tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post2405060058035983973..comments2024-03-09T03:27:00.284-05:00Comments on 200 Years in Paradise: Genealogy in the Virgin Islands-A Curse … and a BlessingDave Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05184594177199559729noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-41650450573968610882016-01-06T10:28:43.017-05:002016-01-06T10:28:43.017-05:00Great article! I too found it challenging to rese...Great article! I too found it challenging to research my family's history in the U.S. Virgin Islands but little by little over many years was able to do so. Have been working on the Creque family and written a biography covering my 2x great grandfather's life from his birth in Anegada in 1858 to his death in the Danish West Indies in 1915. I know of a few families who have written extended histories but have not "published" them. I've enjoyed your blog and appreciate finding all the island resources in one place. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06712553326356481139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-41656612290192085402012-09-04T00:43:36.894-04:002012-09-04T00:43:36.894-04:00Life give us many types of experience, your experi...Life give us many types of experience, your experience for research of <a href="http://www.recordsbase.com/resources/genealogy-records" rel="nofollow">genealogy records</a> in Virgin Island is good. Your information regarding pros and cons of records is extremely crucial.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15160163983702866267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-57110349945518752602012-08-31T17:41:58.814-04:002012-08-31T17:41:58.814-04:00Of course it's possible. But the only way you ...Of course it's possible. But the only way you could prove it is by finding baptismal records and hope that the father's name is listed. Since the "van Beverhoudt" name is used openly, than it surely came about via patrilineal descent. Read all the blogs about how Dave discovered his ancestors via church and baptismal records and do the same. You're lucky in that you know the family buried Cecil in the Western Cemetery. Surely he is buried near relatives, probably maternal and that will help you locate living relations to piece it all together. Read postings like "My Ancestors Weren't Married?" and that will give you an idea about the unconventional marriage relationships that were prevalent in the West Indies up until the 20th century. Since you have so many living, traceable relatives, you should have no problem creating your own family tree. Maybe somebody still alive remembers how your family got the "van Beverhoudt" name.<br /><br />However, it's also possible that the name was used by former slaves of the van Beverhoudt family and there is no blood relationship at all. You should speak to Virgin Islands historians who know more about how freed slaves got their last names. Only the experts know this kind of thing. But beware that this will require hours and hours of digging to find the original patriarch of your family. Only then will you know the truth.<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-60185012240762171742012-08-31T16:33:37.237-04:002012-08-31T16:33:37.237-04:00Is it possible Cecil van Beverhoudt is related to ...Is it possible Cecil van Beverhoudt is related to the van Beverhoudt's in this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-11210699012401258502012-08-31T06:52:17.129-04:002012-08-31T06:52:17.129-04:00Actually, here's the Cecil van B. you're l...Actually, here's the Cecil van B. you're looking for. The Enid Baa Library published his funeral booklet with stories about his life and lists of surviving relatives:<br />http://www.dloc.com/CA01300492/00001Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-71482164101047353522012-08-31T06:35:50.554-04:002012-08-31T06:35:50.554-04:00There's an article regarding a Cecil van Bever...There's an article regarding a Cecil van Beverhoudt who lived in the Hospital Ground neighborhood of St. Thomas and who had a son named Clarence who was killed in Vietnam in 1965. This may or may not be the Cecil van Beverhoudt you're looking for. Refer to this V.I. Daily News front page article from November 23rd, 1965:<br /><br />http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=757&dat=19651123&id=8IIwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lUQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4990,3470702<br /><br />There was a grandson named Clarence Jr. who would be 53 today and a granddaughter named Celita who would be about 49.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-76297903163306066832012-08-31T01:27:44.686-04:002012-08-31T01:27:44.686-04:00Do you have any information about Cecil van Beverh...Do you have any information about Cecil van Beverhoudt Born May 8, 1899 in St. John. I tried asking Arnold van Beverhoudt jr. , but he was of no help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-42095962917409647012012-08-30T20:29:26.966-04:002012-08-30T20:29:26.966-04:00In many rural early-American families, especially ...In many rural early-American families, especially in the deep South, the matriarchs kept records of births, deaths, and marriages in the family bible. These bibles were passed down from Grandmother to Mother to daughter. Your best bet is going through the U.S. Military Veterans Service records, which are available from WWI here:<br />http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/<br /><br />And as far back as the Civil War and further back here:<br />http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html<br /><br />Also, the Library of Virginia is also supposed to be a treasure trove of genealogical information. Your best bet is to start there:<br />http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/<br /><br />Good luck and happy hunting!!<br /><br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717482586742122982.post-75861736458202874092012-08-30T11:27:25.433-04:002012-08-30T11:27:25.433-04:00Your experience mirrors my own! I started out doi...Your experience mirrors my own! I started out doing VI research, so was surprised when I couldn't find as many records on the US ancestors. I figured they would be much, much more readily available. Also on the flip side, having to dig deeper for my VI roots gave me a lot of useful experience that served me well in researching other locations. Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938740643000456396noreply@blogger.com