Where do I go to find information on my ancestors?

Question

I have a lot of dates and things of my grreat grandfather, I even found records of him coming here in Ellis Island, but I can't find a death certificate...Where do i go for that?

Answer 1

Depending on when he was born and died I would also check the Social Security Death Index to find the last place he was. You should also check the Court House where he last resided to see if there was an Estate opened, these are public records and they should have his death certificate on record.

Answer 2

try www.myfamily.com, they link to ancestry.com, People finder and a link to create your own site on the my family site.
for the death certificate you may have to check the public records of the town or city that he died in.
Are you sure he is dead?

Answer 3

You go to the county he died in for his death cert, although they were nor required until 1880 - 1920, depending on the state.

The rest of this is my standard list.

http://www.cyndislist.com/
(240,000+ links, all cross-indexed.)

http://www.familysearch.com
(Mormon's mega-site)

http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
(450,000,000+ entries, of varying quality)

http://www.usgenweb.net/
(Subdivided into state sites, which all have county sites.)

http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
(Social Security Death index - click on "Advanced".)

http://find.person.superpages.com/
(US Phone book, for looking up distant cousins)

http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?ln=
Surname meanings and origins

Answer 4

Try familysearch.org Good luck!

Answer 5

www.ancestry.com very good site

Answer 6

go to apes.com