I don't know what race my father was accept white. Is there way way to tell what race I am by facial features?

Question

I have started to look up the geaneology and found out his birthdate and ss# but have no clue what to do next. His last name was Smith, and basically I found out that he could be any nationality based on his name.

Answer 1

Not really, for various reasons. One is that "race" is a cultural construct, not a biological fact. People have always migrated and intermarried with the result that "white" can mean different things in different places, and a pale-skinned person can have ancestors from a wide range of origins. Even in countries where one can broadly say "Most people are dark" or "Most people are fair"  there will be many people who look different.

So even if you have some features that look, for example, stereotypically Italian, that wouldn't necessarily mean that your father had Italian ancestry.

It is possible to find out more about your ancestry with a DNA test  - searching for "DNA ancestry testing" will bring up a lot of results - but it's pricey!

Answer 2

http://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

How to start tracing your family history, which uses valid records to learn who your ancestors are.

Facial features are not a way to research, as they can be stereotypes.

Why not just try some research?  It is not that hard.

Answer 3

You could for sure. Just look up racial features on the internet and find which ones apply to you or your father. Not all white people look the same, people from Britian for example look very different from people from Russia.

Answer 4

Not yet. If you cannot trace by the paper trail, have a DNA test done.

You should start by asking all your living relatives about family history.  Then, armed with that information, you can go to your public library and check to see if it has a genealogy department.  Most do nowadays; also, don't forget to check at community colleges, universities, etc.  Our public library has both www.ancestry.com and www.heritagequest.com free for anyone to use (no library card required).

Another place to check out is any of the Mormon's Family History Centers.  They allow people to search for their family history (and, NO, they don't try to convert you).

A third option is one of the following websites:

http://www.searchforancestors.com/...

http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...

http://www.usgenweb.com/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.rootsweb.com/

http://www.ukgenweb.com/

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...

http://www.cyndislist.com/

http://www.geni.com/

Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, whether ship's passenger lists, ancestors from Africa, ancestors from the Philippines, where ever and whatever.

Of course, you may be successful by googling: "john doe, born 1620, plimouth, massachusetts" as an example.

Good luck and have fun!

Check out this article on five great free genealogy websites:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

Then there is the DNA test; if you decide you want to REALLY know where your ancestors came from opt for the DNA test. Besides all the mistakes that officials commonly make, from 10% to 20% of birth certificates list the father wrong; that is, mama was doing the hanky-panky and someone else was the REAL father. That won't show up on the internet or in books; it WILL show up in DNA.

I used www.familytreedna.com which works with the National Geographics Genotype Program.

http://www.geocities.com/griffith_histor...

http://www.searchforancestors.com/...

http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...

http://www.usgenweb.com/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.rootsweb.com/

http://www.ukgenweb.com/

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...

http://www.cyndislist.com/

http://www.geni.com/

Russian culture goes way back...

See this website:

http://www.ao.net/~fmoeller/rusorig.htm....

I have read about the Tartars; they were a nomadic people who even had their houses on wheels.

As you can see from this article, Russian people come from quite a few ancient tribes.

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ukrainian_l...

And, as to Russian/Viking relationships, see:

http://www.viking.no/e/info-sheets/eston...

For a more thorough analysis, opt for a DNA test. I used www.ancestry.com. It revealed that I have Russian, Ukranian, etc., ancestry.