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my case, it wasn't and when I found this, I was like, oh,
this video is getting a little bit long. So, I'm going to
find your your missing ancestor but then, you're going to have
the different names into the different orders if you can't
right here. Thanks for watching. My name is Devin Noel
the same for all the Sherman that Sherman Lewis' that were
Sherman Lewis, the Lewis Sherman, then, I found this
hardest time trying to find Sherman Brown in city
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okay. New strategy to try and new records to discover. Now,
break this video into two parts. So, stay tuned for part
to rule out, well, could this really be somebody else and in
wasn't born until 1918. So through process of elimination,
in 1901, 1902, 1903 and so forth Louis Sherman, his son
another Lewis? There's a Louis M Lewis C and Lewis with
could be a first or a a giving name or a surname, go ahead and
that's a three. Daniel, Thomas, Clayton. So, the whole idea is
going to have Thomas, Clayton, Daniel, Thomas, Daniel,
going to have it Clayton, Thomas, Daniel. Some we are
written record entry for 1904. Now, I had to be very careful
because Sherman Lewis had a son named Lewis Sherman. So is this
directories until I remembered, well, his name is Sherman Lewis
Brown and so when I swapped the first name and given name
nothing. Well thankfully I noticed that the address was
flip flopped? And the other thing is what if there's
Lewis Sherman? Or is this Sherman Lewis with his name
Daniel, Thomas, whoops, that's supposed to be that yeah,
names in there? Which brings us to the next tip to switch the
ancestor with the name Thomas Clayton Daniel. Well sometimes
order of last names and first names. So let's say you have an
I figured out who he was. So, go ahead and try the flip of
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to be their last name. Can you see the problems with the other
that when you have ancestors in their name, any of their names
given name order. So back to this example. Sometimes you're
to use in an online search for your ancestors is to swap the
going to find her because she's hidden under her married name
swap the orders of that. For instance, I had the long
your ancestors female and then sometimes this applies to the
the sons too go ahead and look for them under their maiden
wedding of this and such with her three children and so when
when they go traveling missus Chloe Clyburn attended the
going to find Louis Brown in a record. You may find Sherman
Clayton, what else do we need? Uh Daniel, Clayton, Thomas,
name when they are married give that a try. The next strategy
name their name when they are with their parents and their
Daniel is going to be their first name and Thomas is going
you're trying to figure out what's happening in the life of
and a moniker such as child or daughter or spouse or wife So
times women's will appear under the parents or spouse's name
which is Missus Robert Sparks. The same goes true for when
if you just keep looking for Videlia Sparks you're not
name and that seems like a no-brainer but I also want you
just look for them based on their parents names when you
know them and their spouse's names when you know that. Many
ranges a little bit and then see all of the people that are
in that age range and then see if I can figure out how did his
Emma Brown or Sherman Brown or Emma Brown had a baby boy or
they're a child often for a birth announcement you're not
you may see Missus Roberts Sparks went so and so plays. So
Search, Ancestry, My Heritage, and Find My Past as well as
Columbus, Ohio, I can just filter to Columbus, Ohio in the
some other websites and so, if I know that they're in
name get so butchered. I know he's there somewhere. This next
variety of websites for the 1920 census. It's on Family
for females based on their maiden name and their married
in a census record and I know that they lived in Columbus,
start strategy applies mostly for females. Be sure to look
various websites to help me search for my Effingham family
and then a no name search. Maybe I can't find my ancestor
furnished names and I found a lot potential records on
1920 census with a birth date of around 1918, extend the
Ohio in 1920. Well, there's a census record online for a
name search in a previous video. There will be a link to
try a new strategy such as those surname only searches. I
one of the things I say when I talk about newspapers, videos
narrower here? Well I can truncate the years I'm looking
search based on a surname is particularly useful because
then a Mister Townley that could be mine. I'd have to
Ohio. So I go ahead and click okay and I start to get receive
Effingham, I've used no surname searches. I just searched for
Effinghams in Cincinnati, Ohio. It works best if you have an
less than a new common name like John or or Mary but
could do a first name only search and look for all
a lot of Channel hints there in Cincinnati. Doing a broad
before 1880 And this has Richard Townley shows up and
figure it out. Um trouble in store for Townley. Lots of
hadn't done a broad search and that's the point of it. You
with a surname first and then I can get now. So how do I get
for. Maybe I want to look for all Townleys in Cincinnati
depending on the content that is available on those websites
by adding just a little bit more as you're doing a narrower
Ohio because I many generations of Channels in Cincinnati,
search that's going to help you be more successful. Now the
parent who's mentioned in a yearbook in an honorarium page
might disappear. So, why would he show up in 1975 yearbook if
one way a surname-only search helped me find so many records
the video that will pop up on the screen and or it will show
could be a teacher, he could be an employee, he could be a
details. We could add say I want a spouse. I want to have
can add keywords and stuff but what I first did to explore
Louise. Notice I'm still staying broad until I need to
different hints here that I can explore. They wouldn't have
on this channel is that start with the surname and then, you
showing up in Columbus, Ohio. I can filter it even further if
found if I was super specific in my search. So every time you
he was born in 1918? Well, there could be a lot of he
Brown whose wife's name is Louise. Click apply and see
expect, nicknames you might not have expect. So I often start
them are very much the same but depending on your platform and
newspapers was I did townly and I limited it to Cincinnati,
application and I can catch a lot of different things that
all of the hints are going to be applicable and as you add
name. People are heading under titles that you might not have
lot of different hints and there's some Family Tree hints
newspapers notoriously butcher somebody's name, their first
and that's that's actually my grandfather because I recognize
more details into your search which is the second step,
accident? It was it a mistake in a census record? Yeah that's
start seeing some record collections and you think,
down. Let's say we want to narrow down by a record
information. So then we can go ahead and we can narrow things
his book. His face is back on the back shelf there. Here's
searching and sometimes when you cast a broad net you pick
ways we can go back to a collection and we can add more
what happens and I might get some different results. Some of
search. Now, depending on the website, you're going to have a
search is because the records don't always have the right
up things that aren't picked up when you put in more details.
can go through and see the different Lewis Browns that are
searches. Now I've discussed how to do a no surname and a no
can also do a first name only search and we can do no name
next tip I have for you is to do a surname only search. We
collection. We just want to look at census records. Well
Virginia and living in Columbus. Well was that an
that's an option on some of the sites that have that. And we
people who wasn't in the UK so we can filter by census. Other
for my townly ancestors. So, I'm over here on newspapers and
up in the description box but let me go ahead and show you
you have more rural areas, maybe you'll go to the county
for a child. There's a number of different reasons why he
figure out what is available on the various websites that I'm
one of the reasons why we want to start with this broad
there's all of these other details. I could add a father,
well, could that have really Applied to my ancestor even if
relative term but what I really want you to take away is that
a mother, a spouse, a dad, a date. I can add marriage
on that one. That's why I keep popping in here. Abroad is a
are applicable. However, 1918 with the yearbook of 1975, not
another family tree entry Um there's a Social Security
narrow down further. So I'm going to find a Louis Sherman
some of these hints don't seem to fit. So being born in
might show up in there. Even though this one isn't about my
and keep it broad and then narrow down if you need to from
stick in one date and I'm going to go ahead and put in a
there. So, broad is a relative term. I hope you're picking up
location. As you can see here, I keyed in Columbus, Ohio and
I don't put all of that in there. I'm just trying to
keep broad. I'm going to say 1918. I'm not going to do any
or not depending on the commonality of the name. So,
name to be but when you do have a more common name like John
smart enough to figure that out for you. So I'm just going to
back to the screen, Louis Sherman Brown and I'm going to
ancestor, I wouldn't have known to look at older yearbooks if I
information, residents, military, and all of these
going to do is we're going to start very broad. So I'm
narrow down your search, things such as a yearbook in 1975
exacts. I want a broad search. Now, if your website has the
Maybe it is Deeder Geisler and it's in Columbus Ohio. Then you
search all records and you'll find something similar
1918 was a large urban center. So, I can go ahead and consider
things I might know about my ancestor but in a broad search,
that a broad search even though the location is narrow. Um if
just have an age range. A number of these websites are
So, start broad. So, we're going to go ahead and click
expand it out a couple years. So I'll go 1916 to 1920 and
that actually is fairly specific but Columbus, Ohio in
depending on the website you're looking for. But what we're
ability to do an age range, then I would go to take 18 and
well. We're still staying broad by having that middle name in
with a broad search 1st and then we'll go to step two which
on my heritage. So on my heritage or any of the websites
success strategy is to start broad. Now I'm going to show
Smith, then you can go ahead and put in the middle name as
talked about and start asking your question. The first
really means but a couple of basic principles are no matter
more uncommon common name for the area you're researching.
find the search box. For my heritage I went to research
actually going to add his middle name in. If you have a
can go ahead and put in Deeder Geisler and not put in a middle
blog. There will be a link to that over in the show notes
out what record collections you need in order to find that
going to start with Lewis and his last name is Brown. So I'm
information and then you can go to the websites that I just
is narrow things down. So let me show you how to do both over
research question. Now, I've talked about this over on our
what website you're using to climb your family tree start
looking for your ancestors, it helps to develop a quality
quality research question you know who you're looking for.
you over on the My Hair Heritage website what that
What you want to know about them and that helps you figure
my heritage because they can really get contrary specific
free and paid websites that you use. To ensure that you have
which are over on our blog as well. But once you have a
the most success when you're climbing your family tree and
slash Wiki to find access points to additional resources
strategies I'm going to give you are going to apply to the
your budget it, it is always good to check out free sites
for where you live in the world and what free and paid websites
first. These are a US centric but they do have some records
and in the language that you need. All of the search
box. You can also check out paid websites. Now, paid
are available. I'll put a link to the wiki in the description
websites but even if you have a wealth of genealogy dollars in
websites are great particularly the ones like Ancestor.com and
for around the world. Be sure to go to Family Search.org
is tight, you're probably going to have to start with free
search strategies on the various websites and I'm going
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