Questions tagged [20th-century]
For questions about research in the period from 1901 to 2000.
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How to Search Directories by Address (not name)
I have searched online for this information, taken the Stack Exchange tour and searched previous questions for one that might answer my question; e.g., Ancestry, online search for Cole’s or Polk’s ...
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Female WW2 U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls
in my Great Grandmother's United States Marine Corps muster roll record the following information appears to be provided:
055 1-17 & 19...30, D, FPOSF;
18, only, sk qtrs.
How do I interpret this?
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Finding Moroccan ancestors [closed]
I would like to find some family members, but I don`t really know if they exist or not.
I only have our last name and my grandpa's name, who I have never met. His name is possibly Adnane Toujjani, ...
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New Jersey Marriage Index
I found an entry for a 1923 marriage on the New Jersey Marriage Index. It references a VOL and Page #. Where can I view the Volumes?
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Identifying paternal grandfather using DNA tests if birth name is unknown
My paternal grandfather was raised by others and took their name, but he was not officially adopted. I have no idea of his real name.
Can I still find him/family with DNA test(s) and, if so, which ...
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Tracing Hungarian birth and marriage records
I am trying to trace birth father's birth and marriage records. He died when I was very young and I was later adopted by my stepfather so my birth father's details no longer show on my birth ...
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was proof of first wife's death required for marriage in England in 1938?
My parents marriage certificate in 1938 shows my father as a widower but I have been unable to find a previous marriage or any records showing him as being married before. Would proof of first wife's ...
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Finding when parents married in Modesto, California, USA
I need to know what year and month my parents married in Modesto, California, USA.
How can I find out?
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India death records from c.1947?
I have a relative who lived in India later in life but am struggling to identify exactly when he died.
He was British but was in Punjab, India by 1911 (he appears on the UK 1911 census as he was in ...
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Getting copy of 1947 marriage licence in Georgia (USA)
My parents got married in 1947 somewhere in Georgia, in August. I have looked everywhere for a copy of their marriage licence.. where should I be looking?
Herbert Eugene MCNUTT 4-26-1929 BORN IN ...
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Locating Hungary Civil Registration original indexes?
I am looking for the 24 February 1911 marriage entry between Marie Emma Kafka-Somfai (Mária Kafka-Somfai) and Dr. Karl Ritter von Taussig (Károly Taussig). (The only thing I have found was his death ...
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Determining if German naturalized in South Africa
My Grandfather was born in Germany 31 October 1900, in Koningsberg. He came to South Africa 22 July 1930 according to Table Bay stamp in passport.
I have no idea if he became a South African citizen ...
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How would a woman born 1935 in Poland end up in Germany in 1953?
Looking into the family history of a friend of a friend, I have brief details of two events for her mother, both of them from a birth certificate.
The mother (surname Stickel) was born in Warka (...
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What is this German document from the mid-1950s?
I've been asked to look into the ancestry of a friend of a friend, who was adopted mid-1950s in Germany.
She has a document, but doesn't know whether it's a birth certificate or something related to ...
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How to search for a New York area 20th century building by its appearance?
I have these photos I inherited from my father of a building near a water feature that was taken around June 1958 in the New York City area, in a roll of film that is right before some photos of West ...
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What kinds of landmarks in a photo will help you identify an intersection in an historical New York City photo?
I have this photo from around June 1958 that I'm pretty sure is in New York City and I'm trying to identify the intersection.
The reflection of what is off camera across the street to the right may ...
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What is this military related building in New York City area?
I have three photos of what appear to be the same building, taken in consecutive succession on the same roll of film around June 1958. I see military folks in the photos. The photos are taken near ...
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What are these New York area buildings?
I've got two photos of buildings taken around June 1958. They are labeled as being Tarrytown, New York, but I wasn't able to find the building they go to. If not Tarrytown, I would expect them to be ...
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Why might somebody apply for a English copy birth certificate in the first half of the 20th century?
I have just received a bundle of copies of family history material found when my late aunt died (in 2013). Including copies of some certificates which I already have... except.
Why might somebody ...
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Seeking mother’s German passport
In a recent question (German documents) an understanding of a number of German documents that had come into the possession of @Cat was sought.
I recognize the first as being the passport of my mother ...
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German documents [closed]
So recently I was gifted a number of old documents , passports with photos vaccine records medal award certificates. I'm clueless as to what they all say from what I can see the young man was a nazi ...
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Comparing currency in different time periods?
In the question How to order copies of English wills (post-1858)? I used as examples these two Probate Calendar entries, which are for a husband and wife. At the bottom I added some notes about the ...
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Looking for birth records in what was Oppeln, Germany?
My mother's parents' names were Wawrzysniec and Anna Klak.
Their children were born between 1923 and 1941.
I am unable to locate any birth record for their children from Grudschütz (Gruden 1939-1945)...
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Does George B Sperry logo on fold case for photos indicate photographer or case manufacturer?
I've got a married couple in two portrait photos inside a folding case measuring 7.25 x 9.25 inches that was taken in approximately 1940. On the back outside lower right corner is this logo:
Is ...
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When did FOX CO make photographs of this style?
I've got a photo I'd like to try and date:
See the edge which has a pattern and "FOX CO" in the corner:
When was this style photograph produced by the "FOX CO"?
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Approximate Date of this early 20th century photo?
Here is the photo:
I'm guessing it is around 1915, but wondering if there are clues in the photo to date it better? The photo measures 3.25" x 3.875" and is probably taken in Texas. Does the ...
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How is it that Family Photos appear on Postcards?
I'm going through a photo album with photos that appear to range starting from 1915. It includes a lot of postcards, which I thought were stock photos, but now I find one that is identified as family ...
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Similar info on death info, but a different middle name shown
Whilst researching the family of my Great Grandfather, Frederick Williams, I learned from the 1901 England and Wales Census that he had a younger sister, born in 1899. Her name was Margaret Amy ...
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What is date of the photo of woman with wrist watch?
I've got the following photo that I'm trying to identify the woman wearing a diaphanous shawl in it, and thus would like to estimate the date and location of the photo and age of the woman:
The watch ...
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Learning personal history of Asmus Nicolai Clausen?
I am researching the history of Asmus Nicolai Clausen, originally from Flensburg in Germany, born 2 June 1911. He was the commander of the U-182, which was sunk on 16 May 1943, when he died. His ...
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Finding a town in Russia-Poland from 1910
On the passenger manifest arriving March 25, 1910, it shows my great grandfather, Stanislaw Zaniewski as being from "dawewicz" Russia. We are trying to track down his birth or baptismal records. He ...
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Dating photo of family members in front of house in Texas?
I've got a family photo:
I believe the boy, second from left, is either born in 1901 or 1930, so given the boy looks to be around 12, that would make photo taken around 1912 or 1942.
Can we tell ...
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Dating photo of train station depot in Mertzon, Texas?
I've got a photo of what I think is a postcard showing the train depot in Mertzon, Texas:
I'm wondering what the likely date is?
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Dating photo of car and camper from about 1940s?
I have this family photo:
showing a camping trip at McCullens Lake, Michigan, United States for Robert Carroll and his wife Mag.
I'd like to estimate the date it was taken from the car and the ...
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Seeking records of ancestor born in Lemberg/Lviv (Ukraine) in 1913?
My family and I are trying to find official records of my late grandmother. She was born in Lemberg in 1913.
First name: Bronislawa/Bertha
Last name: Barth/Halpern
I tried https://search....
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Finding information about ancestors from Eastern Thrace who were forced to leave Turkey 1922-1923?
I would like to find out more about my maternal ancestors who lived in Eastern Thrace, possibly at Domuzdere (now known as Gumusdere) or perhaps at Buyukdere N.E, of Istanbul, Turkey, until they were ...
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What ships did father serve on in Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)? [duplicate]
My father Wilfred Charles Shortland served as Engineering Officer for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
I am trying to find the ships when he was stationed in Malta in 1929-1934 and ships when stationed in ...
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Reading surname from US, Massachusetts Boston - Crew Lists, 1917-1943?
I’m currently indexing records from US, Massachusetts Boston - Crew Lists, 1917-1943.
I’m having trouble reading the surname of a particular crew member.
As usual with indexing, r, s, u, n, t, w, and ...
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Seeking current location of shtetl from 1900 named Sukaron?
My grandfather came over from a small village (shtetl) near Odessa in Ukraine
c.1900. The name as it was told to me was "Sukaron" (I am most likely misspelling it). I am turning 70 years old this ...
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What lodge did my grandfather belong to?
What lodge did my grandfather Jac C Holman belong to in New York State in the twentieth century?
Does that lodge currently accept women in the twenty-first century?
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What is this hand written, abbreviated month?
I have a death section of a family bible and I'm having trouble reading it:
The entry for James B Scott died Feb ?Sep? 21, 1953.
Is that month September, April, or another month in 1953? The first ...
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Finding records of ancestor who died in London in 1948?
I have an extensive tree but can find nothing at all about my grandfather. He was Newman Rosenthal, and the only thing I know is that he died in London in 1948.
I’d welcome something suggestions on ...
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Seeking birth/baptism record for Michael Zomolsky born 1913 in Ukraine?
I am trying to verify the birth family of my grandfather, Michael Zomolsky born 1913 Ukraine.
I believe he had these family members:
father: Stanley,
mother: Anna
brothers: John and Sam
one sister
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Seeking birth family of Srinivasan with parents Arunasalam and Amirtham poondi thanjavur in India?
I am a 1st generation Indian breed born in Malaysia. My father Indian born sometime in 1913 - 1915 left Thanjavur, India when he was in his teen. His name is Srinivasan. He has passed on in the year ...
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Reading illegible marriage record?
I need help reading this marriage record.
This is what I can decipher:
Jones Catherine
Oct 21 ----- of Brook St. Chester
daughter of Robt Jones a ----------
---- 22.8.1903 at R.O. Chester
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Reading Austrian public record?
This is a mention on a public record in Vienna, AT around 1916.
How can you help me reading additional mentions in 1928, 1939 and 1940?
Context is Matricula online from a church record in Vienna, ...
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Looking for the birth place of Michael Joseph Farrell
I'm looking for the birth place of Michael Joseph Farrell, who according to family search died in 1981 in Chester and was born in April 1926.
He married Veronica M Kelly in Chester in 1956.
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Obtaining 1932 birth certificate from Turkey?
Can anyone advise me on how to obtain my mothers birth certificate from Istanbul, Turkey? She was born in 1932.
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What can I deduce (if anything) from these US City Directories
I'm looking at the City Directories for Youngstown, Ohio (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. )
My ancestor William ...
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Trying to find dates for cabinet cards with Brooklyn business information and addresses?
We have 2 cabinet cards and a cabinet-card-esque photograph that I believe are from the early 1900s that we are trying to date more concretely based on writing on the three cards.
The first image has ...
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