I am on a hunt to find out who my father is and how he died can someone please tell me were i can start?

Question

i am trying to find out info on my father and i keep coming up with nothing i used the social security death records search and that is how i got his name but i cant find anything else . i know i belong to a family out there and i really need help trying to find them so if there is anything anything anyone can help me with i will be forever greatful

Answer 1

Unless they have changed things, if you were able to get his name through the SS death records than it should also have told you the last place a check was sent and the date of his death. Did you get this information?

If so, you start there. If it gave you a location then you contact that areas local health department and see who keeps death certificates on file. The death certificate *should* contain the cause of death, date of death, which funeral home the body was turned over to. The person who "claimed" the body, usually next of kin, and it also should have one or both of the parents listed. They usually also contain what the occupation of the deceased was and their home address.

If you are successful with the death certificate and can get a date of death then you contact the local library and see if they keep obituaries on file. If they do then you should start your search for an obituary for the day *after* the date of death and search for up to a month after that.

Also if you can locate the cemetery the individual was buried in, cemetery records usually contain a wealth of information.

These are all methods I have used and have had great success.

Good Luck....

Answer 2

I did the same type of search several years ago. There are several place to search. Go to your state and local health dept. Voter's records, and the Salvation Army also has ways to help search. You can also do on line searches by googling his name if you haven't already.
There are several websites that you can do searches through such as Ancestry.com, Rootsweb, and the Mormon church has as site as well. Some of the info you get will be free. Just basics if there is any info there for you. Often genealogy sites will try to get you to sign up which will cost $$ naturally.
note: if you really want to find out info you will have to be determined and strong willed. Keep in mind too that you may find out things you really don't want to know. It took me several months to find some answers, but it was worth it. Even though my dad had passed away 2 years before, I found several siblings and an uncle. GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

Hey Victoria,

Keep trying! You will find him. Did you get his Birth Record yet? That may help, then again, it may not. But it will give you his parents names, and a location to look for his Brothers, Sisters, and his parents. If you look for them, living or dead, the information may include information about him.

So, Vital Records Birth, Marriage, Death, then secondary records like Obits, Cemetery, wills, probate. All can help.

Here are some search sites for the US, you did not say where you are searching but I assume US because of SSN, you also did not mention the name you are searching.

Have you tried Free BMD?
Have you tried Family Search.com?
Try each of these tools! ZABASEARCH in the USA.

Answer 4

Get a copy of his death certificate and it will tell you everything. You'll find out where he lived; how he died; if he was married or not. All of the info on there will help you find his--and your--family.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I second ProudAmerican - his obituary should list his brothers, sisters, wives and children.

http://www.tedpack.org/obit.html
tells you how to get an obit.

Answer 7

get his last names and seacrh for his home town and other relatives. you should get something out of that.