2024-11-20 Finding Ancestor Addresses: Finding the specific location where an ancestor lived can make the difference between identifying the right family and going off on a wild goose chase, per James Tanner's Finding an Ancestor's Address. For the past 100 years or so, you can simply look up the ancestor in a directory. Other record types with ancestor addresses: Employment, Military, Land and Title, Tax, Court, Legal Notices, Immigration, Institutional, Cemetery, Mortuary, Probate, Census, Vital, School, and Church. See also Goal A2 of the United States page. (See all tips.)
