Tony, I believe all the records found at Family Tree Now come from public record databases, such as real estate records and telephone directories. This is what they say they use to compile the info. However, they don't provided the specific sources, nor the dates, so it can likely be old info. Nothing is certain, but it is strongly suggestive when you don't have this info. Where I have found Family Tree Now most useful is that it links individuals as possible relatives and possible associates. Following these links I can be fairly sure who married couples are, and this is further supported when they have the same address! Family Tree Now is also useful for the females because it gives alternate names, thus often providing a wife's maiden name. This is supported by the other persons associated with her who also have the same last name as her maiden name. Family Tree Now also provides a residence address history, oftentimes going back 30 years or so. I know of no other site that does this. I can sometimes correlate one or more of these addresses with other sources of info. I have already collected in my database. I have checked my own info. there and it is generally correct. The possible relatives and possible associates are all my immediate relatives, but then there are some who are not shown. It does not link me to my father, who can also be found in this database. Where it deviates from the truth is in the dates associated with the various correct addresses listed. And, although the telephone numbers are correct, except possiblly one of them (I cannot remember), they are in no particular order compared to the address timeline shown. Jim Culbert Culbert Family Genealogy Project culbert.one-name.net ============ > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony" <mingay@xtra.co.nz> > To: "GOONS Forum" <GOONS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 11:55 PM > Subject: [G] Questions for USA Members maybe. > > >> Hi All, >> Have been looking at several sites that give USA phone numbers and >> addresses, the last being ‘familytreenow’ another has been ‘Intelius’, ( >> although I think the former used the latter), in which lists of possible >> relatives are given. >> My questions are:- >> 1) On what basis are those lists formed, ie same address or phone >> number at some time in their lives? >> 2) What is the best way to use those lists and/ or how do others use >> the lists? >> 3) How much certainty can I put on the data they contain, particularly >> were it cannot be found elsewhere? >> Regards Tony. >> Anthony John Mingay >> Member of the Guild of One Name Studies, 1985 >> (once of Kent & Suffolk now in NZ but still researching the surname MINGAY >> and its variants Worldwide. >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> Information and admin page: >> http://one-name.org/guild-information-administration/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > > _____________________________________________ > > Information and admin page: > http://one-name.org/guild-information-administration/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message