LDS have you ever found an ancestor

Question

I'm 26 and just started doing family history. I was tinkering about with one of my ancestors and i actually found 2 people in my family on the 1900 USA census. It was the coolest thing ever. I even found out what my great grandfather's job was and he even had a sister in law that stayed in his home. I wonder how that went. Prbably very common at that time. I'm definitely hooked.

Answer 1

I tried as a teenager and was frustrated because my grandparents were not on any released census.  As an adult I found a second cousin on line who had done 12 generations of my father's family.  This happened a few months after I joined the church.  It was a wonderful gift, but then I had to find out about my mother's side alone.   Now I have both Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Smith as distant cousins.  

Answer 2

LOL.. welcome to the club.

Browse through this area a while (including resolved questions). Aside from "what's my background/ see photo" or others like that, you can pick up tips.  Post something that you are having trouble with.

You are in good company, and may find yourself hooked here.  

Answer 3

I have found some of my ancestors in fact i came in contact with even more family members that i had not know before. There is some stories that i have found on my great grandfather.  

Answer 4

I've been researching for 15 years and it's still a thrill to find someone that has been "hiding".   With so much more online these days, it's getting easier. Just don't forget to get those original documents, when you can.

I remember when I did my husband's side I found a bunch of the children living with different relatives and grandparents. I thought "where are all the parents?"  Then I dug deaper:  Well then I found that one brother killed the other, and the wife of the killer died about the same time so the children of both brothers (had many of them) were sent to relatives to live.  The widow (sister-in-law) pleaded for her husband's killer life and he was spared and eventually set free.  

Get stuck?  Post another question on that person, but include a location and dates, please.

Answer 5

Hi, congrats on finding such great information!

I've found tons of records for myself and others, on familysearch.org and on many other sites as well.

You're well on your way to becoming "addicted" to finding out more of your family history!  :o)

Best of luck in your continued search!

Answer 6

We cannot find one of mine because he was a stow away on a boat, the thing I don;t understand about my family history, is my family has no recipys from our heritage, we are german, swedish, danish, finish, and english and I have had to get recipys from my christian folk to submit to my mormon family.