What happens when you are a researcher with a rare last name and time to kill in Salt Lake City? Decades worth of obsessive research just waiting to be shared. And if you have a need for further details than I have on this site, you can hire me for a bit. Well, for awhile .... since a U.S. bit is only one eighth of a dollar.
About Me
I have been doing research on the Partain family in America since 1997. I'm very detail-oriented and a tad obsessive. Just being honest.
Partain Family Research
Although I am happy to help get you started in your research by sharing some resources at the bottom of this page, I do need to charge an hourly rate if you would like a more in-depth search or any reports created for you.
My Other Pages
Here you will find links to the other families I am researching (Glasgow, Vines, McNamara, Travis) and my general interests. These pages are mostly for me and many are woefully out of date!
I wrote a book
500 pages 28,000+ individuals photos galore 58,000+ records three decades of work
Unfortunately, I have so many people, connections, and records in my files that the program I use, Family Tree Maker, will no longer sync with my Ancestry.com account. Until the program becomes more robust I am not able to update my book. For now, please contact me and I will see if I can help with your tree. I will do a general search for you for free, but if it takes me more than an 30 minutes or an hour I will have to charge you for my time.
The Research
My family group sheets
I have family group sheets here for my direct line of Partain ancestors: John E, James S, James F, and Lemuel Arden Partain.
Book table of contents
Table of contents from the book. Or at least the last time I was able to get the program to update it.
Desendents of known patriarchs
Although the book index is out of date, the desendant list is not. Search this page to see if I have information on the family members you are searching for!
My direct line
My actual line is quite small, at least the direct part of it. I have made a very basic summary of it here.
Early census indexes
I have compiled lists of the heads of households for the 1790-1840 U.S. Census by state. These are generally a good place to start your search and are free to use.
My family photos
I have a few photos of my ancestors which you can view here. I know that there are a ton more of at least my Glasgow side, but I do not have access to them.
Partain? Partin? Parton?
So, how do you spell it? In truth, all variations of Partain, Partin, Partan, Parton, Partine, and so forth all seem to be descended from a few families who immigrated to America in the early 1600's.
Other resources
Here are a few more of my indexed resources and links to other free search engines and forms online. Let me know if you find others and I can add them here for folks to use.
Get in touch
Contact Me
I want to be super honest. I RARELY check my email, but it is still the best way to get in touch with me. Email : kimberly@partain.com
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