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How to Find Descendants in the United States (view source)
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* '''''Begin with what you know.''''' If you already know the names of your great-grandparents and approximately when and where they were married, it will be much easier to search for their descendants. | * '''''Begin with what you know.''''' If you already know the names of your great-grandparents and approximately when and where they were married, it will be much easier to search for their descendants. | ||
* '''''Begin with individuals or families alive around 1850.''''' People who lived in the period from the mid-1800s to the present are usually easier to find. In many countries, records began to be created by the mid-1800s | * '''''Begin with individuals or families alive around 1850.''''' People who lived in the period from the mid-1800s to the present are usually easier to find. In many countries, birth, and death records began to be created by the mid-1800s. Also, some countries began to keep census records showing the names and ages of each family member. | ||
* '''''Record what you find on family group records.''''' | * '''''Record what you find on family group records.''''' A family group record will enable you to record information for all the children in a family, parents and grandparents. As you search for the descendants of your ancestors, family group records will help you organize your work. | ||
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=== '''''Step 3: Collect Previous Research''''' === | === '''''Step 3: Collect Previous Research''''' === | ||
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