitis

Peripheral nervous system

Peritonitis

Pernicious fever

Pertussis

Petit Mal

Phalanges

Pharyngitis

Phlebitis

Phlogosis

Photophobia

Phthiriasis

Phthisis

Piles

Pituitary gland

Pleura

Pleurisy

Pleuritis

Pneumonia

Poison

Poliomyelitis

Polypus

Precordial region

Presbyopia

Proctitis

Progressive muscular atrophy

Prolapse

Prostate

Prostatitis

Pruritus

Psoriasis

Ptyalism

Pulmonary

Pulmonary valve

Purpura

Purulent expectoration

Pustule

Pyelitis

Pyemia

Pyogenic bacteria

Pyrexia

Pyrosis

Q Fever

Quinsy

Quotidian fever

Rash

Rectitis

Rectum

Recurrent disease

Relapsing fever

Remittent fever

Remittent fever quotidian

Ren mobilis

Renal

Retinitis

Rheumatic fever

Rheumatism

Rhinitis

Ringworm

Rodent ulcer

Romberg's symptom

Rotheln

Rubella

Rubeola

Rupia

Sacral region

Sacro‑iliac

Sacrum

Sarcoma

Scabies

Scaly disorders

Scarlet fever

Schistorrhachis

Schneiderian membrane

Sciatic nerve

Sciatica

Sclerosis

Sclerotica

Scoliosis

Scorbutis

Scrofula

Scrotum

Scurvy

Sebaceous cyst

Seizure

Semilunar valve

Senile

Senilis

Senility

Septicemia

Sequestrum

Shigellosis

Shingles

Ship fever

Smallpox

Sordes

Specific disease

Specific fever

Spina bifida

Spinal cord

Spinal meningitis

Spinal sclerosis

Spleen

Spondylitis

Squamous disorders

St. Anthony’s fire

St. Vitus’ dance

Staphyloma

Stenosis

Strangulation

Stricture

Stroke

Struma

Stupor

Subluxation

Subtegmentary abscess

Suffocation

Suicide

Sunstroke

Syncope

Synocha

Synovitis

Syphilis

Syringomyelia

Tabes dorsalis

Tabes mesenterica

Tachycardia

Testicle

Testis

Tetanus

The rose

Thorax

Threadworm

Thrill

Thyroid gland

Tic douloureux

Tinea

Tonsillitis

Tormina

Toxemia

Trachoma

Trembling palsy

Tremor

Tricuspid valve

Trigeminal neuralgia

Trochanter

Tubercular fistula

Tuberculosis

Tuberosity

Tumescence

Tumid

Tumor

Tunica albuginea

Turgid

Typho‑malarial fever

Typhoid fever

Typhus

Ulcer

Uremia

Urethra

Urticaria

Uvula

Valvular disease

Varicocele

Variola

Varioloid

Venereal disease

Venous

Ventricle

Vertebra

Vertigo

Vesicular disorders

Viscera

Wen

Whooping cough

Wound Xeroderma

Yellow fever

Zygoma