![]() ![]() It lists online sources for death records for each state. Please read the instructions page to learn more. The instructions page is where you will find the set fee for ordering an SS-5 (the ordering form is for multiple types of records so it is a fill-in the blank section with no information on the set fee). Note that I originally linked directly to the online ordering form but it's become so convoluted, the link now goes to the instructions. Also, not everyone has an SS-5 form or what you get may not list parents (you will see examples of this in the database where the information is for a claim, not an application-then no parents are included). Note that genealogists are not a high priority for the SSA so you may wait a long time, maybe even forever, for your order-or not (most of my orders have been quick but that's when I lived in driving distance of the main office, one never did arrive, though). A DATABASE (not images) of some SS-5 forms is available on but you can use this online form to request a copy of the original or an original that is not in that database. The SS-5 is the application form for a social security number and asks for birth information and parents names (including mother's maiden name). government creates lots of documents genealogists can find useful. Tools for Birth and Death SS-5 Ordering Instructions with Link to Online Ordering Form ![]() If your ancestor lived in a federal land state, you should be using this for land research. You can see my post about Bounty Land Warrants to learn more about that. Since my ancestors didn't leave Georgia, I've mainly used this "land" resource for military research. Cemeteries are included but I've never had luck with them. Sometimes a feature is under a different location than you've entered (for example, a river that runs through multiple counties, exclude the county, in some cases, maybe try an adjoining state if that seems appropriate). Broaden your search before giving up, though. You may get too many options or not the one you are looking for. There are mapping options but this database isn't perfect. Search for historical names including both towns and features (US and US territories, only). If you are doing German research, check out the Atlas of the German Empire, a digitized version of Ravenstein's Atlas des Deutschen Reichs. There are also multiple maps and chronologies you can view online if you need a simpler to use tool. That's a more advanced (but amazing) use. For example, I've plotted ancestors' lands, loaded the appropriate state file from this website, and then moved the time slider to see how the county boundaries changed around the lands (you know, to see if they moved to a new county or if the county moved around them-it happens a lot!). You can download files for use with Google Earth so you can create your own custom interactive map. ![]() Tools for Land Atlas of Historical County Boundariesįrom the Newberry Library, this site offers so much but I'll highlight just a bit. Here's the link directly to the 19th Century Calendar and 20th Century Calendar. You can then estimate a likely date of death based on the mix of descriptive dates and when the court should have met (usually something like "the first Monday in June, September, and December"). I've also used this with legal research when you know the legal progress of a probate, for example. Very helpful with newspaper clippings (you have the date of the paper but don't know what day of the week it was published). ![]() The big use for this? When you have a document that describes the date of an event ("last Wednesday" or "the last Friday in May") you can use these calendars to find that date. Here's the link directly to the " Days Calculator: Days Between Two Dates" which is what I use the most.Ī similar but different tool is Virtual Perpetual Calendars. This site actually offers many tools but the date calculator is the one I go to over and over again while researching. Have an age at death for someone? Plug it into this website's date calculator and get the corresponding birth date. There is no reason to estimate or do math in your head with a link to Time and Date. Keep reading to (quickly) learn about some of my favorite, free online tools for genealogy. ![]()
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