Hi,you can obtain military records from NARA,for 7 dollars.You can go to thier website and fill out the info for an application. www.nara.org It takes a few weeks but its worth it.I am not sure but think this is only if they fought in a war?Someone else on the list might know if that is or isnt so,or the website should tell you.That's the website mentioned below.Good Luck! Bobbie Lee -----Original Message----- From: Jerry/Mary Lou Bartee <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [PARKS] census find >Hi Marilyn, Ok Start by getting a death certificate. That may have the >parents names and more on it. Also if you know the name of the funeral home >that took care of the burial they will have some information that may be >helpful. Do you know his social security number or do you have something >that had his military serial number on it. If you don't know either, go the >Social Security Death Index and look up him name. It will give you the SS >#. Also for $11 you can get a copy of the original application for the SS >card and that will tell where he lived at the time he got his card and >maybe who he was working for. You will need one or the other of the numbers >to get a military record. There is a site on the computer that tells you >where to send, but I cannot find it off hand. So if you cannot find it, and >you are where you can, call a local Marine recruiter and ask him where the >national records center is for the Marines. He can find out if he don't >know first hand. They are used to getting crazy calls not pertaining to >"joining up". Also if by chance there is not a marker on you >father-in-laws grave the Government (VA) will furnish a flat brass one FREE. >That you would taken care of through the Veterans Administration (VA). > >Now if you have any idea where they lived in 1900, 1910 or 1920 look at the >census reports for the appropriate years in the place they were. It sounds >complicated in a way, but it really isn't. It is a big job and takes >patience. I have looked for a connection between 1870 and 1860 for two >years. I am getting close to finding the connection though and am going to >German this summer to meet the other end of the family where the roots >started. Needless to say I am thrilled to death. I skipped a few years but >found out they wrote a book in 1939 and have had reunions to update it every >couple of years. Then I finally got hold of someone who knew about the >reunions and the people who operate them. Bingo. I got an invitation. > >Good luck. > >Mary Lou > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 10:13 PM >Subject: Re: [PARKS] census find > > >> In a message dated 1/20/00 12:33:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> << When you find something on a film get a copy made then you have your >> documentation. Be sure to document everything, so there is no question >> about your info being authentic. Heresy can end up just being that, >> although it can lead you to the documentation. >> >> I wish you the best of luck. >> >> Mary Lou >> >> >> Hi Mary Lou, thank you so much for responding. I have so many gaps that >it >> seems difficult to begin my research but I'm hopeful. I have my husbands >> fathers name, of course, George Geary Parke, b: 1900 d: 1985 but I don't >know >> when or where his father, Joseph Parke was born. Then I have William Park >> b:? d: 1898 married to Abigail Warnock b: Nov.16, 1829 d: 1889 and that >they >> married in Cookstown, Ireland in 1848. >> >> My father-in-law was in the Marines and I was hoping that there might be >some >> way to get his military records so that it might give me more information >> about his Mother and Father. If you know of a way of my obtaining this >type >> of information would you mind letting me know? >> >> Sincerely, >> Mrs. Marilyn A. Parke >> [email protected] >> >> Hugs, >> Marilyn, Mi. >> I haven't lost my mind, it's backed up on disk somewhere. >> >> >> ==== PARKS Mailing List ==== >> Please remember: No attachments, Hoaxes, Virus or Chain Letters >> are to be sent to the list. The use of foul language is also >> prohibited. >> > > >==== PARKS Mailing List ==== >Posting back to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. >If we work as a TEAM, we will succeed at as TEAM. > >