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re: Has anyone ever used ancestry dot com?
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:32 pm to LSULyle00690
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:32 pm to LSULyle00690
Found out that prior to the 1850s, there's little trustworthy information to be had. The best information is from censuses and they really don't become helpful until 1860.
A biggie is to never fully trust the various user tree claims as fact. Seems that everyone is royalty in the past and if you have native american ancestors, there's always at least one Indian princess in the tree.
The site is very useful if used properly. Almost as helpful in research (and sometimes more helpful and valid) is www.findagrave.com.
A biggie is to never fully trust the various user tree claims as fact. Seems that everyone is royalty in the past and if you have native american ancestors, there's always at least one Indian princess in the tree.
The site is very useful if used properly. Almost as helpful in research (and sometimes more helpful and valid) is www.findagrave.com.
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Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:45 pm to whit
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Did you mean Mongol or mongrel ?
I think he means mongloid
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:51 pm to beejon
quote:Gotta disagree with you about findagrave.com. I've found it no more reliable. At least with ancestry.com you can look at other family trees and spot those with no supporting records. I've found findagrave most useful when obituaries are quoted verbatim. There aren't a whole lot of ancestry.com obituary records.
Almost as helpful in research (and sometimes more helpful and valid) is www.findagrave.com.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:54 pm to LSULyle00690
I have no desire to see the depths of my white trashiness.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:59 pm to Crow Pie
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going back and forth from South America to New Orleans where he settled after arriving at Ellis Island at the turn of the century
That's pretty cool but I am confused. Did you mean New York , which is where Ellis Island is (The Statue of Liberty is on it), or is there an Ellis Island near New Orleans I don't know about? I'm a city boy born and raised in BR without an ounce of cajun blood in my veins, so I don't know jack shite Louisiana geography outside of BR and New Orleans.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 2:11 pm to beejon
I did everything for free, but I wasn't interested at all in knowing who I descended from 700 years ago. My grandpa is the only one I couldn't ask, and I found out where they were from in Mexico after a 20 minute search
Posted on 10/9/15 at 2:33 pm to LSULyle00690
Every one of my grandparents died at least 15 years ago and even my mom died 10 years ago. I am only 32 myself, so how do I find out what I need to know to go beyond a couple of generations above me?
Posted on 10/9/15 at 2:37 pm to LeonPhelps
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Every one of my grandparents died at least 15 years ago and even my mom died 10 years ago. I am only 32 myself, so how do I find out what I need to know to go beyond a couple of generations above me?
You have any aunts or uncles who can help?
Posted on 10/9/15 at 2:41 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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You have any aunts or uncles who can help?
A little on my mom's side. Definitely not on my dad's side. I am interested, as long as my ancestors were important. If they were just farmers or miners, then I don't care about them other than reproducing so I could exist eventually...their greatest accomplishment.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 2:56 pm to LeonPhelps
quote:Well, work from your grandparents' names. Do you know where they were born and lived? Do you know maiden names of your grandmothers? You can almost positively find them in the census records. That can give you the names of their parents and where those great grandparents were born. Check them out in earlier census records. 1850 was the first year in which all members in a household were listed. Before that you only get the head-of-household's name (and number of males & females in several age brackets). There is a ton of other information out there but census records are usually the most immediately helpful.
Every one of my grandparents died at least 15 years ago and even my mom died 10 years ago. I am only 32 myself, so how do I find out what I need to know to go beyond a couple of generations above me?
Posted on 10/9/15 at 3:01 pm to alphamicro
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Well, work from your grandparents' names. Do you know where they were born and lived? Do you know maiden names of your grandmothers? You can almost positively find them in the census records. That can give you the names of their parents and where those great grandparents were born. Check them out in earlier census records. 1850 was the first year in which all members in a household were listed. Before that you only get the head-of-household's name (and number of males & females in several age brackets). There is a ton of other information out there but census records are usually the most immediately helpful.
I take it Ancestry walks you through all that? I'll have to check it out.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 4:24 pm to LSULyle00690
I 'm related to Davey Crockett 
Addicted to ancestry dot com these days. It's awesome.
Did the DNA test and have been connected with thousands of cousins as close as 2nd cousins and beyond that I've never met.
Addicted to ancestry dot com these days. It's awesome.
Did the DNA test and have been connected with thousands of cousins as close as 2nd cousins and beyond that I've never met.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 4:26 pm to SmokePurpleLiveGold2
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I think he means mongloid
Posted on 10/9/15 at 4:30 pm to Drank
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Did the DNA test
I bet the Department of Homeland Security is very happy about that service.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 4:41 pm to LSULyle00690
My uncle told me that my great grandfather was Blackfoot but the family had hidden that information. He and my grandfather both looked right for that (and had drinking problems) so I decided to settle the matter.
Europe West 49%
Ireland 26%
Great Britain 12%
Iberian Peninsula 4%
Scandinavia 4%
Finland/Northwest Russia 3%
European Jewish < 1%
Italy/Greece < 1%
Asia South < 1%
I was disappointed to have no Blackfoot.
Europe West 49%
Ireland 26%
Great Britain 12%
Iberian Peninsula 4%
Scandinavia 4%
Finland/Northwest Russia 3%
European Jewish < 1%
Italy/Greece < 1%
Asia South < 1%
I was disappointed to have no Blackfoot.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 4:51 pm to LSULyle00690
1% Sub Saharan African
50% British
19% French German
other stuff
50% British
19% French German
other stuff
Posted on 10/9/15 at 4:59 pm to Tigris
I have a cousin who lives in West Virginia who is an expert on researching ancestry. He documents every find. Cemetery records, census records, marriage certificates, birth certificates, military records. He doesn't enter anyone on the tree that he can't document. He was able to trace all my ancestors back at least 200 years. Ancestry is only as good as the people who join it make it. We only hit one dead end on one of my great grandfathers. There are stories that he was adopted so we are not sure that the last name that he used was his or his adoptive parents. Get with your grandparents and document all their old pictures while there is still time. So many old photos are unmarked and the identity can be lost forever.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 7:07 pm to rickyh
If you are a serious genealogical researcher, it's worth the money. I have been using it since it came about and have found tons of information not only on my family but on others I have helped with research.
Whatever you do, on the family trees others submit, verify, verify, verify. Most are worthy but some clowns will put anything down they find or hear of and a lot of misinformation is on there from trees some folks submit.
Whatever you do, on the family trees others submit, verify, verify, verify. Most are worthy but some clowns will put anything down they find or hear of and a lot of misinformation is on there from trees some folks submit.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 7:11 pm to jack6294
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1% Sub Saharan African
The ol' one drop rule
Posted on 10/9/15 at 7:24 pm to LSULyle00690
I found out my family were slave owning racists and fought for the confederacy. No shame here.
Mary queen of Scots is a direct relative though.
Mary queen of Scots is a direct relative though.
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