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Question

I am trying to find my half brother that I have not seen since I was really little and my dad has not spoke to him or has any ideas of where the last place he lived was. Does any one have a good place for me to start?

and are there any of those type of websites that do not charge?

Answer 1

Never Give Up!

www.zabasearch.com

www.ussearch.com (the first part is free)..and this can tell you where she lives..(city and state)

white pages to find listed people (the first part is free)


If you get stuck, email me: [e-mail]

Answer 2

The most important pieces of info you'll need are his correct full name. Get this from his birth certificate which you can obtain from the Registrar's or Town Clerk's office where he was born. May need to contact the State Records in the capital of the state where he was born. You can get the address and phone number from the Web site for that town with instructions on what you'll need to provide-- Mother's maiden name, birth date, place of birth). There will be a small fee. You'll probably need to send a notarized, certified letter letter with a SASE with your request. You can also check the telephone directory for that city/state to get the address/number.

Also, try through the Social Security Administration to see if there's been any activity on his account. This may be trickier than it used to because of 9/11. They have a master death index htat would indicate if he's deceased.

Check with the military branches of service--he may have been or is a veteran.

Do you know of any of his maternal relatives you could ask for help? They may provide leads with regard to education and occupation.

There may be books in your library you can check out for help in finding a missing person. A larger bookstore should have books on how to find a missing person--probably in the reference section. Check with their reference desk or on their computer in the subject area.

I don't know how much older he is than you, but you might want to check professional organizations (teachers, engineers, lawyers, etc. as well as trades) if he had any training in that area or indicated interest if he were old enough to may have gone into any field.

I wish I could have been more help. Good luck.

Answer 3

Genealogy sites are good to do at first.

Try going to one of the many message boards and leaving a message. SOMEONE MIGHT answer or give you clues to get you going in the right direction.

I did this on AOL, message board for GENEALOGY. I ended up finding my MOTHERS, AUNT that her grandmother gave up for adoption.

Took me 2 days to get a reply back. My mother & sister had been working on this for MONTHS.

YOUR dad might have to contact people/relatives for you to get a NAME and other information in order for you to search for him.

Answer 4

Maybe the good place would be to start of with his name

Answer 5

Geneology websites are sometimes good for that or just an old fashioned google search might yield something.

Answer 6

try the social security.....