Newbies - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

What is a removed cousin?

traveler2185 — 9 Oct 2008 4:48:10 GMT

I have looked everywhere online, and I cant find what it means to have a cousin that is x amount removed. Someone please explain

NEW SURNAMES

Lisbates — 6 Oct 2008 7:01:16 GMT

Hi,

Would someone please let me know who/how I contact to ask for a new surname to be added to the list of surnames. I would like the surname DELPRADO added to the list. My forebears with this surname are found in NSW Australia from as early as 1817, when NSW was a penal colony.

Manuel Delprado, born Spain, came free on "Dick" departing Cork, Ireland 3 April 1817, arriving Sydney 3 Sept 1817, married Ellen Casey came free on same vessel. Marriage by banns 7 October 1817, Sydney NSW Australia. I am a descendant this couple's son James Delprado born 1821, married 1 July 1845 to Elizabeth Australia Brown.

I am in contact with other descendants, and would like to have a messageboard with the surname DELPRADO for others to put messages on in anticipation of finding further descendants, or better still, forebears of Manuel Delprado.

Many thanks for reading this message.

Cheers from the Land Down Under,

Lisbates

Not a full tree

jbibeau66 — 14 Aug 2008 2:39:19 GMT

Im New to this, but have quite a lot on my tree for just 5 days of research. Was just wondering, is there any way to see the WHOLE tree? Or is it just two or so generations at a time? And also, why is it, if i click on me to start the tree, my own son doesnt show up under me automatically?

Newbie hit a brick wall and need help!!

estephania2182 — 26 Sep 2008 12:32:33 GMT

I'm trying to find the father of my great great grandfather John A Thacker born in 1863 in Pulaski County Kentucky to Mariah Thacker born around 1837. She had John out of wedlock and the only other info I have his that his dad's last name is Hines and they are all from Pulaski County Kentucky. When doing a search there were just too many Hines' in the county so I couldn't narrow it down to any one person. Anyone have ideas for my finding this information??

Thanks!!

American Indian

NicholasBaber1980 — 24 Sep 2008 6:31:20 GMT

How does one go about searching for indian ancestry on here? i have tried but it seems that the resources are a bit slim. HELP ! ! !

Adding information from family trees

jlbarth — 25 Sep 2008 3:12:07 GMT

While it is very exciting finding information about your family, I would suggest that we all look closely at that information. I have come across a few family trees that are somehow related to myself and family.(barth, foden, Gelston and many more)

The problem is that they been uploaded with very wrong information. So far more then a couple of the trees have either my grandfather, father, brother or myself listed by the wrong name totally (ok that happens) but the birthdate should have been a dead giveaway when said person was born in 1619 and suddenly was either married to some one born in 1900's or had a child in the 1900's

Please look and make sure that the dates jive. It is a bit disconcerting to discover that i was born in 1619 not the late 1950's ;)

Filing with Ahnentafel Numbering System

spfshr — 21 Sep 2008 4:30:12 GMT

Trying to get organized and use the Ahnentafel numbering system to mark on my records/files. Would it be better for me to combine both mine and my husbands family lines together with my daughter as the first person, or have two separate lines, my husband and his line with him as number 1 and me with my line as number 1? If I am thinking straight I would think combining them would be so much easier to keep track of all these fils? Would appreciate any help! Thanks.

Native American Ancestors Jenkins, Crump, Enochs, Morgan

garrettenterprizes — 21 Sep 2008 3:58:12 GMT

I read your messages often and am amazed at the amount of knowledge shared between contributors. I am trying to track my family's NA heritage and am struggling with the process. My mother told us on several occasions that we (her children) were 1/16th Cherokee on her side ( her father had what I call the Indian look, straight coarse hair, prominent hooked nose, no facial hair and high cheekbones). I have traced back to where I believe the NA blood should be but can't seem to find any proof. Can you offer any suggestions?
>
> My suspected NA ancestors are:
>
> Joseph W Jenkins b Sep 1855 Wilson County TN who married 1 Oct 1873 in Smith County, TN
> Lutitia B Enochs b Nov 1855 TN
>
>
> or
>
> William D Crump b May 1856 Nashville, TN who married on 1 May 1878 in Nashville, TN
> Anna E Morgan b Dec 1855 Wilson County, TN d abt 1937 probably in Nashville, TN
>
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> Any directions, suggestions or assistance who be appreciated.
>
> Kim Garrett
> Franklin, TN
> garrettenterprizes@comcast.net
> 615-306-7207

Could anyone help me on this one, please?

sweetkisss01 — 20 Sep 2008 9:42:53 GMT

I am trying to find my grandfather's uncle. The name is Armassgos Parenteau he was born in Quebec, Canada. His date of birth year is 1904 (I havent found the month or day yet.) I tried many things to look up with, but it doesnt come up with any information. If someone could help me, i would really apprecate it, and thank you in advance.

help me get started or a clue?

sweetkisss01 — 5 Oct 2007 5:41:01 GMT

Is there anyone that can help me out? Im trying to find out where my grandfather was born and his parents and relatives of him and if they are living now..... could someone help me to get started somewhere? His name is lionel Joesph Parenteau...Died in jan 6 1959...he is buried in bellaham, massachusetts.

please help this newbie !!!!

sukisu7 — 11 Jun 2008 7:40:23 GMT

how do i find my grandmothers mother
she is called rose mary ellitson born 1916
she died in 1942
her mothers surname is dunn
all the information i have is in newcastle upon tyne where they both lived
my grandmother married in 1935 and lived in byker newcastle upon tyne
i am relly stuck, can anyone help me
thank you

Stuck where to go next

lindacw2 — 30 Aug 2008 6:41:32 GMT

I am trying to continue my fathers family tree and am stuck where to go next. I know Charles Henry Williams was born about 1870 in Hanley,Staffordshire,England. He married an Elizabeth who was born about 1874 in Stoke Upon Trent according to the 1901 census. She had her first child in 1899 called Dorothy. I don't know where to look next to find Elizabeths last name and the marriage date. I have looked at the various years from about 1890 until 1900 but have found nothing that relates to each. In the past I have lucked out by following the census as the older parents sometimes come to live in the household but 1911 census is not available.
Any help would be appreciated.

Finding Parents name through a birth certificate

tony1v — 26 Aug 2008 8:59:38 GMT

I'm new to this and so far really confused. I've been trying to search for my great-granddad but no one knows his name. I've tried going through his son on the website but on the birth result it won't let you see what the parents names are. Is there anyway of finding this out without ordering the birth certificate?

I would rely appreciate the help. Thanks

Recording place of birth or death

garymorford1 — 26 Aug 2008 6:02:32 GMT

When recording the place of birth of death is it customary to record the ACTUAL place or the parent's PLACE OR RESIDENCE at the time of birth. I've seen records in One World Tree on members of my family and some have the actual place of death and others have the place of residence at the time of death. Which is correct?

How To Find?

amandabillingham — 14 Aug 2008 8:21:52 GMT

Hi all

I am new to this & i am trying to find my paternal granfather. All my Mum knows is a street name of where he once lived & that he died in the 70's?

As clear as mud unfortunately.

Would anyone know how i could begin to search for him

Many thanks

Amanda

Marriage records

chmorrisuk — 12 Aug 2008 8:07:35 GMT

I am fairly new to this so if it sounds stupid sorry but I need some advice. I recently sent for a marriage certificate and was told I had my facts wrong and that if 2 people were married the vol and page numbers would be the same. So why can I not find the marriage details of somebody who I have all of the facts of. i.e. I know my Great Great Grandfathers name and date of birth etc and seem to have found his marriage details but when I put in his wife, whose details I know also, I cannot find her marriage record? I would greatly appreciate any advice because although I have read all of the info and listened to Tony Robinson I am no nearer to understanding!!! Thanks in advance.

Helpful hint for any newbies

Cynthia — 1 Apr 2000 12:51:33 GMT

I've been researching our families for two years this month. We started with 20 names (other than our own) and just recently topped 5,000. I wasted a GREAT deal of time because I was hung up on spelling. I had no problem with my own surname, which was ARMSTRONG, nobody ever does anything to that. But when we started working the Irish names horrible things started happening. At last count we had 27 spellings for Holleran! Initially, if the name wasn't spelled the same I assumed (oh! how pained I am to recall this!) it was a different family. If the name sounds the same or similar, collect info on it, especially if the time and place are about right. Even the learned men 100 years ago had limited spelling capabilities, especially when the person giving the name was illiterate and didn't recognize it was being spelled incorrectly. To prove a point: I just called a newly found cousin (a real cousin I didn't know I had). He had been to the town in Ireland from when our Holohan relatives came and he went into a department store named "Holohan's" to inquire about people by that name in the area. He was told there were no such people. When he pointed to the sign, the man said, "Oh, that's (phonetically) Hulihn, not Holohan." Question: If you had heard Hulihn, how would you have spelled it?

I have a second hint. Go ahead and listen to those family legends about what happened to your ancestors. But my grandfather 'who came from Canada as a young boy' didn't come from Canada! He was born in NY, as was HIS father, and his grandfather. I'm still not sure where the gr-grandfather came from. Thus far, not a single legend has been proven. Happy hunting. This is a great way to occupy your time. You'll meet some wonderfully helpful people along the way.

where to post a look up request

hmpollard — 5 Aug 2008 11:50:41 GMT

I thought I saw a specific place they are supposed to go, but now I can't find it. Did I imagine that? Or can I post it under the locality topic?
:)
thanks

nevermind!

hmpollard — 6 Aug 2008 1:23:29 GMT

Oh I see it now, I must be blind! Sorry!

Questions on Birth Certificates

brianhhhhh153 — 4 Aug 2008 9:13:19 GMT

I'm doing some genealogy research on my family and I came across some Birth Certificates for someone in my family and I wanted to ask some questions about them.

There is one birth certificate for this person dated about two weeks after the birth. The date signed is about a week after the birth and the the date received by the local Reg. is the day after that.

I found a second birth certificate for the same person dated about four months after the birth date with "date signed" and "date received by local reg." about four months after the birth date as well. Different dates than the first one.

Would it be usual to have different dates for these on different copies?

Also the attendants are different people on the different copies although I think both were doctors in the town. Both certificates say 1 attendant but have different names and signatures for that one.

Would different copies list different attendants?

The second certificate has a number over the line that says "child" and the first one does not have a number there.

One thing I noticed is the second certificate has a 1-N and a three digit number on the "parents" line. The last number is a one.

The first certificate is very faint with the 1-n and a three digit number but it looks like the last two are zeros which are not the numbers in the second certificate.

Would this mean anything if they were different numbers on the Parents line?

The whole thing looks very sloppy with them mistaking a G for a six and an eight for a nine on the birth number so it may be typos in some areas.

Would any of these things question the validity of the information on the birth certificates? Is this normal for Birth Certificates to be this way?

Thanks,
Brian

Correspondence Etiquette

jrkmorgan — 25 Jul 2008 4:40:21 GMT

I'm trying to find resources to guide me on proper correspondence etiquette for writing to varying end sources.

Actual writing correspondence is a lost art almost, and I'm not sure where I can find what I'm looking for, or even where to start.
I'd like the basic etiquette for writing to relatives requesting information, as well as writing to governmnent and independent agencies (newspapers, organizations, etc.) on data searches/requests.

Maiden Names

kdawn791 — 19 Jul 2008 2:10:51 GMT

I was wondering how do you obtain maiden names. Ive gon back as far as I can and the only way to keep going is to get maiden names of the great grandmothers and so forth.
If you dont know the maiden name then you cant really get census info.

DO you have to order records to be able to obtain this info?

Need help understanding sources for this entry - Manoah Miles

koasters1 — 18 Mar 2008 10:35:10 GMT

Hello..

I've found some fascinating information on one of the ancestors I'm researching. I'm learning to validate my sources, but the notes here have stumped me.

Can someone explain how I can validate some of this information?

I tried to search on the LDS call number but had no luck.

Also, searching news articles always seems to pull up any article with the word 'miles' in it!

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BIO:Manoah Miles was the son of David Miles and Rachel Lewis both of whom
died in Jefferson County, Indiana in 1833 during a cholera epidemic.
In th LDS files call# 0599055, Lois Myer has Manoah born in Shelby Co,
Ky. but other sources say Franklin Co.
On August 31, 1893 in the"Russell Record" of Russell, Kansas the fol-
lowing is found..."Death of Manoah Miles."
"Manoah Miles, one of our oldest citizens, died about noon last Fri-
day, aged 75 years and 2 months.His health has been growing feeble for
some time and his daeth was not unexpected. Mr. Miles was held in
great respect by the community. He was a man of strict integrity of
character, well informed upon all general subjects, and possessed a
large amount of scientific and mechanical skill. for some years his
attention has been turned to inventions, one of which he had watched
out to a successful result. He had given a good deal of thought to
canal navigation and had clearer and more practical ideas on that sub-
ject then we ever heard from any other person or source. If he had
possessed plenty of means, and been granted a few more years of life
he might have solved that problem.
Mr. Miles was born in Kentucky 6/25/1818. He lived some years in
Indiana and moved from there to Missouri. he came to Russell in 1874.
The funeral services were held in the Congregational Church. Sermon by
Reverand L.G. Housel. Testament 2nd Corinthians 5th Chapter 8th Verse.
Other records recorded in the SheilaAnnJ files include the following
:
November 28,(1864)- Robert Snell having died, Manoah Miles administer-
ed Bond $10,000.(dau.) Julia Snell married Manoah Miles. they went to
Illinois. he was an intelligent and outspoken Union man and ,during
the war, was several times a candidate for office" The book includes
several instances of offices held and attempts at office holding by
Manoah Miles.
LAND-26 September 1847 Manoah Miles purchased for $800 from Jacob and
Katherine Murphy in Platte Co., Mo. the SW quarter of Section # 28 in
Township 84 of Range No. 23 Platte County Deed Book, Vol F(LDS file#
0988436).
CENSUS 1840 Federal Jefferson Co., IN.
1M 20-30, 1F 20-30, 2M 15-20( Lois Myer identified as Johnathan age 20
and John age 16, Manoah's brothers) and 2M under 5- p. 138, city of
Madison.
CENSUS 1850 Federal, Preston Township, Platte Co., MO, 21 October.
Manoah Miles age 32.born KY.Value Real Estate around $2000. Elizabeth
age 31 b. KY. Wm. age 12, Arthur age 10, Enos age 8, Martha J. age 7,
James age 4, and John age 2.
CENSUS 1860-Cynthia age 10, Sarah age 3 and Becima(sic) age 9/12 added
to the above family.
CENSUS 1870, Platte Co., MO Manoah age 53 b. KY, occupation GEN RET.
STORE, $9000 value of real estate. $6000 value of personal property.
Cynthia,Sarah, and Decima mentioned.
1880 found Manoah in Russell Township, Russell, KS.

Why am I not finding any marriage certificates?

Nirrvana21 — 6 Jul 2008 12:11:22 GMT

Ok, I'm new to the site and new to geneology in general. I've made unbelieveable headway on this site (I knew by word of mouth back to the early 1900s but have now gotten back to the early 1800's on some branches) but I am curious about why I'm finding NO marriage certificates. These would make my life MUCH easier since my family has one of the most common Irish and English surnames (and first names) on the planet.

Any ideas?

Have allot of family information to give - site frustrating

kilar1 — 2 Jul 2008 10:38:30 GMT

This site is frustrating me .... I know there are published information of my family to 1756.... But I can't seem to find any of it on site....

Also I have a marriage book from South Dakota I would like to publish or share -- but don't want to enter ever announcement from late 1800's to late 1960's

any suggestions

Can you order death certificate without exact date?

DBall46 — 10 Feb 2008 4:50:38 GMT

I am trying to find my grandfathers death day. My grandmother said it was before his birthday. My sister was a baby when she attended so that put it May or June 1969. Is that enough information to use to get a death certificate? Any reply would be helpful. thank You.

old Family tree files

Daniel_Solis — 26 Jun 2008 10:51:14 GMT

I have old family tree files. The file extention is UDS. I am trying to get the current Family tree maker to open the files. It will not recognize the files.

How can I convert the old files? Or how can I get FTM to recognize them?

Age of minors in 1840 South Carolina

jrboddie — 21 Jun 2008 8:38:53 GMT

A probate record in 1840 South Carolina lists minor children. What was the age of majority in that period?

Kind of at a dead end here.

AutumnTObuchowskiSmith — 8 May 2008 4:48:18 GMT

So I have started my tree, but I have hit a dead end.
I got some names here
My grandma Mary Knapp married George Denard, but I do not know what George's mothers name was. I think his fathers name was Pasquale DeNard and I think hew was from Sicily. My grandma Mary Knapps mothers name was Nellie from Michigan, but I have no clue what her maiden name was or who her first husband was.

On my fathers side I got Great Grandfather Harley Blackmer married to Wilma Sims. I have no idea what Wilma's parents names are nor can I find Harley's parents.

What is my next step?

Im so lost

deidreconine — 17 May 2008 2:14:30 GMT

So i am trying to trace the indian blood in my family, but on the side it is said to be on everything stops!! I cant find anything in Oklahoma's records either (thats where my great grandma lived and its about as far as i can get i think). i would be grateful for any advice on how to research. thanks

help getting started.

jtorreslq10 — 29 May 2008 12:25:14 GMT

how do you get started finding info on ancestors? i am starting a family tree and have names all the way back to gg grandfather, but i have NO other info on them. i searched all the census records on this site for every state and none of my family is listed even though they were here. where should i start finding info?

also if anyone has info on charlie brothum brackins (1912-2003) or his father (doch brackins) or doch's father (bill brackins) please help me. i'm so lost with this stuff.

Background check

stine80 — 6 Jun 2008 10:47:20 GMT

Hi,

I've found a lot of places online that offer background checks for various amount of $$. Not all of these accept my non US credit card, and the one I actually tried only gave me info on the house morgage to the person I'm searching for. (Hendersonville, TN)

So I just wonder if there is anywhere I can find info on marriage/divorce/relatives/anything - for free?

Would really apprecciate any help!!

Best regards,

Stine

Double entry on Birth Records (Arnold, Abel)

saraharnold76 — 9 May 2008 8:10:56 GMT

I have searched the UK birth records for my Grandad. We found the entry with a note at the bottom of the page with an amendment. The original record states 1917 in the district of Portsmouth. The amendment reads see Sept 1921 and the district has changed to St pancras London and it also shows the mothers maiden name.......anyone have any ideas why this would have been done??

TIA

Sarah

census

WirthLancaster — 4 May 2008 9:22:47 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has any idea what Ad.Daughter would mean in relationship to the head of household?? I have found this in the 1880 census with my ggg uncles daughter and her last name at the time was Mc Clellan and then I found it again in the 1900 census but her last name had changed to Yost same as my ggg uncle. Just wondering if anyone out there had any idea what in the world the Ad. Daughter would mean??? This one has me stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Loretta Catherine O'Keefe

JaniceAnn_OKeefe — 29 Apr 2008 8:20:40 GMT

I am not familiar with how to locate messages I have already read and someone contacted me about Loretta O'Keefe on one census her name was incorrectly spelled as Lonoto. If the person that sent the message would attach a message to Loretta I would be more then happy to giver her everything I have on my great aunt.

Hit a brick wall

HAZEL105 — 29 Apr 2008 3:26:47 GMT

I have come to a standstill with my greatgrandma Annie Reeve I know she was Annie Young and have her wedding certificate showing she married Frederick Reeve 1925 in Keighley She had 5 children all before she was married all with the surname Young but military records show Frederick as the father.Her wedding certificate shows she was a spinster and her fathers name was George and a sailor I think I possibly have a match for her in Liverpool in 1891 which would tie in with the sailor connection but how do I find a sailor who was at sea with no idea what branch of sailors he was in with such little information

Geneology question

redbannie — 10 Apr 2008 10:27:26 GMT

I have a question with regards to my heritage. All my ancestors past my great, great, great-parents are from Ireland. Only my great grandmother was born in England while her parents were on the way to America. Am I still 100% Irish as far as geneology is concerned? Not ethnicity or nationality, I mean geneology.

Thank you for your input.
Annie

Impounded Birth Record

mandy62679 — 31 Mar 2008 11:57:02 GMT

I was trying to get a birth certificate for my grandmother and when I requested the information I was told the record was impounded. Because it's impounded that means that the public can not have access to it. So, my question is will they ever release the information? or it is only impounded while she is still alive?

Thank you for reading!

M.

GRO Indexes

SuStar65 — 3 Apr 2008 7:27:33 GMT

Hi, hope someone can help, I'm quite new to this site.

I want to order some Marriage Certificates and I understand I need to find GRO Index References for these. The site where you order them lists this site as one of the places you can view the GRO Indexes, but I can't find where they are

Family Tree beginnner..........looking for family names......

amysue02 — 28 Mar 2008 12:11:58 GMT

Looking for family names and missing information......

Last names: Hodge, Foster, Cull, Bowles, Sparks, Bohn (german), Harris, Dugger, Negrete, Plank, Hawkins...........

Most of family from IN. Also from TX, IA, NE, TN, KY....like i said alot of missing info!

Any ideas or help would be great! Also, if i can help let me know!!

Thanx

one world tree

sek92 — 26 Mar 2008 3:24:45 GMT

Hi very new at this, how do i get onto one world tree and also how do i merge someones branch onto my tree Thank you, Melissa

Newbie banging head against wall

bl1978webb — 21 Feb 2008 6:01:05 GMT

I have found a marriage record of 16 May 1846 in Kilwinning Scotland for Peter Stewart (aka Stegward?), b. 1825 England to Catherine McCartney b. 1826 Kilwinning, Scotland. How in the world can I figure out where in Blue Blazes a guy named Peter Stewart (of all names) was born in England????? Is this something some of you can figure out? I swear, everybody in Scotland and England in those days all had the same names!!! I want to bang my head against a wall. Can someone out there look this up...and actually find something?

Intimidated by the county courthouse!

jrboddie — 20 Feb 2008 2:41:24 GMT

My impression: Imposing edifice with large offices fronted by large counters behind which many people are busy doing the work of the people. I know there is lots of great information in there, but how to retrieve it?

Do courthouses have a room with card files, indexes, drawers, books and stacks of records that one can just browse? Or do you have to submit a form with as much detail about what you are looking for and depend on the diligence of a clerk to find it?

Please give me some pointers on preparing for my first visit to the county courthouse.

Thanks.

Adding step-children

donaldb43 — 23 Feb 2008 6:46:56 GMT

Hi, I'm brand new to Family Trees and don't know if this is the right place to ask but here it goes;

Should step-children be included in my tree? If so, how should it be noted. My wife's son, i feel, is part of my family so should at the very least be mentioned but how to do so.

What are the conventions for this or where should I look to find out?

Thanks

What happened to post?

Rileyt141 — 16 Feb 2008 11:22:58 GMT

I posted a thread asking for some help and it looks to have been deleted. Any reason why they would do that?

Accuracy of information?

Rileyt141 — 16 Feb 2008 7:01:49 GMT

I have just recently begun to trace my family tree. I don't know much about it, I got a month subscription to Ancestry.com. I traced one little branch quite a ways and am pretty confident in what I found...to a point. I then start finding inaccuracies, such as, a person was born in 1737 and then their parents were born in 18xx which is impossible. It's hard to verify information when there are so many people that copy other people's trees.

I traced a line back a ways and then found some of the people on One World Tree. The tree they had on there just kept going and going and going. It was almost entirely full with no blank spots. I finally stopped in the 900's. How can this be? I would like to believe I could trace my family back that far but I just find it hard to believe. How does One World tree compile this information?

Also hit a dead-end, any suggestions?

Bobbi_Manning — 1 Feb 2008 6:26:54 GMT

I am doing research on my Great Grandparents and have hit a total dead-end. This is what I have so far, but can find nothing further on either of them.

I have confirmed (this is the only thing CONFIRMED)that Benjamin Johnson was in fact the first postmaster in Nolia, OK between 1912 and 1920, but I can find nothing about their marriage or either of their parents. I've been told the courthouse in Paducah burned at some point and all records were lost.

Benjamin Franklin Johnson DOB 2/22/1860
Nolia Alice Mangham (Mangrum or Mangum) DOB 10/20/1863 Paducah, Kentucky, also told that her father's first name was John.

They met and married 4/5/1881 Paducah, Kentucky

Traveled by wagon to Oklahoma Territory where Nolia taught school to Indian children. The town of Nolia, Oklahoma was named for her.

I do hope someone can offer some advice or direction for me to take. Thanks! Bobbi

basic serach info

mel1333 — 5 Feb 2008 11:00:31 GMT

I have found my grandfathers birth entry on the register, and it gives his mothers maiden name, but how do I find out her first name and his fathers name? I've tried searching for a marriage between my grandfathers surname and his mums maiden name but didn't get anywhere. I don't know where to start????

not sure which name to use

sleek24 — 6 Feb 2008 12:27:56 GMT

My father's last name was Murph, but when he died the death certificate showed his last name as Murphey..which name should I research?

Need help with solving family mystery

paulgoddard1964 — 17 Jun 2007 2:47:10 GMT

My Grandmother MAUD ELLEN CASEY was born on 21st July 1911. On birth cert her mother is registered as JENNY TURNER, a domestic servant of 38 Chingford Road, Walthamstow, Essex.
My Grandmother grew up with a SARAH DYE ( nee Turner ), and the family have always presumed that she is my Grandmothers mother, but the birth cert did not come to light until she died in 2002. My mother always thought she knew that her mother was hiding something, but never spoke about her childhood. We have deduced, obviously, that JENNY TURNER is the birth mother. I do not know where to start finding her. My Grandmother was born in 13 Union Road, Leytonstone, leyton, which was a workhouse run by the West ham Poor Law Union. It was for the chronically sick, the homeless and destitute. I really need help finding her.

Confusion re Legal Certification -Wrong Name

01paulcox — 16 Jan 2008 9:28:52 GMT

I have an original marriage certificate from 1894 of my Great Grandparents, which states that my Great Grandfathers fathers name was JOHN. I naturally used this as my starting point on Ancestry last year, well you would, wouldn't you ?

However, on obtaining a copy my Great Grandfathers birth certificate, I found that his father was in actual fact called GEORGE. Furthermore, GEORGE died in 1867 some 27 years BEFORE his son would wed.

Anyone else had such problems?

Anyone offer an explanation ?

Help with SS-5 form

cataplexic — 19 Jan 2008 7:18:32 GMT

I just received a computer form with info that was on my uncles SS-5 (application for SS card) form and am a bit confused.. am hoping someone can help me with the codes. First of all, from what I understand, if they do not have a record of the persons death.. they do not send out the info.. is that correct? So, since I got this info, am I to assume they have his death on record.. and if so, why can't I find him in the SSDI? Sorry, am asking questions I should ask SSA.. but you know what fun it is contacting them. So, if anyone has already been thru all this, would appreciate input. I am also having trouble understanding a couple of the codes. They give a list with meanings but not for the code CLD.. then they have the code CYD that means date records established on SSA's Internal files (which in this case, is 16 years after the CLD date).. also read it is a date when a new card was applied for and sent out. I am just so lost here.. lol. Any input anyone has would be greatly appreciated.

Hit a dead end, suggestions welcome

bornskir — 4 Dec 2007 4:17:25 GMT

I'm trying to research the male side of my family to find out where our last name came from. I've managed to trace back to my great-grandfather, but I can't find anything beyond him.

The problem is that we have a very common last name, Williams, and it seems that our family was not very original with first names because my great-grandfather and his siblings all had very common names (Louis, John, Harry, Lily, Carolyn).

I have all of the information on my great-grandfather, his full name, date and location of birth, date and location of death, etc. However, I can't find anything on his parents. The last census I found him is, he was already married and on his own, which was 1910. It lists both of his parents as being born in New York, but beyond that I cannot find any other information.

I tried to see if I could get a copy of his birth or death certificate hoping that it would list his parents' names, but on the request forms, they want me to supply his parents' names on the form.

Any other suggestions on how/where I might look?

Thank you.

How to work with this program?

mccullarjr — 21 Jan 2008 11:22:40 GMT

ok so have have two problems,

i have family on my moms side that is the same on my dads, and same thing with my great grand parents. how do i merge people together so that i dont have to put the info in more than once? please help!

Finding daughters possibly "lost" due to marriage

thomasdahlman — 22 Jan 2008 8:59:19 GMT

I'm researching what happened to three swedish siblings and their children that emigrated to Minnesota during 1872-1886:

One of them are Carrie Andersson (born Karin Matsdotter) born 1855, emigrerated 1882.

My family have envelopes plus a photo from William C Anderson, the son of Carrie Anderson. the envelopes are stamped in Burtrum, Swanville and the photo is taken in Upsala.

Whith the help of these old letters and Ancestry.com I have found

Carrie and her son William in Elmdale, Co Morrison.

However, Carrie had two other children, Emma and Anna M. I have found them

for instance in 1895 census:

In 1910 only William and Anna M lives with Carrie in Elmdale, but in 1920, 1930 only Carrie and William live in Elmdale:

Can anyone help me with these questions?

1. What is the best way to locate daughters that probaly have been married and thereby had their surnames changed?

2. It looks like William C (carl) lives alone with his mother in elmdale 1930. Assuming he died whithout getting married, how do I find the heir/beneficiary to his farm?

3. Can you help me find Emma and Anna M?

Most thankful for your help

regards

Thomas Dahlman

CANADA ENGLISH

annettehutch — 18 Jan 2008 3:30:14 GMT

Can anyone tell me what this term means? My greatgrandfather of Scottish descent was born in Canada and uses this term to explain where he was born.

Merging details from a public tree

Blue4motion — 13 Jan 2008 12:21:30 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to create a Gedcom export of a public family tree? I've found a tree with many of my ancestors and it would save much manual copying.
Am I correct in saying that Gedcom only copies text so any historical records that are attached to members will not be copied?
Is there a way to copy a person from a public tree into your own Ancestry tree so that the sources and historic records also transfer?

Thanks,

Richard

Abbreviations

zouavejeff — 12 Jan 2008 8:18:37 GMT

Hi,

I was wondering when I see this: Birth: WFT Est. 1821-1844
Death: WFT Est. 1866-1932

Why are there two dates for both, and what does "WFT" mean?

Thanks

special search

lynn35cor — 17 Dec 2007 9:03:42 GMT

I need advice-I'm adopted and I'm searching for my mother and I don't want to reveal her last name unless someone wants to send me a message on my email-lynn35cor@yahoo.com

Who Am I?

PlanoCJ — 3 Dec 2007 8:32:46 GMT

Who Am I?

I started out calmly, tracing my tree,
To see if I could find the makings of me.
And all that I had was Great Grandfather's name,
Not knowing his wife or where whence he came.
I chased him across a long line of states,
And came up with pages and pages of dates.
When all put together, it made me forlorn,
Poor old Great-Grandpa had never been born.
One day I was sure the truth I had found,
Determined to turn this whole thing upside-down.
I looked up the record of one Uncle John,
But then found the old man to be younger than his son.
Then when my hopes were fast growing dim,
I came across records that must have been him.
The facts I collected made me quite sad,
Dear old Great-Grandfather was never a Dad.
It seems that someone is pulling my leg,
I'm not at all sure I wasn't hatched from an egg.
After hundreds of dollars I've spent on my tree,
I can't help but wonder if I'm really me.

Author Unknown

two problems

sarahkez — 13 Nov 2007 8:09:58 GMT

Q.1. why can i trace huxton family from 1831 right through to 1891. but then no trace of any of them in the 1901 wales census. i know they were in tonyrefail well after this date and a very large family. ive tried possible different spellings but still nothing. is it possible they didnt fill in the census?
Q.2. i posted this question a few weeks ago but dont know how to find if any one replied to me?

Seeking Professional Genealogist in New York, NY

cap_ave5 — 28 Nov 2007 1:17:10 GMT

Hi,

I wonder, if anyone know about professional genealogist about adoption, African-American, general records, etc.? If so, Please let me know ASAP.

Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you for your time.

Reasons for searching

gezebelred — 17 Nov 2007 12:26:12 GMT

Hi all. I am doing my masters in museum studies and am doing an essay on the psychological reasons for searching for one's ancestors. If anyone wants to post up their reasons for searching, that would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks, G.

what to do with all these census records?

mwscott3 — 23 Jan 2007 3:36:11 GMT

as im getting my research organized, im trying to decice where all the census records i've gathered fit in. far as i can tell, they dont. like the IGI, SSDI, civil and revolutionary pension index, statewide bmd indexes, ect., they're indespensible research TOOLS, but unreliable as SOURCES, in my opinion. am i missing something, or can i start clearing my folders and computer hardrive of alot of these i dont need anymore.

Public Member Trees/ User Trees

neboxley — 7 Oct 2007 8:17:33 GMT

Whenever I try to open a user-made tree, even a public member one, I am taken to the promotion page even though I already have money and credits on the site. Is there another way to get into User Made Trees, or am I missing something?

Grateful if a mod could help.

Researched back until ancestors came to US. Where do I go from here?

kmitchell12503 — 25 Aug 2007 2:29:25 GMT

I have researched all branches of my family as well as my husband's back until the ancestors came to the US. I have no clue where to start looking for information from other countries (Germany, Italy, Prussia, Sweden and Finland)

Any advise as where to start? (the cheaper the better)

Thanks!

Kris

family trees

PatiHolder50 — 5 Nov 2007 10:08:45 GMT

I have been searching thru the family trees and when I find one that connects with my family..how do I contact those people whose emails or family tree group names are at the top of the page. I am new to this and very excited about doing more. please help me.

Parents listed on death certificate?

AFrontuto — 20 Aug 2007 7:47:56 GMT

For whatever reason, the birth record of my grandfather cannot be found by WV Vital Records. I know when and where he died, but my grandmother and her children (including my mom) do not know the names of his parents. Given that, what are the chances the death certificate lists his parents' names?

I mean, do they get this info. from the family or do they get it from somewhere else? He died in another state from where he was born, if that makes a difference.

Thanks!

Identification card

codenathan — 31 Oct 2007 10:14:01 GMT

Hi my name is Andrea and I would know if it's possible to find a copy of an identification card about a man died on 1979.
Thanks very much for your time.
Bye
Andrea

yarbrough death certificate abbreviations

debdusenbury — 18 Oct 2007 12:50:30 GMT

I recently obtained a copy of my ggf death certificate. It list his mother's place of birth as "D.K."
Does anyone know what "D.K." means?

Surname Board or Location Board ?

Amy_Bruhn — 29 Sep 2007 6:32:00 GMT

I'm just wondering if others have more luck posting to a Surname board or the Location board. For instance, if I am researching the Bruhn family in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, should I post the query to the Bruhn surname group, or the Wayne County, Michigan group? I've considered cross-posting to multiple groups, but that seems excessive. So I'm just wondering where my query may best get a response. Any suggestions?

email address blocked

scullyj_1 — 25 Sep 2007 8:54:01 GMT

I have been using my email address for many years and recently I cannot send or receive email. I had a problem in which hundreds of spam messages were entering my inbox. I reported this to the local network BT Ireland but there was no responce from the. I sent most of the spam mail back to the spammers but it appears BT Ireland has blocked my email address simply because I objected to receiving this spam. I was wondering if someone in BT had sold my email address to those spammers. I took all the action possible including entering spammers in 'Mailman' which is a service advised by BT. I understood that by using the Mailman system that spammers would be blocked from sending messages to my inbox but this did not happen. Could anyone please advise as to what went wrong just because I objected to receiving spam?

User submitted trees Problem

Mark_Kurt — 21 Sep 2007 9:19:23 GMT

User submitted trees Problem

Mark_Kurt — 21 Sep 2007 9:19:23 GMT

County Codes for California

Donald_Holm — 30 Aug 2007 6:04:44 GMT

I would like to know what county = 50 in the state of California. This is from a marriage index

Probate????

fexychica031 — 25 Aug 2007 10:55:35 GMT

Is there a site where I can look up people's probate records? Or is that something you have to do in person?

Need to locate bio. father....adopted

Cherokee18147 — 8 Sep 2007 11:48:08 GMT

I was adopted. I am trying to locate my birth father & family, who from my understanding, doesn't even know about me. He was born in PA state & had a sister named Mary & we think a brother, but not sure of name. He would have been born around 1927. His name is Phillip Anthony Penna & he was Catholic. He married my mother, Nancy Helen Whitener in Gaffeny SC state around 1944 & lived in NC state. My mother was not Catholic. When his parents found out, he went back to PA state to talk to his family & never came back. Around 1951, a father from the Catholic church came to my mother & interviewed her, to see if they had gotten married in a Catholic church because he was going to remarry & the Catholic church did not recognize my parents marriage. My mother doesn't remember his birthdate or birthtown. Also, in NC, all adoptations are sealed so I can't access my birth certificate. I have searched on this web site under birth, marriage & death, census & newspapers. I'm new at this & not sure what to do next. I really like to find him, assuming he is still living, & talk to him. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Tired of going in circles....very dizzy! (Meyer or Wilson)

petalsof3 — 2 Sep 2007 12:21:12 GMT

I am an adoptee looking for my birth parents. I have more information than most, but the problem is that even though I have all of this information I still don't know what to do with it. I have tried plugging it in to public records sites and get nothing in return. It is frustrating.....is there anyone that can help straighten me out and point me down the right path?

Help,
Lorrie

Where Do You Begin????????

Shirese_Louie — 27 Aug 2007 4:00:21 GMT

I have been researching off and on for a year now, and I still feel like I am wading through water. How does one connect all of the dots when they have little oral history and physical evidence to go by?

Need help!!!

fexychica031 — 25 Aug 2007 10:54:08 GMT

my grandma says that her grandma was a indian but her name was julia josephine (bretherick)Smith and her father was english and her mothers maidan name was Stutts and they have no indian blood in their line either. So I have no idea how she could be indian.

My grandma knew the lady too said she looked indian and if you saw my grandma you'd know there is some truth in it.

help me please

stark1711 — 15 Aug 2007 2:01:11 GMT

I am new to this and I was looking at the page where people can write who the are looking for. I tried to find where I could write but can't find it. Also, whenever I put in a family members name to find ant info on it comes back "person can't be found" is that because no body has entered anything into this program about them? Somebody help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thennis Family

Sandyvanhu — 16 Jan 2007 4:03:53 GMT

Hello everyone.. I would like to ask if anyone has ANY information on the Thennis Family. I would be willing to share what information i have with you if you would like.
My Father was Milton Thennis. My Grandmother was Anna Thennis.
Thank you so much for any help that you could give me.

LOST ( NEED HELP BADLY)

LnMmckinnie — 3 Apr 2007 3:55:00 GMT

I'm new and this is my first day on here. I'm trying to located my dads side of the family. I have his aunts name, DOB, DOD and ss# who is dead now. How do I find out if she had any kids. My dad was a only child and had 1 aunt. He too is dead and wasnt around much. So im basically starting from scratch. Thanx

Need advice on tricky search

JanineSisk — 29 May 2007 6:54:41 GMT

I have a real challenge here.. may even be impossible. I'm trying to locate my father's service records from WWII. He didn't like to talk about his military service, and he passed away before I was old enough to know that this stuff was important and I should ask some questions. Here's what I know:

He was born in Mexico in 1925, but grew up in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way he became a citizen, but I don't know when.

He told me that he enlisted in the military and that he had to lie about his age to do it. That would mean (I think) that he enlisted before August 3rd, 1943, when he turned 18.

He flew in bombing raids over Germany, and was part of the D-Day invasion force, so I think he would have been part of the Army Air Force.

He was injured and spent some time in miliary hospitals, but I don't know where or when. After his discharge he attended college courtesy of the GI Bill.

My mother made several attempts to find his records after he died, so she could get him a veteran's headstone, but was unsuccessful. The fire at the St. Louis records facility took out all the Rs, apparently. I have tried many times over the years myself, with no luck. I have just been searching the enlistment data here at ancestry.com, and can't find him there either.

I am beginning to think that he may have used a ficticious name along with a fake age, which may make finding him impossible. I do have his social security number, but that may have been assigned after his military service.

I tried contacting his last employer, thinking that his security clearance files might have contained info about his military service, but it has been too long and those records have been destroyed. I also contacted UC Berkeley, thinking they might have some identifying number in their records, but they have been searching for over two years now. Last time I checked they said their old records are a real mess and that my question prompted them to get some students working on sorting through them, but clearly it's slow going. I'm not counting on them coming up with anything.

So... is there anything else I can do? Or am I chasing a dead end?

thanks,

janine

PS When I previewed this post all the line breaks were gone, so it looked like one big blob. I hope it doesn't get posted that way, but if it does, please know that I did type it in a little nicer than that!

How should I start?

erindecker — 19 Jul 2007 3:00:49 GMT

I want to find more information about my ancestry on my mom's side but there is very little information. She was adopted at age 6 after both of her parents died. Subsequently, her birth certificate was reissued and, as a result, her birthparent's names are no longer on it. She does not know what her parents first names are so how can I go about finding them?

Where to start . . .

LovinBeinMommy — 6 Aug 2007 5:31:31 GMT

My husband doesn't have any true connections with his dads side of the family and all I know is his name (Robert Edward Haas b. 1943)and I know of one Sister who lives not too far from me but seeing as there hasn't been any contact in 20 years and shes old in age I'm not sure she would be of much help and is kind of a last resort . . . Where shuold I begin to even find out his parents names so I can at least get on track? Funds are limited.

Rumor: I'm the Gov's granddaughter

marthahumphrey1 — 19 Jul 2007 10:43:55 GMT

My mother was adopted in 1939 from a Salvation Army home for women in Tampa Florida. I don't know where to start to get the birth certificate info. Shortly before my Grandmother ( who adopted my mother) died she gave me this precious info.:

1. I am related to Gov. Robert Gregg Cherry (he had no children of record), so he had a mistress perhaps??

2. My mother was born "Faith Anne Cherry" changed to Merrill Anne Mundorff" after/during adoption

3. A Dr. Knott was involved in the "transaction" and my mother is listed as being born at Tampa General Hospital, even though it was actually the SA Women's Home.

I am open to all suggestions as to how to get started in finding the true story. Seems intriguing!

thank you!

Martha

Where do I find needed information?

alpenlite5thwheel — 20 Jun 2007 5:23:37 GMT

I am trying to find some information on a deceased aunt. Here's what I know about Erma L. (Clay) Birdsall:
Birthdate: 4/25/05
Birthplace: unknown
Marriage: 6/16/43
Spouse: Floyd William Birdsall
Where married: unknown
Death date: 2/27/96
Death place: nursing home in Lincoln, Nebraska
Where buried: unknown
I know she met Floyd Birdsall while working in Yellowstone National Park in early 1940's.
I know she got her Social Security number in Montana and I have that number.
Where do I go to find the other information?
How do I find the information that I don't know?

birth & death certificates

jpgenid — 5 Jul 2007 6:41:36 GMT

I had read on Cyndi's List somewhere that I could get death certificates for 50-cent. However in my research it seems the days of 50-cent certificates are gone. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this information from other states at less than $17 or $18 dollars?

Stuck Newbie - Marriage certificate Advice Required

emmalouise1975 — 8 Jul 2007 4:57:14 GMT

Hello

So far i've found the registration on my grand parents marriage by serching on here, how do i go about ordering a copy of their marriage certificate, the web site link took me somewhere but its asking for a GPO number or something, where do i find this??

Many thanks

Variations of surnames over a lifetime

AUSTFoulds — 8 Jul 2007 10:44:18 GMT

I have a relative who in Scotland was known as William Faulds (birth, marriage, 1841 census) but after coming to Australia BDMs have him as William Wilkie Foulds. So far I've been using William Wilkie Foulds because Australia is where I first found him. The Wilkie shows his connection to his mother, Grizal Wilkie. Which name do I use on the Ancestry.com profile?

marriage dates

jpgenid — 5 Jul 2007 6:43:57 GMT

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to find a marriage date without looking through an entire year. Should I try nine months before the birth of the first child? What if the couple does not show any children in the census?

Going past 1800's

patdonna94 — 29 Jun 2007 5:48:40 GMT

Hi I have recently started on my family tree again, and want to know how I can trace my great-grandparents parents in Italy.
They're names are Francesco(Frank) Pagano and virginia (Vitale) Pagano. They resided in San Fransisco in the 1900's came in from Ellis Island. I believe the boat name was Finland. I am still unsure.
I am still new at trying to get information on this website.
Thank you,
Donna

Recording name by which person was actually known

AUSTFoulds — 17 Jun 2007 3:56:33 GMT

What is the best way to record the name a person was actually known by.

I have a lot of family members who weren't known by their first name. Generally they are known by a middle name, nickname or a totally unrelated name.

For example:

1. one relative was officially named after 3 people who were all still alive when he was little, so everyone called him by a 4th name which was totally unrelated to any of his 3 officially recorded names. His son was given that 4th name as his middle name. If I don't record the 4th name prominently on his father's record then the connection is lost as to why the son's middle name was given to him.

2. some relatives who were always known by their middle name (in fact their first names came as a bit of a surprise).

3. some who were known by a nickname that is obviously derived from a first or middle name or seems to bear no relationship at all to any of their names.

I'm using ancestry.com to record the family tree. Does it go in as part of the person's name on their profile and therefore shows up in the family tree or is it added as an event or story? What should I do?

Help with Inter-marriage

smokinrita — 18 Jun 2007 12:26:05 GMT

Several of my ancestors married cousins so a number of lines go back to 1 set of people. On the people lists these common ancestors are listed multiple times. I tried creating a Project to print lineage and family group sheets but the program says it has encountered a problem and cannot generate pages. I think the problem is because of the multiple common names.???? Any words of wisdom?

Adopted &Found birth family, now I am trying to do our tree but stuck in one place.

robinapeterson — 7 Mar 2007 3:20:19 GMT

I was adopted and discovered that my birth mother was also. I was able to go back on my birth father's side for the most part, but I am hung up on my birth mother's side of the tree. Her mother's name may have been Inez B Hardy born 1915 in Petersburg NE and married to Floyd Marker ( my maternal grandfather). I think the marriage may have ( It is an educated guess from a birth cert I obtained for one of my mother's sisters ( she never knew her....the children were seperated through adoption and are deceased) in 1932 because it lists her as being a homemaker for 2 years prior to the child's birth. On the sisters death certificate the mother was missing, so that was hard to track down. I am only assuming that my mother and her sister ( Louise Catherine Marker, who died in Everett, WA) had the same mother. Anyhow... On Inez B. Hardy ( Marker?) I am assuming they were married also I can't find any information. Any ideas? I am so new to this. It means everything to my birth mother to know where she came from. I am also looking to put the tree together and find any siblings (who probably are not alive anymore). Thanks ( and sorry to ramble!!)

call, accession, and microfilm #'s

mwscott3 — 28 Jan 2007 1:59:46 GMT

What exactly are accession #'s? they seem, to me, to be a repositories "personal" filing system number for differemt type of microfilms or documents.
And what are call #'s? A different way of saying accession #?

citing myself as a source

breebs77 — 20 Apr 2007 2:00:52 GMT

As in I know the information because I knew/know the person and talked to them and know it's true. How do you cite this?

Thanks!

Stuck Newbie

susane260 — 3 Mar 2007 9:57:31 GMT

Am I missing something? I have found a dfinate source on here for the birth of my g grandmother on my tree, but how do I attach it as a source as the little symbols don't come up to attach it, even when I go the other way round from tree to source I still can't attach it, am I missing something really simple, Pleae help a newbie.

Sue

research

gjordan1604 — 21 Mar 2007 5:56:45 GMT

I am new to thes so i need to know how to find out more about my family history. can anyone give me some suggestions? Thanks