Should i subscribe to ancestry.com to make a family tree?
You can get back to 1850 in the USA on one line in an hour or two if you get lucky. It can take a lot longer than that. As an example, I was looking for a man who was normally “Henry Monebrake”, and his wife, Catherine, on the 1880 census. I tried 1) Henry Monebrake 2) Henry Moneybrake 3) Catharine Monebrake 4) Catharine Moneybrake 5) Henry Monebraker 6) Henry Moneybraker 7) Catharine Monebraker 8) Catharine Moneybraker 9) Anyone named Monebroke 10) Anyone named Moneybroke 11) Anyone named Monebroker 12) Anyone named Moneybroke 13) Anyone named Moneybroker 14) All Catharine (regardless of surname) in Ohio with birth year 1800 – 1820 and head of household Henry 15) All Henrys in Preble county born in Germany 1800 – 1820 My 16th try was any Catherine in Preble County (regardless of surname) born in Germany 1800 – 1820. I found them in Washington Twp, Preble, Ohio: (Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father’s Birthplace, Mother’s Birthplace) Harry M
