How to Find Descendants in the United States: Difference between revisions

*'''''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, 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.''''' 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.