If someone is dead how can I find out where they came from?

Question

If someone is dead how can I find out where they came from?

Answer 1

guaranteed they came from a sperm and egg meeting

Answer 2

http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/d...

will tell you what state they were born in, if they died in California 1940 - 1997. If you want specific sites, you will have to give us specific dates and places. Sherry L gave you an excellent general answer.

Answer 3

Depends on when.

Census records are good but sometimes inaccurate.

If the person had a social security number, then use the Free dom of information act and request their SS application. There are master social security lists out there for you to get their number. Once you have this, pay $27 and get this application.

The social security website has more information on how to go about this.

If you are truley lost try www.familysearch.org.  Just remember not all of the information is correct either.  Then there's www.genforum.com.  Go to your last name board and look around or ask about your person.  You may connect to someone.

Answer 4

There are several ways to determine their place of birth:

1.If they were of age to pay into Social Security, their SS application records give place of birth..You have to send for those but the master SS death index can be found on line.and can sometimes give you a clue as to their birthplace.

2. Obtain their birth certificate. (problem with that is you need to know at least the state where they were born.)

3. Obituaries, death certificates, marriage licenses, military records all may have place of birth on them.

4. Census records usually list a person's birth state or country

5. Relatives often know  as well as maybe do old family bibles, baptism or christening records, letters, etc.

6. School and Court documents, wills, etc sometimes mention birth places.

7. Other researchers have often put together family trees and your subject may already have been researched and in their tree. Check on line trees such as Ancestry.com, Rootsweb.com, myheritage.com, familysearch.com, tribalpages.com  and many others.

8. If they were immigrants, there may be immigration, and/or naturalization papers available.

9. Often, towns in the later 1800's  and  early 1900's put out books about their town or county listing its inhabitants and their families,where they came from, their current occupations, their religion and sometimes, even the way they voted!

These are just a few of the ways to find out where they came from. and I hope this helps give you some ideas of where to start your research. Good luck!