Floyd Family

Links

The following links are of interest to the family and friends.

Floyd Family Information

Note: There is conflicting information on the origins of the Floyd surname.

• FamilyTree - Gives some background information on the Floyd name and origins.
• Surname Database - Gives some background information.
• WikiTree - Allows search by name.

Additional Resources

Note: The links provided below were used extensively to research the family history. Just a caution, there is a lot of erroneous and unverified information online - be sure to confirm information by checkinig multiple sources if using the links below.

• Ancestry contains a lot of information but it is not free. NOTE: Because of the cost, I have primarily used the free information BUT it often needs to be checked for correctness.
• AncientFaces is a free community for sharing family history and genealogy.
• FamilyCentral seems to primarily use information from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS).
• Family Search is provided by LDS.
• Find A Grave contains information from cemeteries around the world including photos of grave markers.
• Genealogy.com is a source for family history buffs and has research originally posted in GenForum. NOTE: Recent change have reduced the usefulness of the site.
• Geni allows building online family trees. The Pro version is not free. NOTE: Multiple entries, sometimes conflicting, can often be found for the same person.
• GenLookups.com is an archive of obituaries and state marriage information.
• HomeAdvisor "History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy" includes a list of links to resources for genealogy research. [This link was provided by children mentored by Courtney Phillips in the El Paso County, CO, After School Care Programs.]
• Hope Tillman's Genealogy Pages is a web site for Tillman and related families.
• MooseRoots (Family Tree) provides access to Census Records; Death, Marriage and Birth Records; Immigration Records; and Military Records.
• MyHeritage allows sharing of family genealogy information including the ability to import a family tree to the site database.
• MyKindred is a free family history research site.
• Mississippi Confederate Grave Registry includes information on Confederate Veterans buried within Mississippi and those from Mississippi buried elsewhere.
• "Prentiss County, Mississippi - History And Families" includes information on the Floyd and related families. Excerpts from this book can be seen online.
• The Portal to Texas History is a searchable site of "rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas" maintained by the University of North Texas (UNT).
• Tudor Place is focused on ancestors of the web site creator in Tudor England.
• USGenWeb Project provides links to information by state within the U.S.
• Wikipedia is an online "encyclopedia".
• Wikisource is a free library and sister project of Wikipedia.
• WikiTree is a site that is attempting to create a "... single family tree that connects us all ..." NOTE: Multiple entries, often conflicting, can be found for the same person.