I was born in Oklahoma, my father was born in Kansas. I was adopted and I would like to trace my tree back to our country of origin. I'm tired of just considering myself a mutt. Can anyone help me find myself?
2006-08-23 19:19:20 · 4 answers · asked by artgophknight 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
My father was named Warren Omro Corbett he was born in Deerfield, Kansas on 1-24-1915, he died on 9-25-1967 at the time of his death, he was living in Wellston, Oklahoma. My name at birth was Ronnie Darnell Corbett. My father died 3 months before I was born, and I have never seen a picture of him. All I have of him is his death certificate. He died in the same hospital that I was born, and the same doctor who pronounced him dead delivered me at Mileham Hospital in Chandler, Oklahoma. His fathers name was Bert Corbett, and his mothers name was Edna Corbett. I'm Sorry that this all I have to go one.
2006-08-23 20:44:44 · update #1
By the way, I found out that Corbett is a Scottish name.
2006-08-23 20:45:39 · update #2
Hey artgophknight,
Get your Birth Certificate. Get your adoption records! Is it your real father that was born in Kansas? You can request his Birth Certificate, find his Death Certificate, and research his family. These vital records give great information that can be used to trace backward in time. Your fathers place of death, birth all give clues. Birth Certificates give parents, his parents are your grandparents and their place of birth will be given in his Birth Certificate. Find all you can for vital records.
Check the web sites provided for assistance in getting Vital Records.
Provided below are several Corbett Family sites. They may or may not be immediately related. I bet half of them are distantly related. So, if you can go up the tree to your Corbett roots, you may find people that already know the Corbett line.
Don't forget that each generation has additional names besides the Corbett line! Those names and ancestors contributed to who you are - so they should be looked at too. I recommend finding and using FAMILY TREE MAKER software. This will help you track, map, document your Genealogy.
No one is a Mutt - things happen in life - you might be related to kings and queens.
2006-08-24 03:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well, you've answered your own question, really. If you're wanting to trace your actual line, instead of the name line, you're out of luck, at least until 2067. All records are sealed for 100 years, in most cases. You can probably go get his birth certificate, though. You just have to prove you're his son. With the info you've provided, I'm sure they wouldn't hesitate. That would at least give you date and place of birth, and his parents' names. Go online to the site for the State he was born. They'll have a section for Vital Records, if it's anything like any other State site. It will tell you how to go about getting what you need. It may have a form to print out to get records. It usually does cost, but no more than $20, normally only $10.
But trying genealogy this close to present, is bloody near impossible, because of the whole privacy thing.
2006-08-24 01:48:06 · answer #2 · answered by graytrees 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google the name. There is much information out there, but you have provided little information from which to start. There appears to be a great deal of history from Oregon with the name Corbett.
Yes, originally it was Irish, but you did not provide us with much information.
2006-08-23 19:32:24 · answer #3 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
something Italian?
2006-08-23 19:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by persh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋