LINK YOURSELF

Please click on the links below to visit the home pages of our Self cousins as well as other sites that are helpful for researching Self and related surnames

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Many Selfs lived in Union County!

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Cousin Kelly's MARY KAY WEBSITE
Here's your chance to purchase the beauty supplies you need for yourSelf and as gifts for those you love--
and to use the consulting services of a wonderful cousin to do so!


What do you do if you're "Mr. Mom" and the future generation is sleeping?
Click Here


A GREAT E-BOOK FOR ALL RESEARCHERS

Title: Family Genealogy
URL: http://www.researchyourgenealogy.com/
Description: Discover how to research your family history firsthand with
this beginner through advanced step by step guide.


Link to the Clark Home Page

Please click on the button above to go to the home page of Cousin Lisa and Cousin Ronny
In addition to genealogy, you can read about their 68 Chevy SS Camaro and other interests


ROOTSWEB "COMMUNITIES"

The "Communities" experiment at RootsWeb is over. But you can still visit our Lighthouses WebSite.


Two great sites by Mike Gora featuring history and maps: The Hiwassee River Basin Directory: The Area Around Hayesville, NC and Hayesville, NC & The Hiwassee River Basin.


You'll enjoy the Website of our friends at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution


GILCREASE MUSEUM

Thomas Gilcrease, great grandson of John Self (of the John and Baxter Self line), was a poor boy who became wealthy from oil found on the land he received in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) Visit the museum which houses the art and literary treasures that this Self-taught philanthropist left for all of us to enjoy!


Copyright Logo

This link to "Rights For Artists" leads to a page that will tell you all you want to know about copyright


OLD ENGLISH RESOURCES

The Web projects of Sean Miller include many names from the dim past. This page leads you to both a searchable index to The Anglo-Saxon Charters of King Æthelstan, 924-39 and htm files for the rest of the Regesta Regum Anglorum divided by reign. To view directly the existence of Sewlf, minister, click HERE.

A searchable online version of The Domesday Book of William the Conqueror (compiled roughly about 1086) has a list of landowners of various names as well as a regional map and clickable links to specific locations. We found mention of Saewulf (pre-Conquest landholder) here.


Cousin Tania's father, Lee Self, is interviewed in the September 28, 2005 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle.  Click the link for story and photos.  Linked with permission from Eric Fong.


USGENWEB COUNTY PAGES

Susan Hawkins has done a beautiful job--as usual--with the site for Fannin County, TX.

There are lots of photos and a ton of information on the Choctaw County, OK site, hosted by Ron Henson. In particular, you'll enjoy the subpage entitled "Springs Chapel Cemetery," enumerated, photographed & contributed by Cousin JoLynn Self, September 2004.

Lots of Selfs/Selphs lived in Natalie Huntleys two TNGenWeb counties, Crockett and Dyer.

Visit the Gibson County, TNGenWeb site, home of some Selph families. Check out the photo pages for some Selph pictures also.

Paula Keith hosts a companion site to our Murray County, GA USGenWebSite. It's part of the American History and Genealogy Project. In addition, check out the Whitfield County site, also hosted by Paula!

Jim Niewold hosts the USGenWeb page for DeKalb County, Illinois--find your Selfs there--we have some "Loose Ends" in this county as well.

Cousin Kay alerted us to the Pike County 1850 Census Page, which is hosted by Cousin Morris. In addition to the great transcription of the Census, there appears, near the bottom, a court proceeding involving surnames Self and Jenkins.

Sue Ashby's Chatham County, NC USGenWebSite is not only attractive, but it has many links to families and to the new Migration Site as well.

Cousin Sherry hosts the USGenWebsite for Blount County, AL. It is a beautiful page and helpful to Alabama Self researchers.

Michael Dye's award-winning Russell County, VA USGenWeb site contains, among other things, a link to tax lists and Census records.

Visit the Hart County, KY USGenWeb site. The Kentucky Selfs are a large family, and you'll find many helpful resources here.

The 1840 Census for Cherokee County, NC is now online!

Cousin Fran's family lived in Coos County, OR. When you get to this site, click on "Coos Families" for SELF information.

Click here to visit the Home Page of Erath County, TX. Erath County was home to Tim's ancestors, portrayed in the photograph on our main page.

Tim's ancestors also lived in Clay County in North Carolina, as well as in Union County and Towns County in Georgia.

We also host the USGenWeb sites for Murray County, GA, Fannin County, GA, and King County, TX.

Randall Ward hosts the Vernon Parish, Louisiana Website.

If you have ancestors from North Carolina, visit the Home Pages for Lincoln County and Rutherford County.

Travel back in time to the county of our English beginnings--Wiltshire, England--on the Moonrakers page.


HOME PAGES OF OUR SELF COUSINS

Cousin Brenda shares many fascinating adventures and interests on her site, including weaving and knitting; and a blog of her recent trip to Kenya can be viewed here along with links to other sites.

Go to Cousin Cindy's Website when you want to make travel plans  (Main page is at www.mcvailtravel)

Check out Cousin Tony's site.  He's descended from George Washington and Matilda (Logsdon) Self from the KY line.

A new site featuring West Virginia (and other) Selfs!  Visit this great site by Cousin Justin often for new updates!

Visit the home of the Self Foundation, established by James C. Self in 1942.

You'll like Cousin Becky's well-researched page.



Sirenian International, Inc.

Cousin Caryn is President and co-founder of Sirenian International, Inc., an organization of grassroots people who share a dedication to manatee & dugong research, education, and conservation through inter-cultural collaboration. They are a partnership of scientists, students, educators, conservationists, and the public. They believe in the process of integrating science, education, and culture to catalyze positive change in our shared environment, Mother Earth.  Visit us online at http://www.sirenian.org.  To read more about Cousin Caryn, see http://www.sirenian.org/caryn.html#CARYN


Cousin Don has a Website that includes Selfs from the William Isaac Self line.

Follow Cousin Barry's Genealogy Blog (2005-present)

Cousin Becky has one of the most beautiful collection of pages we've ever seen.  Start with her Self family, but check out the other families and also her hobbies and especially the photos!

Cousin Mad writes: "Remember this glass when you need a special gift for someone..."  Visit her site and see her beautiful items.

Cousin Jim has a site devoted to the Blankenship surname. 

So many Selfs are wonderful artists!  One of the best is Cousin Elaine!

Dualtone is a successful record company located in Nashville, TN., and it's owned by Cousin Dan Herrington and Scott Robinson!

Visit Rising Fawn Fiber Studio and see Cousin Brenda's unique business!

One of the loveliest and most well-organized sites on the Web--with lots of Selfs--is the Pegram Family Album.  Many, many thanks to Nola and Winona for all the help with the Self/Pegram lines.

See the wedding photos of Cousin Teresa, and view the rest of her site as well!

Cousin Stan has a great Website that chronicles the generations of West Virginia Selfs.

Check out Cousin Alan's site--over 2,700 surnames so far in The Descendants of William the Conqueror.

Our very dear cousin, Rocky Harmon, operates a new gym for cheerleading teams. You can visit his page and see some great photos. Rocky is the son of Sherry (Bennett) Bell from the Thomas Self/Oney Ham line.

Cousin Jim breeds mules--his site is really interesting--complete with photos of his family as well.

Cousin Dottie has a great site at FamilyTreeMaker. Please visit and check out her extensive ancestral background.

Visit Cousin Dan's Website. Click on the "James Henry" button for the SELF part of his family.

Cousin Debbie has a new Website at RootsWeb's World Connect project. There are no gedcoms to download, and an individual (including Selfs) can be located individually with a simple search, bringing up just the right page for printing. Please add this site to your Bookmarks and Favorites and return often for the frequent updates.

Visit Cousin Pat's genealogy home page. The Cripe section is where the Selfs come in.

Cousin Cal has some Selfs on his wonderful new Website. This page is very attractive, and individuals are extremely easy to locate with a single search.

The definitive resource for the Street Family (many descended from Ailsey Self) is Cousin Pat's More Street Family Pages. This site is the source of most of our information on this Self branch.

To find out more about Amanda Self, daughter of Samuel Edward and Mary S. (Clark) Self, and wife of John Wesley Sasser, please visit Cousin Bobbie Sue's site entitled Descendants of John Wesley Sasser. This page is a sub-page of the Cobb-Sasser Family Lineage Website--and it contains many names and dates.

If you're interested in the line of Jesse and Mary (Narramore) Self, you should visit Cousin Sandy's "myfamily.com" site and see the wonderful photos there. To do this, send an e-mail message to Sandy and make sure to include both your first and last names and the e-mail address you will use to view the page.

Visit Cousin Tammy's Website, Tamela Self of Warrenton, VA.

The "mystery page" concept is the basis of Cousin Cindy's Website. Perhaps you can help her identify some Selfs among her wonderful collection of photographs. Even if you can't, you'll have fun browsing through her treasures.

Visit Cousin Angie's FamilyTreeMaker site. It's updated all the time with new Selfs and allied surnames.

Cousin Bryce has a terrific page: "The Jesse Tree: Descendants of Jesse Self of Walker County, GA" that contains a gedcom of this family from Jesse and Mary (Narramore) Self to 1920.

Cousin James hosts The League of the South: An Honorable People Building a Noble Society. It's a great place for all those with Southern roots to come together.

Cousin Bob has a Self in his family tree also. You can find her on his site. We would like to identify her

Visit Cousin Tom's site--Can you identify the ancestry of the Self in his family tree?

Cousin Michele, a descendant of the Polk County, AR. Selfs, has a wonderful FamilyTreeMaker site. This branch is becoming more and more popular, so please visit this site to learn some of the background of this family.

Cousin Sandra, of the Isaac Self (Alabama) line, has a really lovely FamilyTreeMaker site, special in that it includes both family trees and photographs.

Cousin Kim is an Effectiveness Coach. Visit her Website and learn how to make the most of yourSelf.

Visit Cousin JoAnn's Dockum/Giamboni homepage in "FamilyTreeMaker" format. She is related through James and Hannah (Self) Story.

Cousin Alvin has a unique Website devoted to rodeo photography and information--you'll really enjoy it!

Cousin Dianne's online site contains a reference to Hattie (Self) Propst.

Cousin Tami's new homepage is a wonderful work in progress. It contains information about her Self ancestors in Indiana.

"An Arkansas Connection" provides information on the ancestors of Cousin Morris...and more!

Visit Cousin Diane's home page for descendants of Thomas Self and Oney Ham.

Related to Frances Anne (Self) Ramsey, Cousin Richard has a very informative home page. If you have ancestors in common with him, he is willing to share data.

Go to Cousin Stephen's page to find a great list of genealogy resources. (We are in the Personal/Family section, reviewed Oct. 11, 1998.)

Two cool sites belong to Cousin Faye. One contains Self genealogy; the other has terrific photos of her many ancestors.

Tim's very close cousin, Cousin Lori, has a great homepage! Check it out!

We would like to find Emma Self (see "Find YourSelf") to help complete the lovely home page that Cousin Betty has created. Visiting her site will definitely make you smile.

Cousin Mac's home page celebrates his hobbies and his hometown--a very, very nice site.

Cousin Peggy's "Family Tree Maker" site--"Our Self Family"--provides a listing of the family of Richard Allen (or Allen R.) Self of Blount County, AL.

Cousins HarSea and Kauff host the Seabolt pages. Visit them and send in your Seabolt queries.

Soar and glide with your Self on Cousin Alan's home page.

We're pleased to link to the lovely home page of Cousin Cat, one of Tim's close relatives.

For a beautiful and informative site, visit Cousin Jeffery's home page.

Cousin Debbie's home page contains descendants of Littleberry Self of KY.

Cousin Janis has a wonderful home page devoted to the Sinclair Shiflett family.

Cousin Sherri has put together a wonderful page--it's not directly about Selfs but about the town of Culloden, GA and the Highland Games festival held there.

The descendants of Lemuel S. Self can be found on Cousin Diana's site.

Another great "Family Tree Maker Site" is "Ancestors of Shelby Ion Hendren."

Spencer Self is featured on Cousin Fran's website.

The descendants of Ann Self are presented on Cousin Marge's page.

Gordon Self's Home Page has lots of information on John and Baxter Self.

The family of William K. ("Will") Self is featured on Cousin Jim's home page. Click on the family of Jim and Sandy and explore. There is a neat photo there, also.

Cousin Rita will make you feel at home in The Carrington Domain.


View the Confederate Veteran Magazine. Sample data includes:

SELF, John Washington, BORN: 1836, Hardy Co., W. VA, DIED: 26 FEB 1925, Moorefield, W. VA. 33rd regt. VA artillery, Co. F. Conf. Veteran v.33, p.267.

SELF, T. H., b., d., Conf. Veteran, v.23, p.271.


GENEALOGY PAGES

Searching for someone in Arkansas?  Arkansas Court Records is "your online resource for public records" of all kinds.

Interment.net

The Georgia Virtual Vault has tons of information about Selfs and other surnames.

Create your family tree using the new and exciting concepts at Tribal Junction.

A new, well-organized way to keep up with your ancestors and relatives:  Your Beginnings, hosted by Gary Dawson.

DirPedia.com - combining a dictionary, an encyclopedia and a web directory

Brigham Young University Family History Archive

A very nice, resourceful genealogy page--Genealogy Today!

We were really impressed with The Valley of the Shadow.  This site is perfect for those interested in the Civil War, portraying both sides from a Northern and Southern County.

Visit the new home on the Web for the Union County (GA) Historical Society.

The Digital Library of Georgia is a wonderful offering from the GALILEO Project at the University of Georgia Libraries.

Self and other marriages for the years 1907-1908 in Choctaw County, OK are available at this URL...

Visit the Choctaw County, OK Genealogical Society homepage.  Cousin JoLynn is the Society's Vice President!

Check out OKGenWeb's Photo Gallery!  There are Selfs there and lots of other Oklahoma surnames related to us!

There are many documents containing Self names at the 1790/1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia, hosted by Steve and Bunny Binns.

Cousin Sybil alerted us to the Online Records Index Page of the South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History.

For information on the two Selfs who were on the Titanic, visit the pages for Alfred Self and Edward Self (thank you, Cousin Alan!)

Lovely memorials to deceased individuals.

Find interesting articles from newspapers and other sources--one is on Hannah (Self) Story.

Visit DeadFred for mystery pictures of your ancestors and relatives!  To go directly to the Self photos at DeadFred, click here!

TreEZy, a genealogically-focused search engine.

The Book, "Blood Mountain Covenant," by Charles Hill, was written about the grandson-in-law of Celia (Self) Collins of Union County, GA.  Click here to read an interview with the author and accompanying photographs by Martha Clement.

Visit the Missouri State Archives to view births and deaths--this is a work in progress.

Check out Tracking Your Roots for marriage, Bible, and Civil War records. There are Selfs listed there.

Interment.net has many cemeteries listed. This one is for Salem Cemetery in Union County, GA.

Visit NRL.org, the Home Page of the Nantahala Regional Library in Murphy, NC.

The Cemetery Catalogue, by Nikki Leigh Neblett and Rose Birdwell, has photos and descriptions relevant to Clay County (and other beautiful offerings as well)

Genealogy Home Page

What's Really New in WWW Genealogy

Thanks to Cousin Susan who found the Jumbo Mine site. Webmaster Karen has pulled together newspaper articles on the terrible tragedy at the Jumbo Mine in Jumbo, OK where her ancestor Jordan Robbins was killed along with Charles and Henry Self.

Civil War Message Board Portal

On the Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN site, you'll find Selfs exclusive to this area.

The Vicksburg National Military Park Website has lots of Selfs and other surnames represented there.

The Cemeteries of the Area that was old Tryon County, NC & Upper SC contains information from other North Carolina counties as well.

Fascinating reading! Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800 by Lyman Chalkley has three complete online volumes containing quite a few references to the interaction of the Selfs with their new immigrant neighbors.

Click here to find out where and how to obtain vital records and documents in all 50 states.

Did your ancestors live in a poorhouse? The Poorhouse Story is a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American Poorhouses. Updates are added frequently so please check this fascinating site often.

Visit Cemetery Junction for the most comprehensive cemetery site on the Web!

For those with Alabama ancestors, the Albama Department of Archives & History site is a wonderful place to find information.

If you have ancestors in Illinois, you can research them in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900.

See the courthouses where your Texas ancestors may have conducted business and where their records may now be kept!

Three nice sites hosted by Ron Prost:
Passenger Lists on the Internet
Genealogy for beginners on and off line
Naturalization papers examples

Can you place Barbara E. Self, whose photo is one of many at the fascinating Rescued Family History Items site?

Rick Gardiner has put together a fantastic site, The American Colonists Library, containing general primary resources that will help you understand the times and environments in which your ancestors lived.

Lyman Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Extracted From the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800 is now online at RootsWeb in its 3 volume entirety.

Search the files of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

A few good sites offering searchable surnames and surname Websites:
       Genealogy.com
       Genealogy Portal
       GenGateway.com
       Genealogy Home Page
       SurnameWeb
       Distantcousin.com

Visit this site if you have Self relatives in Michigan.

Would you like to see a distribution map for SELF and other surnames? Then check out this site! Very cleverly done colored maps show you where you're most likely to find your ancestors.

Rebel women--here's a link for you!

A biography of Joseph L. Self--as well as biographical sketches of other prominent settlers in Arkansas--is available in the Arkansas Archives on RootsWeb. Click on this link and type "joseph l. self" into the search box (make sure you put the name in quotes); next click inside the circle to the left of AR. Then perform the search.

Go to The Genealogy Homepage to find a great list of genealogy resources. (We are in the Personal/Family section, reviewed Oct. 11, 1998.)

To understand relationships to your cousins, get a copy of Cousin Calculator!

Read and contribute to Stories of our Revolutionary War Ancestors.

The TXGenWeb Project's Tombsone Transcription Project

Visit and read the "WPA Life Histories from Texas." This page has a link to WPA writings from other states, too.

This handout is also available at the offices of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.

This is cute and SO true! It really describes those of us addicted to genealogy.

For Beginners: here's a good place to start your World Wide Web family research.

This page contains many links to genealogy on the Web, Cyndi's Page

Do you have Scottish ancestors who married into the Self family? If so, go to the Website of the Aberdeen and NE Scotland FHS.

Check out the International Internet Genealogical Society University.

A searchable index and other genealogical information can be found at the Family Tree Maker web site.

Kindred Konnections (MyTrees.com) has a free searchable database as well as a lineage library for members.

Roots Computing provides helpful hints for family research. It is also the home of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.

A site featuring military biographies online and photographs by mail: the Home Page of the U.S. Army Military History Institute.

Go to Genealogy Toolbox, one of the most popular sites on the Web.

Add your family history to the families on the web archives


SEARCH ENGINES

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A new and very nice search engine



IXQUICK.COM
a new search engine on the "cutting edge"
check it out!


Yahoo

Alta Vista

Web Crawler

SEARCH.COM Search.com


OTHER LINKS

Richard Cox owns and operates PhotoGraphics Copy and Restoration in Oklahoma City.

Check out TimeandDate.com. You can find out the time and date anywhere in the world--plus a lot more!

The graphic on the Home Page of the Federal Energy Management Program features the hand of Sydney Stokes, granddaughter of Willard Stewart, great granddaughter of Minnie Mae Rhoades, and great great granddaughter of Jennie Self Rhoades (see Jennie's photo in Family Album).

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