How Do You Trace Family Name History?
There are many reasons to trace family name history. Are you tracing family history to see if there is nobility in your family? Do you want to create a family tree? Are you looking for ancestors to uncover a family mystery? Here are 12 resources to begin to trace family name history. Begin With Genealogy Research Basics. To keep your research organized the best way to trace your family history is with basic genealogy research and starting a family tree. Interview family members including grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, close and distant cousins, and any other family members within the past two generations of the family. Call, email, or send a letter and ask about these criteria: • Complete names (married and maiden names) of individuals in their family. • Where they lived (with addresses if possible.) • Dates of birth and location. • Were they in the military, what branch, and when. • When they were married with location. • Death information about other members of the family i
