Doing A Family Tree Can someone give me some good free sites for info?

Question

I have some websites but need more and my surname is Cossabone

I found some info that part of my family on my great uncle's side went to New Jersey and changed the name to Cossaboon anymore help is appreictated. Thanks

Answer 1

Hey Joeys Girl,

I put 2 software packages sites below. One you purchase, is really good. The other is LDS Family Search free software. This will help you track your information and keep you organized.

The best sites will be the ones with postings where you can ask questions or gleen information from people that already asked the questions - and have your surname(s) in common.

You start with your VITAL RECORDS, birth, death, marriage, deeds, wills, probate, and extract all you can. Interview all your living relatives, and put the information in the data base software!

As you look at your family tree, you will see some branches get full quickly, and others need work. Concentrate on the branches closest to home that need work. This will give you a better sense of who you are genealogically!

As you get into this, you may want to get more specalized help. Try Cyndislist first - it has lists of lists of lists of genealogy help. Ethnic specialization, vital records, war records, etc - just a great place to get stuff.

GENFORUM, LDS Family Search, Roots, etc are all places to click around also. I noticed that this name is rare! There is not GENFORUM on it - you can start one.

I put some of your surname sites at the top of the list here.

Answer 2

You have been given lots of good websites, if you go to the LDS church website, you can also search for a LDS local church near you that may have a research center. Many of them do and keep census records, etc on site. They are also staffed with folks who would love to be of assistance.

A word of caution, verify any information before you add it to your tree. If you haven't invested in a software program, I urge you to do so. The Family Tree software usually comes with a trial of Ancestry and is well worth the investment. It also offers an online back up site. Good luck in your search.

Answer 3

Here's the free website at rootsweb which has the Social Security Death Index. Of course, this didn't exist before, what,
1920's?
You didn't indicate if you have any names beyond the last name.
If you do, You can order ($20 or so) a copy of the deceased person's APPLICATION for a Social Security Card.
And, may have been completed prior to the name change.....
The application may show the name BEFORE it was changed.

http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
Good luck! Oh, there were 143 Cossaboons listed - all in NJ.

Answer 4

You can go to ancestry.com or genealogy.com and even though you'd have to pay to use them, the messageboards/forums are free. You may find relatives or if you put in the surnames someone may find you. I found a distant cousin on there and even got a couple of old pictures of Native American ancestors of mine. :D I posted stuff about a year ago and just recently my mom's cousin found me. If you do this kind of thing I wouldn't recommend changing your email so that people can still find you later. Good luck!

Answer 5

Church of the Latter-Day Saints has a website as well as two main geneology libraries one in Los Angeles and the other in Salt Lake City. Also, you can try familytreemaker.com, ancestry. com and geneology.com. I hope this helpful and good luck on your research

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Rootsweb is free and easy to navigate. You might even get lucky and find some of your ancestors names already on it and benefit from the research done by others. Also familysearch.org is the free site form the church of jesus christ of latter day saints....very good.

Answer 8

You local library has a geneological department. It may not be on line, but it might have some of your relatives listed with info.

Answer 9

try the Church of Latter-Day Saints geneology library (this is the Morman Church) also go to ancestry.com and geneology.com

Answer 10

The Mormon church has one of the best databases going.