Where can I find my family history without having to pay money?

Question

Looking for granfathers ancestry,,Arch T. Anderson Buchanan county,St. Joseph, Missouri September 1881 to march1962

Answer 1

The only Archie Anderson I'm finding in St Joe, MO, is Archie W, who is older than the dates you've given, born about 1867.

1930 US Census : St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri

Roll: 1178; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 652.0

Archie W Anderson, head, owns house $2500, no radio, age 62, b IL, parents born USA, age at first marriage 26, literate, speaks English, not employed

Ina Anderson, wife 63, b WI of OH parents, age at first marriage  40

There's also this family which looks closer to the right age.

1930US Census : Richwoods, Miller, Missouri

Roll: 1212; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 391.0.

Anderson, Archie R, head, 50, widowed, married 29 years, b MO or MO parents, farmer, not a veteran

Emil R, son, 19, single, b MO of MO parents, laborer on farm, not a veteran

Joseph H, son, 12, in school, b MO of MO parents

Alice P, daughter, 4, b MO of MO parents

Do either look like the right family?

Answer 2

This is what I found.  Don't know if it is your person or not.  Only you can decide that.

1910 Federal Census Record

Arch T Anderson

Age in 1910: 39

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871

Birthplace: Missouri

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Father's Birth Place: Ireland  

Mother's Birth Place: Ireland  

Spouse's Name: Myrtle

Home in 1910: Nowata, Nowata, Oklahoma

Marital Status: Married  

Race: White

Gender: Male  

Household Members: Name Age

Arch T Anderson 39  

Myrtle Anderson 21  

George M Crider 54  



1920 Federal Census Record

Name: Arch T Anderson

Home in 1920: Nowata, Nowata, Oklahoma

Age: 41 years  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879

Birthplace: Missouri

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Spouse's Name: Myrtle M

Father's Birth Place: Missouri  

Mother's Name: Martha A

Mother's Birth Place: Missouri  

Marital Status: Married  

Race: White

s*x: Male

Home owned: Rent  

Able to read: Yes  

Able to Write: Yes  

Household Members: Name Age

Arch T Anderson 41  

Myrtle M Anderson 31  

Alice M Anderson 7  

Martha A Anderson 60

Answer 3

LDS MORMAN SITE

Answer 4

There are a few things you can do;

1. Check the Missouri Archives site.  You may be able to search records online or, call and ask or, write in and they will send you copies of records for a small fee like $1/page;

2. The LDS website familysearch.org has quite a massive collections of records for free;

3. If you know what church he was a member of, you can call them or search their website and finally;

4. Cemeteries, some have searchable databases online.

Hope that helps!