The 20th century began on January 1, 1901, and ended on December 31, 2000.
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What does it mean for woman to have the title of Mistress in a marriage record?
I found a marriage record* where the woman has the title of "Mistress". What does that title mean in this case? I know that title of "Mistress" has multiple meanings.
The woman was previously married ...
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Brick Wall: Searching for Grandfather - C&EI Railroad Employee in 1948 - who the heck was he?
I will do my best not to make this a novel. My mother never knew her father. She was the product of a very "brief" relationship that took place when my 16 year old grandmother was visiting her ...
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Who are the Ancestors of William Yensull?
William Yensull (also spelled Yensule or Yencule) became a Naturalized Citizen of the United States on April 20th, 1896. Based on his Naturalization Certificate, issued in the Illinois county of ...
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Help finding emigration records for Annie Smith
My Great Grandmother emigrated to Australia from the UK after the death of her husband so that she could be closer to the majority of her children who had travelled there earlier.
My Grand father ...
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1910 Census - and the last three columns
The last three columns in the 1910 US Census (columns 30, 31 and 32) have four numbers in them. Column 30 is supposedly about survivors of the Union or Confederate army, 31 is if you’re blind and 32 ...
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Why was my great-grandfather honorably discharged from the US Army so many times?
Just this morning I found the military records of my great-grandfather. The first thing I noticed among them are an unusual number of honorable discharge papers.
Dates of Service | Reason ...
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Was there a special Marriage license for Non-US Citizens in 1925?
My Great Uncle and Aunt sailed from Belfast, Northern Ireland to New York in August 1925. They were married on 25th November 1925 in Philadelphia and i have never been able to obtain a wedding ...
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How can I find out where someone is actually buried?
I would like some guidance in tracing the burial place for a person who died in Surrey, England in the 20th or 21st century.
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My Great Grandfather Dissappeared - would like to find out what happen to him
My great grandfather John Albert Draper was born March 23, 1877 in Marshalltown Iowa to Nathan and Mary Ann Draper.
He married my great grandmother in 1905 and by 1906 had left the family home. My ...
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looking for information on a marriage that took place in russia
My fathers parents where from poland,
We know they escaped to Russia (sibir?) just before WWII and got married there.
At a later time they moved to camp wegscheid near linz in Austria where my father ...
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How do I find my grandfather's original surname?
I'm trying to find my Grandfather's original name.
He changed it when he became 18, back in 1941. He was an orphan and never told anyone what it was before he changed it. My dad always said Bair was ...
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Where else might I find a ship going from New York to London in Spring/Summer, 1911?
I am looking for the ship on which the following party traveled from New York to London in Spring or Summer, 1911:
Charles Jay Foster
Minna Cramer Foster
Marie-Louise Foster
Enid Foster
Minna Van ...
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Pre-official adoption years
If a child born at England in 1914 was placed in foster care and stayed with their foster family, wouldn't that child somehow have to prove their identity when they started work? For example, they ...
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What is the meaning of these remarks on 1948 USMC discharge papers?
I am trying to understand the full meaning of the remarks shown on this record from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Muster Rolls. This is from July, 1948.
(column headers)
(record in ...
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How to best track Romanian & Hungarian ancestry
My soon to be wife is Romanian, I would like to add her family to my tree so that any future children will have a more complete tree rather than just Dad's side.
My issue is that her mother is the ...
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How can I learn about a Trade Union activist in the South Wales coalfield in the 1890s and 1900s?
My great-grandfather Thomas (Tom) Jones 1870 - 1946 lived in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales for most of his life. His occupations were variously recorded as:
Haulier (1891 census, age 21)
Coal ...
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Where should I start research for someone adopted from Eastern Europe?
One of my close living relatives was adopted from Hungary at the age of two, in 1991. Unfortunately, the only real information we currently have is the full name of her birth mother and her city of ...
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Seeking publication specifics for a 20th century news article (USA)
Charles H. Dillon (1889-1967) worked in different capacities for Western Union in Dallas, Texas. In the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote articles about the telegraph for the Texas Almanac and other ...
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How do I identify the date a photo was taken or printed?
My wife's father was born in Queensland, Australia in 1930. He died in 1989. She has only 2 photos of him. One has no markings on the front or rear and nothing to identify the year taken. What avenues ...
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Instructions for World War I Draft Cards (US)?
I've been reviewing several US World War I Draft cards. Who determined whether someone was "tall", "medium", or "short"? Was there a standard range for "tall"? "medium"? "short"?
Just thinking it ...
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Where do I find a 1910 map of Russia
Where do I find a map of 1910 Russia? My grandfather and his sister immigrated from a city that they spell differently on every document they complete. I would like to find the actual name and ...
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World War I Draft (US) card marking
My great-uncle Lester Clifton of Springfield, Illinois registered for the WWI draft and on the bottom left side of the draft card is a large zero or uppercase 'O'. I cannot find out what this ...
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Finding birth certificate of someone born on a military base in Germany
I am looking for a relative, probably born on a military base in Germany around 1954. I found her and her mother on a passenger list coming from Germany back into a port in NY in 1954. The mother was ...
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Deportees to the Baragan Steppe, 1950s
Is there a public record that lists the names of the people who were sent to Baragan Steppe?
On June 17th, 1951, 9413 people from a security zone in Romania that bordered Yugoslaviawere were ...
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How do I find a living individual when not much information is known?
I am working on an individual about whom very little is known. His daughter knows his name and is able to estimate his age. Our information doesn't really help us identify him well.
He was born in ...
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How do I go about finding 20th Century vital records?
Every person I look for with few exceptions I find no records for. For example:
First: Heinz
Last: Zaun
Birth: Germany
Date: 1928
Death: Germany
Date: 1957
I know this to be true, his son is ...
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Tracking down an adoption in New Mexico from 1916
I am trying to get more information about an adoption that took place in New Mexico in 1916. The laws around adoption and record privacy seem to be varied, but many states simply don't reveal this ...
