Records

• Growing collection ~ Bible records, biographies, census records and tax rolls, court records, land & deeds, military records, miscellany, newspaper items, probate & succession (wills, estates & inventories), vital records (birth, death, marriage & divorce records.)
• Manuscripts ~ The richest sources on our ancestor's lives are oftn the rarest: private letters, diaries or journals, memoirs, reminiscences, and manuscripts. Such records reveal people's thoughts and feelings in a way other records cannot. They may record the birth and death of a child the census has missed, or provide details lacking in public records. Someone once said, "it is only the really private material that can put flesh on the bones of history."
• Coming soon - Record books, church records, county histories, & immigration records.
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Obits, graves & tributes

• The Obituary Times ~ Transcribed obituaries for TARVER and collateral lines. Transcribed from newspapers, funeral programs, etc. Includes some reprints from earlier publications. Genealogical notes added, where available.
• Obituaries Message Board ~ Browse posted obituaries, post your own. Obits are now being posted here.
• The Cemetery Grounds ~ Cemetery surveys, many with photos of gravestones. Aids for accomplishing tombstone genealogy.
• Memorial Gardens ~ Memorials and tributes to family members who are deceased.
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Compiled Gedcoms ~ Searchable ~ Growing collection, most are downloadable. Eleven currently online.

• TARVER Family, compiled by Carroll C Tarver <carroll@wthouston.net> ~ originally posted on butterfly.net.
• TARVER Family Group Sheets, compiled by Dan Neal <danneal@aol.com>
• UNKNOWN Tarver - Judith Cockerham Family ~ Mississippi
• Timothy Lawrence Welch & Mary Etta Matthews
• James Tarver of North Carolina ~ Decendants to Enon County, Alabama
• John Jenkins Tarver & Agnes Jane Gunn
• Jeptha Daniel Reeves & Mary Catherine Welch
• John Robert Kelly & Mary Elizabeth Reeves
• John Wesley Tarver & Marie Annette Kelly
• Richard Welch & Mary Marguerite Stuart Welch
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Message boards and mailing list

• Tarver-Gen Forum ~ Queries, Tarver and related families.
• Obituaries Message Board ~ Browse posted obituaries, post your own.
• TARVER-L mailing list ~ by RootsWeb, mailing lists for TARVER surname. Post queries and share information.
• TARVER-L archives ~ Browse the TARVER-L archives.
• Guestbook ~ Register your visit to Tarver-Gen. Leave comments about the Web site.
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Visual history

• Document Library ~ Primary source material to assist in your research.
• Map Resources ~  County outline maps, historic maps, map links, map tools, "how-to's".
• Photo Albums ~ Ancestors and kin. Email me if you'd like to post your ancestor photos on Tarver-Gen.
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Lineages - surname specific research ~ Each area dedicated to a family name I am researching. Each includes allied families. Continually updated.

• TARVER Family Lines ~ Tarver lineages from anywhere, everywhere, any time. Submissions welcome.
• CIRILO Family Research ~ My paternal line. Ancestors and descendants of Constancio Cirilo and Guadalupe Guerra. Principal surnames Cirilo, Guerra, Guerra Recio, Alfrido (Ratcliff), Garcia, Villarreal, Zamora, Trevino. Allied families include Pruneda, Munguia, Hinojosa and more. Primarily Mexico and South Texas.
• The Judith COCKERHAM Collection ~ The Tarver and Cockerham families intermarried and moved together from the Barnwell District area in South Carolina to south Mississippi, primarily into Amite, Pike and Franklin Counties, and from thence beyond into Louisiana, Texas and California. They continued to live within close proximity and to intermarry for several generations.
• LEE Family Research ~ The descendants of William Lee who died in Union County, South Carolina, and collateral lines. Descendants removed to south Mississippi and beyond into Louisiana & Texas. Primarily Lee, Breed, Bates, Frazier, Jackson, Lilly.
• MATTHEWS Family Research ~ Matthews variously spelled Matthews, Mathews and Mathis. Primarily the descendants of Benagah Matthews and Mary Ann Stewart (descendants of Hugh Matthews). Matthews families intermarried with Welch, Reeves, and Tarver lines.
• ROGERS Family Research ~ Johnston County, North Carolina John Tarver and Sarah Rogers union and their descendants. Into Tennessee and Georgia. Some theories hold that John Tarver, early Mississippi Territory settler, was a son of this union. Seeking proof.
• The Mary Catherine WELCH Wing ~ The descendants of Richard Welch who removed from South Carolina to Jones County, Mississippi, and from there into Louisiana and Texas.
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Tarver-Gen Site Tools & Info ~  Much like the information desk at the state libraries, every sprawling Web site needs a help section. This is Tarver-Gen's: help & information specific to Tarver-Gen's Web site.

• Search this site ~ Full site search. Select 25, 50 or more returns for your search query.
• Site map / navigation help ~ You are here. Explains navigation on Tarver-Gen and features a linked explanatory index (sitemap) to all sections of this Web site.
• Copyright & disclaimer ~ Copyright details are at the bottom of each page. Read them.
• Citation assistance ~ I am adding citation help to Tarver-Gen. This link offers an example.
• COMING SOON
• Researcher registry ~ Coming. An automated registration process for researchers who wish to register their contact info and family lines.
• About me ~ The typical "about me page" is nonexistent on Tarver-Gen.
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Reference & Research Aids ~ Growing collection of how-to and help research aids for the family historian. Online items include:

• Abbreviations & Acronyms ~ Commonly used geneal. abbreviations and acronyms
• Acadian Timeline ~ Timeline of Early Acadian History, 1604-1881
• Birthdate calculator ~ When you know the age at death, and the date of death
• Citation Help ~ For the internet genealogist
• The Colonial Calendar ~ Or What Month is 7bre?
• Cousin Chart ~ Understanding cousin & nth-removed relationships
• Deeds ~ Understanding deeds
• Illnesses ~ Glossary of Diseases, Colonial Terms
• Epidemics, 1657 to 1918 ~ Epidemics Claim Ancestors Lives
• Female Ancestors & Maiden Names ~ Tips for finding female ancestors
• GEDCOMs 101 ~ Gedcoms explained
• Glossary ~ Abbreviations & definitions for genealogical, medical & legal terms
• Legalese ~ Legal Terms in Deed Books, Land & Court Records
• Map Resources ~ U.S. County Outline Maps, Historic Maps, Map Links
• Mississippi Timeline ~ Timeline of Early Mississippi History, 1699-1861
• Naming Conventions ~ Colonial era
• Nicknames ~ Translating commonly used nicknames into given names
• Occupations ~ Colonial era
• Pedigree Chart ~ Blank pedigree chart to download
• Soundex 101 ~ the soundex explained
• State Abbreviations ~ Handy reference chart for two-letter state abbreviations
• USGenWeb / RootsWeb Links ~ Easy access to usgenweb, ssdi, and tarver-l
• English equivalents for common French and Spanish first names
• Spanish surname practices
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Fun Stuff & Other Stuff

• Fun Stuff ~ Casual reading & genealogy humor. For when you need a break.
• Genealogy links ~ Useful, informative, or fun.
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Search Engines ~ Select from four specialized engines. The Tarver-Gen Search Engine searches all html and txt files on the Tarver-Gen Web site. The Tarver-Gen Forum and Obit Board are created on the fly, requiring alternate engines to search those areas. The Tarver-L Mailing List is hosted on rootsweb and their engine is required to access their server.

• Tarver-Gen Search Engine ~  Select 25, 50 or more returns for your search query.
• Tarver-Gen Forum Search ~ Search ONLY Tarver-Gen Forum Messages.
• Tarver-Gen Obituaries Message Board Search ~ Search ONLY the Obits Board.
• TARVER-L Archives ~ Search ONLY Tarver-L Mailing List Archives.
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