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Ancestry/Genealogy

polly7

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5. Wow!

Reply to kdmorris (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 10, 2012, 09:37 AM

Apr 2012

Now that's a great day! I hope your Granddad shows up easily. Yes, heavily-populated areas are a bit discouraging to search. I was lucky with mine in Michigan only because I'd just found his death record for 1941 and knew the district in which he was in then.

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I found my Gr. Grandpa in Michigan! [View all] polly7 Apr 2012 OP

Congrats! Lucinda Apr 2012 #1

Thanks! polly7 Apr 2012 #4

A banner day!!! kdmorris Apr 2012 #2

Wow! polly7 Apr 2012 #5

A trick with ancestry.com pages Iterate Apr 2012 #3

Thanks, Iterate. polly7 Apr 2012 #6

A lot of people moved from Canada to Michigan csziggy Apr 2012 #7

Funny thing is, I got one from Michigan, too! AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #8

Wow, great find! CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #9