Jeffrey A. Bockman's
Genealogy Links
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Bible Records
Births
Books
Cemetery
Census
Churches
Deaths
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Note: Sites are constantly changing. If so, then Search by the title or topic
The Major Genealogy Sites
The Genealogy Squad - a Facebook Group
Bible Records
Bible records can be posted by individuals on personal pages or
Index to pre-1830 Bible records - Online & Offline
Library of Virginia - Online Catalog - Search by the Name and "Family Bible"
Births
Modern records must be obtained from the local Jurisdiction (restrictions may apply). Also look for baptisms or christenings in Church Records
Birth Information and the Names of Parents is often found as a secondary source on other records such as marriage applications, death certificates, and Social Security records.
Birth Records - @ FamilySearch.org - Many with images
US - Illinois Cook County 1872 - 1933 - The County website to search and order records
US - West Virginia - with Images
Books
Links to Online County Histories at Debbies Lineage Research Center
The On-line Books Page - U Penn
Google Books On-line books
AbeBooks.com - Find: New, Used, and Out of Print Books
Alibris Books - Find: New and Used Books
Cemeteries
Major Online Cemetery Sites
Denmark - Copenhagen Assistens Cemetery Excavation &
Video with Field Leader SianUK - Deceased Online - UK Burials and Creamations - free search $ for data
Military
Veterans and family buried in national cemeteries and veterans with a government grave marker
American Battle Monuments Commission WWI, WWII, Korea, & Vietnam
Census
Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census
Free Sites
Ancestry - Library Edition - available in many libraries
Heritage Quest Online (uses Ancestry) available at many libraries - with home access
Subscription Services $
Subscription Census Indexes by Year - by Jeff
Ancestry Online Images and Indexes $
Heritage Quest Online (uses Ancestry) available at many libraries - with home access
Fold3.com - $ for images of 1860 & 1930 US Census
Finding Aides
National Archives - Microfilm index - Search "Census and the year"
1950 Census Tools
Release Date 1 April 2022>
Getting Ready for the 1950 Census - Steve Morse Form
Churches
Church History by County - maps and biographical sketches
Quaker Records - indexes & images at Ancestry
Deaths
Death certificates - obtain from the local Jurisdiction or State Archives
Also look for Obituaries, Funeral Home, Church, and Cemetery Records.
Social Security Death Index - SSDI - limited number of deaths prior to 1965
SSDI at Ancestry - limited information without $ubscription
Death Records - @ FamilySearch.org - Many with images
US - Illinois Death Certificate Index - Pre 1916 - Partial Index (see About)
US - Illinois - Homicides in Chicago 1870 - 1930
US - Kentucky Death Index 1911 - 1992 - KYVitals.com
US - Kentucky Death Index 1911 - 1992
US - Massachusetts Deaths 1841 - 1910
US - Michigan Death Certificates 1897 - 1939 with images
US - Michigan Death Index 1867 - 1897
US - Minnesota Death Certificate Index 1908 - 1955
US - Missouri Death Index 1910-1955 & Certificates for 1910-1929 & 1950-1955
US - Ohio, Death Certificates 1908 - 1953 Images @ FamilySearch Labs
US - Utah Death Certificates 1905-1954 - search by name
US - VA - Death Records in Virginia, 1853-1896 (Lib of VA ) NOT All of them!
Scotland - Index to births, marriages & deaths of Scotland $