Genealogy Information - By Name

Instructions, if needed, are given below this form. (Don't overlook the Database-generated Biography option. See description of all record types below.)

NOTE: if you just want to search for a particular name (or part of a name), either first or last (or middle or married), use the Name Search menu item. This will return a list of names (with links to additional information) of the names with the name of interest.

First, choose a focus name for which information is sought. If you have logged in, all names in the database are listed; if not, only those who are deceased will be listed.

Second, choose how broad of a net to cast. If you are only interested in the person chosen, choose the first checkbox. Otherwise, choose as many categories of relationships as desired, keeping in mind that the broader the net, the larger the catch (which may mean more wading through looking for the record(s) sought).

Third, choose which type of records or information to view. Selecting "All Records" is the same as choosing each of the other options. Then choose submit.

Finally, keep in mind that the records revealed may be reduced for several reasons: (a) The number of records are only as good as what I have done in adding and assigning properties. I may have not yet added all records or processed all of them. (b) If you are viewing these records without having logged in, they will only show those that pertain to those who have deceased (except censuses names given in obituaries). If you are a relative, logging will show all the records. Use the Contact menu item to check with me about gaining access, if you do not yet have access.

Some descriptions of the types of records listed above:

• All records - this is the same as checking all the rest of the boxes
• Births - this will list basic birth information in the database for all the people of focus
• Birth Certificates - this will list all the transcribed birth certificates for all the people of focus. There is a limited set of these in this collection, mostly from MN from 1904-1934.
• Birth Records - this will list all formal birth records found in various locations for all the people of focus. Note that some states do not have these readily available and most states did not start requiring these until 1900-1915 (varies by state). County records tend to be better but there is a wide range of dates for when these were collected and these are generally not as readily available.
• Burial Records - this will list basic burial information for those in the system, possibly including cemetery name (and link to more info), tombstone inscription, a link to the Find A Grave record, and a link to all others in the system buried at the same cemetery
• Census Records - this will list all census records that have been entered for the people of focus. These are transcriptions of the records, with links to the original. These are generally accurate but keep in mind there are also a number of errors.
• Deaths - this will list basic death information in the database for all the people of focus
• Death Certificates - this will list all the transcribed death certificates for all the people of focus. There is a growing set, mostly from MN covering years 1904-1991.
• Death Records - this will list all formal death records found in various locations for all the people of focus. Note that some states do not have these readily available and most states did not start requiring these until 1900-1915 (varies by state). County records tend to be better but there is a wide range of dates for when these were collected and these are generally not as readily available.
• Family Trees - this will give a link to a family tree for each person of focus. This family tree lists the person, spouse(s) (if any), children (if any), parents, and grandparents with links to each of these providing new family trees. The trees are only as complete as the information that I have entered in so far, so they may or may not be complete.
• Marriages - this will list basic marriage information in the database for all the people of focus
• Marriage Records - this will list all formal marriage records found in various locations for all the people of focus. Note that some states do not have these readily available and most states did not start requiring these until 1900-1915 (varies by state). County records tend to be better but there is a wide range of dates for when these were collected and these are generally not as readily available.
• Obituaries - this is a list of all obituaries in the system for the people in focus. This is a growing collection of records. Some obituaries may have some of the people mentioned in the obituary indexed with links to their overview page (see below).
• Photos - This will provide a link for each person of focus that shows photos that have been identified containing the person AND also deemed to be a public photo (so that living people are not included in it). This may also contain a link to show all photos that are associated with a person (typically documents).
• Social Security Records - this will list all the entered social security records for the people of focus.
• Database-generated Biography - this provides a links, one for each person of focus, that takes one to a computer-generated biography of person based on all the types of records listed here as well as some other data. This is a great overview of a person.
• Overview of people - this will provide a list of links for each person in the focus. Each link takes one to a page giving an overview of the person giving (where known and applicable) full name, date of birth, place of birth, date of death, place of death, father (and corresponding grandparents), mother (and corresponding grandparents), spouse(s), and many links to related information.