Hunt pass 1: Levice/Nell source-lock trail
Hank ran the first source-lock hunt for Levice/Nell Bland Barnett. What strengthened: the Bagdad Cemetery transcription is still the best public breadcrumb: Barnett, Nell; maiden Bland; died 28 May 1946. That lines up with Allen's family-stated anchor that Levice Nell Bland was John Victor Barnett's mother and died before the 1950 household. What did not surface in free public web search: no clean public hit for Levice Nell Bland, Nell Bland Barnett, Arthur Victor Barnett + Nell, John Victor Barnett + Levice, or a modern obituary page tying the chain together. FamilySearch has the right Kentucky death-certificate collection (Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967; digitized certificates 1911-1965) but requires sign-in. Several generic/open death-index pages pointed back to FamilySearch/Ancestry or low-quality affiliate search pages rather than an actual certificate. Next concrete record targets: 1. FamilySearch Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967: search Nell Barnett, died 28 May 1946, Shelby County/Bagdad; likely certificate image should name spouse/parents/informant/burial. 2. Kentucky birth record/index for John Victor Barnett, born about 29 Dec 1925; target parents Arthur Victor Barnett + Levice/Nell Bland. 3. Arthur Victor Barnett marriage record(s): first marriage to Levice/Nell Bland and later remarriage, to keep mother/stepmother roles clean. 4. 1930/1940 census household: Arthur + Levice/Nell + young John in Shelby County before Nell's 1946 death. Hank's status: family anchor is accepted; documentary proof is not locked yet. Need certificate/birth/marriage/census chain. Source notes: - Genealogy Trails Bagdad Cemetery transcription: Barnett, Nell; maiden Bland; died 28 May 1946. https://genealogytrails.com/ken/shelby/bagdadcem.html - DeathIndexes Kentucky guide confirms FamilySearch Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967 includes digitized death certificates 1911-1965 but requires registration. https://www.deathindexes.com/kentucky/ - FamilySearch search route returned sign-in page for Kentucky Death Records collection 1417491. - NARA 1950 Census API scheduleId 1917981 continues to show likely Victor/John Barnette household; scheduleId 1918016 shows likely Hilda Shouse household in same Shelby ED 106-23.
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Do you know which funeral home, newspaper clipping, or family Bible might mention Levice Nell Bland?
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