South Carolina and Local History Collection

CD-Rom Genealogy Resources

There are number of computer software programs designed to help you compile your family information. Personal Ancestral File (PAF), Family Tree Maker (FTM), and My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) are popular examples. Each program allows you to enter information about family members and print out ancestral charts and even narrative histories compiled from the information entered into the program data files.

The Marion Library has a collection of CD-Rom titles from Family Archives, a collection of genealogical databases offering quick access to historical information:

Birth Records: United States/Europe 900 – 1800: Combines birth information spanning nearly 1,000 years from 4 types of sources:

1. Linked pedigrees from World Family Tree database.
2. Social Security Death Benefit Index
3. Mortality Records, 1850-1880
4. Salt Lake Cemetery Records of approximately 100,000 individuals born throughout the United States and elsewhere.

Family History Collection: Contains full text from over 200 family history books such as local histories, autobiographies, biographies, and family history/genealogies.

The Genealogist’s All-in-one Address Book: Contains over 21,000 genealogical addresses and phone numbers, as well as Elizabeth Petty Bentley’s three books, The County Courthouse Book, Directory of Family Associations, and The Genealogist Address Book.

Marriage Index: AL, GA, SC 1641 – 1944: Contains indexes to marriage records for selected counties and years. County records were not used for South Carolina – instead, other sources containing marriage information were used. [The records indexed may not be comprehensive for the time period covered.]

Marriage Index: MD, NC, VA 1624 – 1915: Contains indexes to marriage records for selected counties and years from these three states. [The records indexed may not be comprehensive for the time period covered.]

Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, WV 1728 – 1850: Contains indexes to approximately 582,000 marriage records from these five states. [The records indexed may not be comprehensive for the time period covered. Sources used include newspaper records, ecclesiastical marriage collections, and other legal documents.]

Mortality Index: United States 1850-1880: Mortality records created by the Bureau of the Census during the census year documents the deaths of individuals who had been recorded in the previous census. [The records indexed may not be comprehensive for the time period covered.]

Pro CD’s homePHONE: This 2 CD set included 85 million United States residential listings.

The Roll of Honor: Civil War Union Soldiers: Contains images of the pages of all 27 volumes of the Roll of Honor as well as The Unpublished Roll of Honor, and the Index to the Roll of Honor. Originally published by the Genealogical Publishing Company, these books reference the names of approximately 191,000 Union soldiers who were buried in over 300 national cemeteries, garrison cemeteries, soldiers’ lots, and private cemeteries. The Roll of Honor is the only official memorial to the Union dead ever published. Despite its omissions and discrepancies, it remains the comprehensive source of information on Civil War fatalities. To facilitate searching, an alphabetical name index of all 27 volumes is included.

The Social Security Death Benefit Index, 1937 – 1995 (2 CDs): contains over 50 million names of deceased individuals who had social security numbers. The following information is provided: dates of birth and death, social security number and the state where it was issued, Zip Code of last known address and primary location associated with it, and zip code of where death benefit payment was sent. You may write to the Social Security Administration for a copy of the application once you know the number.

Veterans’ Schedules: United States, selected states, 1890: Contains an index of 385,000 war veterans and their widows who were enumerated on the special Veterans Schedule in the 1890 census. This special census was meant to record information about Union Soldiers and their widows, but it also has some information about Confederate Soldiers and others from the War of 1812, and the Mexican-American War.

World Family Tree, volumes 1 & 2: Contains over 12,000 family trees contributed by FTM software users. Included are first and last names, dates of birth, marriage, death, and other family members and relationships.