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Missing Grandparents 1920 Census
I have been unable to find a record of my grandparents and their children which would have been recorded in the 1920 Census. Most likely were living in Omaha, Nebraska. I found them in the 1930, but ...
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Handshake error where when connecting Legacy to Family Search
I'm new here, so if I am posting in the wrong place, let me know. Stack Exchnage was one of the results I was given by google when attempting some trouble shooting. I'm hoping someone out there can ...
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Search for new haplogroups in the full human genome
Have the opportunity to analyze the full genomic human DNA of rare populations. The main hypothesis is that specific haplogroups/haplotypes can be found.
There is very little information about ...
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Were 'professional bondsman' common in 19th century Cornwall?
This is a similar question to Significance of recurring marriage witness in rural 1820s Cornwall? concerning recurring marriage witnesses, and the consensus here is that 'professional witnesses' were ...
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does man from world war 2 have live relatives
I was going through my garage and found dog tags for a man named redacted and I am looking for relatives of this man to return them to the family
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Understanding Y DNA and the FTDNA Haplotree better
I talked with FTDNA Corporate last week Friday before the week of Christmas. They agreed with me which the DNA Geek seems to agree there change in course of action is because of the 2021 Keddie Murder ...
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Extracting estimated birth year from German/West Prussian marriage record 1792
I have a marriage record (West Prussian, 1792) where the Ancestry estimated birth year for the bride is 1767. I think this is based on the translation of the groom's age and brides age being the same, ...
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Finding World War I participant who was prisoner of war in Russian Empire
My grandmother was born in a place called Yeisk Fortress in 1921, which is now located in the Krasnodar region of Russia. Her birth record is registered in the civil registry office, and in the book, ...
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Restoring birth certificate in Germany
My grandmother was born in 1922 in the village of Bischderer in the Neumarkt region of Silesia in Germany (this area is now part of Poland). Her mother is a German – Gertrude Bukh (born 1894), and her ...
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What does Subcontinent surname Tarar mean and what is its origin?
I am from Pakistan and my last name is Tarar. It is a Jatt tribe from Punjab in both India and Pakistan. I’d like to know the meaning of this name and its origins. All I am aware of is that there was ...
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Identifying 1911 Russian Empire town name that looks like "Zyinsta" or "Zejinsta"
On his 1911 immigration card my ancestor from the Russian Empire wrote a town name that looks to my eyes (I'm bad at reading cursive) to be something like "Zyinsta, Russia", but I haven't ...
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Arrival date to Buenos Aires from Spain of Segundo Cela Montero between 1895 and 1918
I am searching to find the arrival of my grandfather Segundo Cela Montero to Buenos Aires Argentina. He was born in Herreros de Jamuz Leon Spain on March 29, 1881, and he migrated to Argentina between ...
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Deciphering Antwerp Police Immigration Files document in French
I need help with deciphering handwriting on an old French language document from the Antwerp Police Files. The person in question is my great-grandmother.
The file is this one:
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Looking for record of a deceased Italian worker on the Panama Canal between 1882 and 1891
Carlo Nigro (c 1855 - c 1890) was living in Calvello, Potentenza, Basilicata, Italy, when he and his younger brother Michele went to Panama, sometime between 1882-1891, to work on the Canal for the ...
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Can biological father be found using Paternal matches with 81cM or less?
I've been trying to find my biological father for 5 years now on ancestry. I have also uploaded my DNA to all the other sites that I possibly could, to no avail. my mother refuses to give me any ...
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