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Where every one of the study’s 6,524 public records comes from: 10 repositories and the collections inside them, with the notes kept on each. Nothing here is hearsay, or if it is, it says so.
Repositories and collections
6,524 records-
FamilySearch
5,383 records → · 1548–2026
Indexes and images of church registers, censuses and civil records, free with an account.
163 collections
Collection Records Years Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996 3,248 1548–1938 United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2013 340 1946–1973 New York, Land Records, 1630-1975 229 1871–1968 Find a Grave Index 76 1891–2003 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 64 United States, Census, 1920 54 1920 Germany, Württemberg, Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Catholic Church Records, 1520-1975 51 1681–1868 Switzerland, Baptisms, 1491-1940 50 1742–1848 United States, Census, 1900 48 1900 United States, Census, 1950 48 1950 Germany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1463-1931 45 1631–1818 United States, Census, 1910 45 1910 United States, Social Security Death Index 44 1961–2012 United States, Census, 1940 40 1940 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015 38 1990–2026 Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 34 1627–1904 United States, Census, 1930 34 1930 United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939 34 1916–1919 New York, State Census, 1915 31 1915 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 31 1950–2002 United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990 30 1859–1899 Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 28 1891–1941 Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 27 1861–1863 New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1958 26 1932–1956 United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 26 1917 Switzerland Marriages, 1532-1910 25 1630–1851 United States, Germans to America Index, 1850-1897 25 1852–1892 United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 23 1989–2007 New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937 21 1913–1930 New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949 21 1863–1927 New York, State Census, 1925 21 1925 United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 21 2021–2024 New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938 20 1875–1926 Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 18 1677–1806 New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956 16 1885–1948 Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 15 1926–2007 Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998 14 1897–1967 New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1925 13 1892–1924 New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1920 13 1857–1891 United States, Census, 1880 13 1880 United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 13 1942 Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 12 1854–1901 United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 12 1919 Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953 11 1926–1948 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019 10 1929–1950 United States, Census, 1870 10 1870 BillionGraves Index 9 Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg, Civil Registration, 1803-1886 9 1910–1951 Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 9 1883–1919 Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929 8 1711–1901 Minnesota, Deaths, 1887-2001 8 1940–1951 Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016 8 1906–1959 United States, Census, 1860 8 1860 New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942 7 1906–1936 New York, State Census, 1905 7 1905 Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951 6 1923–1940 Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 6 1942 New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909 6 1862–1875 New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991 6 1912–1962 California, Death Index, 1940-1997 5 1969 Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 5 1888–1893 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002 5 1942–1948 Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 5 1950–1995 United States, Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865 5 1861 Washington Death Index, 1965-2014 5 1973–2003 England and Wales, Census, 1861 4 1861 Illinois, State Census, 1865 4 1865 Minnesota, Marriage Index, 1958-2001 4 1968–1973 New Jersey, State Census, 1905 4 1905 New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 4 1876–1919 New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 4 1942 Ohio, Naturalization Records, 1848-1951 4 1882–1923 Oregon, Multnomah County, Voting Registration Records, 1908-1958 4 1942–1946 California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 3 England, Surrey, Parish Registers, 1536-1992 3 1919 Germany, Bavaria, Catholic Church Records, 1650-1875 3 1852–1871 Germany, Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Brenner Collection of Genealogical Records, 1550-1900 3 Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1958 3 1807 Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935 3 1884–1901 Kentucky, Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 3 1881–1892 New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1967 3 1935–1948 New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered, 1872-1878 3 1873–1875 Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 3 1887–1936 Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 3 1869–1926 Oklahoma, Voter Records, 1906-1956 3 1906–1908 Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998 3 1935–1947 United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956 3 1935–1948 United States, Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917 3 1890–1916 United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 3 1890–1903 United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933 3 1907 Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979 3 1951–1973 Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930 3 1875 Argentina, Mendoza, Catholic Church Records, 1665-1975 2 1917 Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2007 2 1724 California, Great Registers, 1848-1921 2 1896–1900 England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957 2 1947 France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912 2 1763–1778 Germany, Bavaria, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1591-1963 2 1907 Germany, Hesse-Nassau, Civil Registers and Church Books, 1701-1930 2 1889 Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915 2 1881 Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 2 1940 Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955 2 1951 Minnesota, Divorce Index, 1970-1995 2 1972 New Jersey, Bride Index, 1930-1938 2 1995 New Jersey, Newark, Woodland Cemetery Records, 1895-1980 2 New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 2 New York, Marriages, 1686-1980 2 1920 New York, Naturalization Index (Soundex), 1792-1906 2 1876 New York, New York City, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948 2 1946–1947 New York, State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963 2 1961 Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1920 2 1918–1919 Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 2 1942 Switzerland, Bern, Civil Registration, 1792-1876 2 1859 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 2 1974–1989 United States, New England Passenger and Crew Lists, 1911-1954 2 1930 United States, Passport Applications, 1795-1925 2 1897–1924 Uruguay, Civil Registration Index Card, 1900-1937 2 1926–1928 Washington, Divorce Index, 1969-2014 2 1975–1982 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926 2 1878 Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992 2 1879 Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986 1 California, San Francisco, Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1981 1 1913 Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 1 1875 England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 1 1947 Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998 1 1982 France, Hérault, Census, 1906 1 1906 France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1902 1 1850 Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1969 1 1884 Illinois, Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999 1 1882 Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947 1 1924 Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948 1 Illinois, State Census, 1855 1 1855 Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992 1 Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 1 1899 Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965 1 Kentucky, Louisville, Cemetery Index Cards, 1840-1988 1 1881 Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 1 1992 Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990 1 1942 Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950 1 1919 Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Population Registers 1 Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 1 1982 New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 1 1929 New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 1 1873 New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1796-1991 1 New Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, 1901-1929 1 1907 New Jersey, State Census, 1895 1 1895 New Jersey, State Census, 1915 1 1915 New York, Eastern District Naturalization Petitions, Index, 1865-1957 1 1944 New York, Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1824-1941 1 1824 North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006 1 Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-2004 1 Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 1 1948 Ohio, Grave Registrations of Soldiers, 1810-1958 1 1905 Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 1 1964 Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 1 1885 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 1 1975 Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977 1 1975 United States, GenealogyBank Historic Newspaper Marriages, 1815-2011 1 United States, National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 1 1909 United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970 1 1953 United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012 1 Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014 1 1982 Washington, Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960 1 1951 -
Newspapers.com
620 records → · 1865–2023
Digitised newspapers, read on the page image.
74 collections
Collection Records Years Newspapers.com: Appleton City Journal 183 1889–1957 Newspapers.com: Bates County Democrat 30 1887–1923 Newspapers.com: Rich Hill Mining Review 30 1898–1934 Newspapers.com: The Republican Press 30 1894–1923 Newspapers.com: The Butler Times-Press 24 1873–1908 Newspapers.com: Butler Daily Democrat 23 1890–1923 Newspapers.com: The Times-Union 23 1931–1933 Newspapers.com: Carthage Evening Press 20 1916–1934 Newspapers.com: Democrat and Chronicle 19 1940–1959 Newspapers.com: Butler Daily Democrat, Bates County Democrat or The Republican Press 17 1893 Newspapers.com: The Rich Hill Tribune 16 1901–1906 Newspapers.com: Longview Daily News 15 1954–1995 Newspapers.com: The Herald-News 13 2014 Newspapers.com: The News Tribune 13 1966–1999 Newspapers.com: Rockville Booster 11 1908–1916 Newspapers.com: The Advertiser-Courier 9 1916 Newspapers.com: Kansas City Journal 8 1876–1894 Newspapers.com: Nemaha County Republican 8 1919 Newspapers.com: The Appleton City Tribune 8 1908–1909 Newspapers.com: Star Tribune 7 1935–2023 Newspapers.com: The Minneapolis Star 7 1936–1950 Newspapers.com: Daily Oregon Statesman 6 1894–1910 Newspapers.com: Butler Daily Democrat or Bates County Democrat 5 1893 Newspapers.com: The Butler Weekly Times 5 1884–1892 Newspapers.com: The Sedalia Democrat 5 1927 Newspapers.com: Capital Journal 4 1894–1898 Newspapers.com: Oregon Statesman 4 1894–1901 Newspapers.com: Rich Hill Daily Review 4 1895 Newspapers.com: Weekly Oregon Statesman 4 1894–1899 Newspapers.com: Bates County Republican 3 1884–1923 Newspapers.com: Edwardsville Intelligencer 3 1890–1904 Newspapers.com: Record-Gazette 3 1969 Newspapers.com: The Carthage Democrat 3 1916 Newspapers.com: Westliche Post 3 1880 Newspapers.com: Akron Beacon Journal 2 1961 Newspapers.com: Henry County Democrat 2 1899 Newspapers.com: Henry County Republican 2 1899 Newspapers.com: Kansas City Daily Journal 2 1885 Newspapers.com: Lowry City Independent 2 1918 Newspapers.com: St. Louis Globe-Democrat 2 1882–1885 Newspapers.com: The Carthage Press 2 1916 Newspapers.com: The Courier-Sentinel 2 1930 Newspapers.com: The Kansas City Times 2 1884–1891 Newspapers.com: The Marshall Republican 2 1910 Newspapers.com: The Messenger 2 1893–1900 Newspapers.com: The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review 2 1963 Newspapers.com: The Spokesman-Review 2 1991 Newspapers.com: Twice-A-Week Sun 2 1881 Newspapers.com: Alton Telegraph 1 1868 Newspapers.com: Chicago Tribune 1 1884 Newspapers.com: Daily Kansas Tribune 1 1865 Newspapers.com: Daily Record 1 1961 Newspapers.com: Daily Statesman 1 1893 Newspapers.com: Jasper County Democrat 1 1934 Newspapers.com: Minneapolis Sunday Tribune 1 1931 Newspapers.com: Mississippi Blätter 1 1880 Newspapers.com: Rockville Leader 1 1926 Newspapers.com: Springfield Leader and Press 1 1897 Newspapers.com: Springfield News-Leader 1 1897 Newspapers.com: St. Clair County Courier 1 1908 Newspapers.com: St. Joseph Herald 1 1891 Newspapers.com: St. Joseph Weekly Herald 1 1891 Newspapers.com: The Bulletin 1 1935 Newspapers.com: The Daily Illini 1 1911 Newspapers.com: The El Dorado Springs News 1 1909 Newspapers.com: The Forum-Advocate 1 1922 Newspapers.com: The Inter Ocean 1 1891 Newspapers.com: The Kansas Chief 1 1899 Newspapers.com: The Kansas City Star 1 1891 Newspapers.com: The Leavenworth Times 1 1917 Newspapers.com: The Pineville Herald 1 1912 Newspapers.com: The Redmond Spokesman 1 1947 Newspapers.com: The Troy Times 1 1899 Newspapers.com: The Wells Mirror 1 1936 -
Ancestry
248 records → · 1819–1973
Census, military and vital-record collections.
49 collections
Collection Records Years 1900 United States Federal Census 48 1841–1900 U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current 23 1851–1973 1940 United States Federal Census 19 1860–1940 1910 United States Federal Census 16 1859–1910 1930 United States Federal Census 14 1862–1930 1920 United States Federal Census 10 1919–1920 1860 United States Federal Census 9 1819–1860 Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 9 1851–1910 1880 United States Federal Census 7 1819–1880 Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 6 1883–1886 1950 United States Federal Census 5 1920–1950 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 5 1891–1917 US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Missouri, 1861-1865 5 1870 United States Federal Census 4 1841–1870 Newspapers.com - The Marshall Republican - 12 Aug 1910 - Page 4 4 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 4 1897–1951 U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 4 1897–1942 U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 3 1897–1951 U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 3 1841–1917 Ancestry Family Tree 2 1859–1883 Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 2 1866 Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971 2 1920–1927 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 2 1891–1960 U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 2 U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 2 1950 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 2 U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019 2 1950 Web: Cass County, North Dakota, U.S., Marriage License Index, 1873-1944 2 1930 Web: North Dakota, U.S., Marriages Index, 1872-2022 2 1930 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census 1 1890 California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 1 Civil War Stories 1 Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 1 1846 Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772–1999 1 1874 Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 1 1951 Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003 1 1859 New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820–1957 1 1850 Newspapers.com - Record-Gazette - 16 Dec 1969 - 1 1 Newspapers.com - The Daily Record-Gazette - 19 Jan 1968 - 1 1 1968 Newspapers.com - The San Bernardino County Sun - 9 Sep 1955 - Page 20 1 Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971 1 1935 U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 1 U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 1 U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 1 U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 1 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 1 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 1 US, Civil War Pensions Index, 1861-1900 1 1861 Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017 1 -
Find a Grave
103 records → · 1851–2026
Memorials and gravestone photographs.
1 collection
Collection Records Years Find a Grave 103 1851–2026 -
FamilySearch Full-Text
78 records → · 1669–1959
Machine transcriptions of deeds, probate and county records.
1 collection
Collection Records Years FamilySearch Full-Text search (machine transcription) 78 1669–1959 -
Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern
63 records → · 1779–1850
The Bernese church registers, read on the page image.
17 collections
Collection Records Years Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Amsoldingen 5, Taufrodel 1832–1862 18 1834–1850 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Amsoldingen 5, Taufrodel 1832-1862 10 1834–1850 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Schangnau 8, Auswaerts Getaufte 1827-1843 6 1834–1843 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Thierachern 7, Taufrodel 1776-1799 6 1779–1790 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Schangnau 9, Auswaerts Getaufte 1841-1860 4 1844–1850 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Schangnau 3, Taufrodel 1779-1796 3 1779 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Schangnau 12, Eherodel 1753-1830 2 1803–1826 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Schangnau 13, Eherodel 1831-1857 2 1833 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Schangnau 9 2 1844 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Thierachern 14, Eherodel 1753-1833 2 1803 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Thierachern 8, Taufrodel 1800–1833 2 1814 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Amsoldingen 10, Eherodel 1807-1837 1 1826 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Amsoldingen 12, Totenrodel 1808-1851 1 1828 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Boltigen 12, Totenrodel 1817-1871 1 1833 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Reutigen 7, Eherodel 1827-1875 1 1833 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Reutigen 7, Eherodel 1827–1875 1 1833 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern, K Thierachern 8, Taufrodel 1800-1833 1 1814 -
Illinois State Archives
15 records → · 1835–1900
The Illinois statewide marriage and death indexes.
2 collections
Collection Records Years Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 14 1835–1900 Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database (Illinois State Archives) 1 1850 -
Missouri State Archives
7 records → · 1916–1957
Missouri death certificates, 1910–1974.
1 collection
Collection Records Years Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1975 7 1916–1957 -
FamilySearch images
6 records → · 1854–1866
Register images read directly, where no index exists.
2 collections
Collection Records Years Evangelical United Church of Christ (Highland, Illinois), Church records, 1840-1957, book Lit. B 1840-1860 4 1854 Evangelical United Church of Christ (Highland, Illinois), Church records, 1840-1957, register 1860-1870 2 1866 -
Federal land patents.
1 collection
Collection Records Years BLM General Land Office Records, Military Warrant patents 1 1851
Notes on the sources
What each source holds, how it was searched and what was read. The record surveys for individual people are listed with the research.
Ancestry
Record surveys, one file per person or couple: what each Ancestry record says, read on the image where there is one, and the photographs and documents other members have shared.
FamilySearch
The FamilySearch harvests: what was searched and how.
- FamilySearch: notes on the source · 1 min
- FamilySearch: the search log · 1 min
Fold3
Civil War service records, card by card.
- Fold3: notes on the source · 1 min
- Fold3: the search log · 1 min
Immigration
The ship that brought the Igis family to New York in 1856.
Military
The Civil War and the road west: the men's own records, set against their regiments' histories.
Missouri State Archives
Missouri death certificates, 1910 onwards.
Newspapers
Newspaper searches and what they covered.
- Newspapers: notes on the source · 1 min
- Newspapers: the search log · 1 min
Swiss sources
The Zürich tax books and the Hegnau booklet.
Washington State Archives
Washington death and marriage certificates.
WikiTree
WikiTree as a tree, not a source: how profiles are harvested.
- WikiTree: notes on the source · 1 min
- WikiTree: the search log · 1 min