my family tree ???

Question

how can i find out my family tree ? ? ? and then find out in anbody e.g my great uncle was in ww1 ????
it would be soo amazing if i found out any names from the past so does anybody know ????

i mean on the internet i went onto http://www.ancestry.com but how do i know for sure all the people they bring up are actually my family ??????

Answer 1

I think your best bet would be to talk to the oldest member that you know of in your family,or someone that knew your family. A family tree is hard to put together and time consuming.It could take you years to find out.You could check with your local courthouse and see if they have some records there of births ,marriages etc. Good Luck!

Answer 2

Before I paste my stock answer - you have to check birth death and place, spouse's name, marriage dates and other things to be sure the person whose records you are seeing is your ancestor. This is easy for Eltweed Pomery and difficult for John Miller. After a while you get good at it.

Here is the stock answer:

I save this and paste it because people ask the same question 1 - 4 times a day:

What are good free sites for genealogy?
Does anyone know about the {surname} family?
How can I trace my family tree, for free?

Sometimes they ask in the genealogy category,
Arts & Humanities -> Genealogy.
Sometimes they don't. Since this is a general answer, some of the paragraphs may not apply to you. If you search or browse the resolved questions in the Genealogy category, you can find more links from other people.

Two warnings:
1) It takes time. Compiling a good family tree is like writing a term paper for a high school history class. You have to research.
2) Most of the genealogy data on the web is about people born before 1900, to protect living people's privacy. You'll have to find your grandparents (or great grandparents) off the web.

Here are some large free sites.

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, some excellent, some bad, most in between)
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?ln=
Surname meanings and origins; no specific individuals, but fun.


These are for the USA only.

http://www.usgenweb.net/
(Subdivided into state sites, which all have county sites.)
(Canada has a Canadian Gen Web, with sites for each province.)
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)


These two are for the UK & Ireland only:
http://www.genuki.org.uk
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/


If you get serious, you should probably buy a genealogy program. I like Roots Magic. Family Tree Maker is very popular. Both are $29 in the USA, but you can sometimes find old versions in discount bins at software stores.

http://www.tedpack.org/begingen.html
has some tips for beginners.

I used to suggest people who were in favor of free data volunteer to ADD to it, instead of just taking it, but I gave that up as a lost cause. If you are interested, write to me via my profile. You will restore my faith in humanity.

Answer 3

search the library, ask other family members, people should have photos.

Answer 4

www.ancestry.com

Answer 5

google!!!