Why am i finding it so difficult to trace my father?

Question

Why am i finding it so difficult to trace my father?

Answer 1

Why is it so important to find him if he wanted to be found he would be looking for you and if your not in hiding that would not be so hard to do there are services on the internet that does such things they cost, perhaps a post of who you are looking for would help

Answer 2

the number one reason that I can give, is that you are tracing a relatively recent person, who is likely still alive. All reputable genealogy sites will exclude such information.  Other sites have confidentiality limits.

If you know dad is not living, then you should be able to pick him up in the social security death index (if you are US), and get his death certificate. From there, if his parents were living in 1930, they will be in the census (US, this is the most recent one open).

http://www.cyndislist.com/finding.htm

Here are some sources for finding live persons. It just takes a different approach.  

Answer 3

If you are looking for a living person that does not want to be found - that has an unlisted telephone number, etc., it may be difficult.  I would suggest trying Zabasearch, internet Yellow page searches or Ancestry.com living people finders if you have an account.  If you are trying to trace your genealogy, there are many websites you can check and many are free.  I would suggest:

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default....  FamilySearch.org is a non-profit service sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  You can also download free software that will help you keep your family tree organized.

http://usgenweb.org/.  This site has been created by a group of volunteers that are committed to keep genealogy free and have provided a website for genealogical research in every county and state in the United States.

http://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/.  RootsWeb is also a great site.  It’s funded by Ancestry.com.  It provides links to ton’s of additional sites as well.    

http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ind... . Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.  Genealogy Learning Center.  This site has also has some great getting started tips and free downloadable charts and forms.  

http://www.cyndislist.com/.  Cindy’s List has just about everything from A to Z.  I would highly recommend visiting this site.  

http://www.myheritage.com/. Is free, private and secure.  You can create a web site, build and save a family tree, share photos and videos and much more.

http://www.geni.com/home. You can build your family tree and invite others to join via email and expand your tree.  You can add photo’s and video’s.  

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi...  You can search for cemetery records.  Pictures of actual headstones with names and burial dates are available for numerous cemeteries. Additional information is often provided.

Answer 4

Perhaps your mother has memory problems with so many to choose from.

Answer 5

What sort of difficulty are you having? Were you adopted or abandoned? The closed records in many states can prove very challenging. It would help to know what information you already have, and what it is that you seek.  There are so very many crooks out there who will volunteer to help you out for a price.  I would recommend getting on a Yahoo board with some dependable people  who do this stuff regularly.  I was able to help someone last year (via a Yahoo board) who lived in another state and was born at the Lancaster County Poorhouse.  In the 21st Century, few people have even heard the term "poorhouse" or "alms house."  Just by chance, I knew what that was and could direct them so they could research birth records.

I sure wish you the best, and that you find what you are hoping for!

Answer 6

I stumbled across this site last night--http://www.wink.com -- and it says at the top of the page:

"Free people search at Wink, the world's largest people search engine. Find people by name and get their phone number,

address, Websites, photos, work, school, more." Just enter his

Name: even a nickname, if you know one for him, might work here.

Location: if any clues at all as to his last whereabouts.

Other: interests, groups he might be part of, etc.

However, for genealogy searches, if he is still living, that is how he'd be listed (Living Jones, for example) with no dates or locations to protect his identity.