The facts you NEED to seek EVERY TIME as you build your family tree (& ways to keep track)

[@lawrente]

Would Beth be willing to share her files? I've been meaning to create the exact same thing. Why reinvent the wheel?

[@AncestryAimee]

Beth has graciously shared her document template - THANKS BETH! I've thrown it up on Google Drive - you can get it here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sR4oGI_Mu3-oXd9RubdavExzZJ9ix2LJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102949060257117341655&rtpof=true&sd=true

[@lawrente]

Thank you, Aimee and Beth! We really appreciate your contributions. Awesome!

[@imp822]

Love the tracking form!!

[@AncestryAimee]

Me too! Thanks again Beth!

[@JJCoop231]

I absolutely LOVE this! Thank you!

[@AncestryAimee]

You're welcome!

[@TheWhitmore6]

I love Beth’s Spread sheet. It’s like a research log at a glance. Thanks for sharing.

[@AncestryAimee]

I totally agree!

[@arlindanelson7928]

Great tips again. Thank you Aimee and Beth. It is very important to look in those places and keep track of what has been found. It saves you steps and keep you from doing double or triple work. There are many trackers out there and I think this one is done very creatively.

[@AncestryAimee]

Thank you!

[@suzannefry6431]

Knowing what documentation to collect and how to manage and organize that information is just what I've been looking for! It simplifies the search for me by providing straightforward focused targets for research. As a beginner this is golden! Thank you! Aimee! And thank you Beth!

[@AncestryAimee]

You are so welcome!

[@teresaabshire4034]

I have not created any method of keeping track of which documents I have so this is a great idea to start from. Thank you Aimee and Beth.

[@AncestryAimee]

You're so welcome!

[@jyoung5102]

Super helpful! Always find the best info in your vids. Thank you for sharing Beth's record that we can use to organize our findings.

[@AncestryAimee]

Thank you so much! And thanks Beth!!

[@gutsbiker]

Wow! I've got a lot of work to do.

[@AncestryAimee]

You’re not the only one! 😂

[@maureentaphouse5206]

What a simple way of seeing at a glance if you found all the census records. That alone is worth copying plus specifying which company had the record. In the UK we have a lot on Find My Past including exclusive access to the 1921 UK Census which is new .

[@AncestryAimee]

Agreed Maureen! Thanks for adding that!

[@tracingwindingroots]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This is exactly what I had in mind. You are both amazing! ❤

[@AncestryAimee]

Gosh thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to comment!

[@batya7]

Very helpful organizing technique. Can also inventory photos here.

[@AncestryAimee]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lindarichardson771]

Thank you Aimee and Beth what a fantastic document and video!

[@AncestryAimee]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@charlayned]

Very interesting. I have a lot of relatives (6000) on my Ancestry and what I find digitally on my searches. I'll get that list started because I'm now to the point that having a record list is a great thing. :)

[@AncestryAimee]

Glad this helped you! Thank you for commenting.

[@jandavis1362]

Awesome subject. Thank you

[@AncestryAimee]

Glad you liked it!

[@meaganmorris5687]

I just discovered the death records archives for Maryland and have found children of my great great grandmother that no one knew existed

[@AncestryAimee]

What a terrific example! Thanks for sharing!

[@amyhall197]

I enjoy watching your show I have worked for years on my genaology I in the last few months have found quite a bit of info on one Family line my question is I found my 5th great grandfather buying property in Cumberland county virginia in 1775 but can't find anything else of if he came there from Scotland or came from another Area any suggestions? Sorry so long. Thanks

[@AncestryAimee]

Look at deeds, probate records, court records and county histories for Cumberland County to start. Also pay attention to his FAN club. Good luck!

[@lawrente]

Yes, these are great tips and an excellent couple of forms to use. Thanks, Aimee and Beth. I have a question. Did Beth list all of her ancestors, or are these just in her lineage?

[@AncestryAimee]

Beth if you see this can you add? I think she focused on her direct lineage and expanded as needed for other ancestors where there was a brick wall.

[@MrHarryreed]

Have you ever come across two different marriage records for the same people from different locations? Most of the time it's from two adjoining states where each perspective county buts up against the other county from another state.

[@AncestryAimee]

Great question Skip! Yes. That did happen. Sometimes they got their license in one county and then it was recorded in another county. Maybe the courthouse was across a river or mountain in the county they resided. Maybe the requirements were less stringent (like age). Maybe bride resided in one county and groom in another. It did happen frequently.

[@shelleyjohnson5753]

Yes, I found one in California and then later in Nevada. I questioned whether it was the same couple, it made no sense to me. Fortunately, the person was still living so I was able to ask her. As it turned out the groom was in ROTC at the time that the couple married. This was forbidden, so they had a second marriage, in Nevada after the groom was no longer in ROTC so that they had proof of marriage on the later date if ever questioned.

[@suellenw561]

I always heard the 1890 US census was completely destroyed. "Completely" being the operative word here. There were a few counties that kept copies. Maybe that column should not be omitted on the worksheet. You might luck out I did on some family in southwest Virginia.

[@AncestryAimee]

Good point. It wasn’t completely destroyed. Consider yourself lucky when you find your family in it!!!

[@bethbrewer6993]

Was wondering what Beth puts in the city directory column? I have multiple directories for my grandfather...

[@AncestryAimee]

Hopefully she will reply. I’m not sure but I think she might just note that she’s checked. You’re right. Directories are like newspapers. There are many!

[@moritzwagner7952]

I love your videos! Sadly some things like census records don‘t exist where I‘m from. There was like one in the 1850s but it‘s very incomplete.

[@AncestryAimee]

Where are you from? And thanks for the compliment. 😄

[@moritzwagner7952]

@@AncestryAimee I‘m from southern Burgenland! 😁

[@AncestryAimee]

I see the issue!! If you haven’t been here check it out. www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=58710&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Austria%2C%20Burgenland%22 I also got your email and we can talk more after the holidays.

[@angelauzdilla2362]

Thanks again Aimee, but where can you go or look for if you can find a birth, marriage or their death? It's like they appeared and then disappeared!

[@AncestryAimee]

Do you mean you CAN’T find the birth, marriage or death?

[@angelauzdilla2362]

Yes Aimee, I Can't find them!

[@AncestryAimee]

@@angelauzdilla2362 that’s really a whole other video. It really depends on the time period. That you’re talking about and the state. Most places have kept marriage records and make them available particularly if they’re over 100 years ago. Births and deaths really vary. And sometimes, when it’s before, certificates were required, there may not be a record. Then you have to use substitute records like gravestones, family Bibles for births, christening records, obituaries, or birth announcements in the newspaper.

[@randywallis9624]

Aimee I have a question about a record I’m researching: in the book The Great Migration it shows my 8th G grandfather John Johnson b: 1607, age 26 on Jul 1635; deposed on 18 Apr 1671. Death after 12 Sep 1683. My question is what it talking about when it says he was deposed? There are others that have a deposed date. Thanks Randy

[@AncestryAimee]

I’d have to see it to be sure but I would guess it meant he gave testimony in a court. Court records are vital to early genealogical research and can provide many genealogical clues.

[@AncestryAimee]

You might want to check Black’s Law Dictionary 4th edition. Don’t look at later editions as they don’t provide correct definitions for those early time periods. www.academia.edu/85435991/BLACKS_LAW_DICTIONARY_REVISED_FOURTH_EDITION

[@BonnieDragonKat]

Remember if you were adopted, you may not be able to get your birth certificate. My adoption was a closed one and so even if I go for getting my records, there is no guarantee I can get them.

[@AncestryAimee]

Such a good point. Thanks for adding that!

[@BonnieDragonKat]

@@AncestryAimee Your welcome! Love your channel.

[@AncestryAimee]

Thank you!

[@marklazarus2584]

Many Jewish grave headstones have the deceased fathers name.

[@AncestryAimee]

Yes! Love that! Thanks for adding that information.