am tracing family tree and found one relative moved to usa sometime in 1920"s.found on census for 1930.would like to find any ancestors
2007-01-11 00:34:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey Learner,
The LDS Family Search site is excellent for some of this. Using GENFORUM is also a good way. There you can work with people interested in the same surname. Birth, Death, Marrigage records - the best linkage of ancestors to parents.
1930 is not long ago, really, and records were kept quite well in the USA then. You can get naturalization records, SSA records, military records and a host of others.
If you trace your lineage back to those ancestors, then you can move forward through the siblings and other relatives. Family tree branches on the Genealogy sites may lead you to living relatives also. There are a variety of techniques for what you are doing, and being so recent, you should have great success!
Finally, the two software packages below are about 30 bucks. You can use either to access family trees on the internet, and I am sure you will find ancestors in the 1900s.
2007-01-11 02:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is best to start with writing down what you do know, then see what sources that may help you come up with more information.
The website for passenger records for your relative if he or she came through New York - (90% did) is www.ellisisland.org
Sometimes relatives came earlier and the new immigrant moved close to where they lived.
Find out what information you can about where the relative came from. Then check cyndislist.com for websites about the specific countries.
If your relative was naturalized - check to find petitions or naturalization papers. Check ancestry.com to find out whatever is posted allready. (Do not take a family tree as proof, just a clue to proof.) For more information, check the National Archives website.
Try these and you may come up with more ancestors.
2007-01-11 09:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by femalegtrst 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
started doing the genealogy in the 70's as a way to help our family stay connected. It's a great hobby that one can pick up and put down...then it turned into an obsession. It's an ongoing "process". It's a lot of fun. I started with an oral history; interviewing old relatives with a tape recorder. It just takes off from there. I have helped several people here start up their own family research. You become a detective...one piece of information leads you to the next. Now young 88888 is interested in it. I hope he picks up the torch. Someone will...and keep it running. If not this generation...perhaps one '''''''''' not yet born. Over the years I have corresponded with lots of distant relatives. Some have ventured to our Family Reunions. ''''' is planning a big bash this summer!
It will be slightly more difficult with the current scattered generations...because of mobility...they move all over the world and frequently. Tracking records is harder than if their families stayed put, in one place; as they did in the old days.
I have been to many halls of records, on trips back east over the years. A copy of my work has also been given to the New England Historical and Genealogical Society on Boylston Street, Boston. Several other '''''have worked on different "branches" and helped put the puzzle together...especially '''''''''' in New Jersey. I visited him before he passed away. Relatives in Maine and New Hampshire have given me some great old photos. I even went to some sites in England and Ireland. Now-a-days with the computer its immensely easier. There are lots of websites to help.
You'll need to keep organized and set up a good system. Start by interviewing your relatives and gathering the "data". I have found it more fun to do it myself; in my spare time...it has more meaning.
Good Luck
2007-01-11 08:43:01 · answer #3 · answered by sweet pea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the website for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Across the United States there are regional archives that keep the US Census records. Depending upon the fact that your relative stayed in one region, there may be references to family relations in later years. NARA offers geneology libraries at the regional archives.
2007-01-11 18:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by lexi_3579 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mormon Church, Federal Census, and Rootweb
2007-01-11 08:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by Carlene W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The census bureau. nara.gov good lick
2007-01-11 09:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by Tom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ancestry.com
2007-01-11 08:42:26 · answer #7 · answered by gorglin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋