Question Regarding Past Terminology and Practice
DavyMyer
This is actually two questions.
I have a birth certificate from Missouri from the 1880s. The nationality of both parents is given as "Native." Does "native" there and then mean "US American Citizen" or "American Indian"??
Francis Seals / Seales died in the early 1790s (92-94). There are court proceedings at that time dealing with the "orphan children" of Francis. The lady that we believe to be his widow, Signe Seales, appears in the 1800 & 1810 census living in the area and with children living with her with names matching hat we have for the children of Francis. Were children considered to be orphans at that time if the father died and they were still living with the mother??
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DavyMyer on 2014-10-26 18:02:38Looks like I've answered my own question. Upon reviewing the subject birth documentation, I noticed that several other entries on the same page had "American" entered for nationality. Some had "Native" entered. This has to mean that "Native" is synonymous with "American Indian".