Hi I'm just starting research into our family Wilsons (A.M. Wilson, b. 1867 in Mississippi, d. 3/21/1910 in Los Angeles, CA; married Nellie Louise Beckingham; one child Archie Richard Thompson Wilson Jr.). As I'm just starting, I'm not willing to say I'm at a brick wall, but I am trying to decide on the best search tools. I've already hunted around on Rootsweb, US Gen Archives, familysearch.com, the Wilson DNA page referenced by Ed Wilson (thank you), and some other websites. Now I'm considering a membership to either Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com. Do people have advice or suggestions about using one or the other? Any advice and suggestions would be appreciated! Thank you! Ami Sullivan This message and any attached documents may contain information from the officers/employees of XenologiX Inc. that may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, copy, distribute, or use this information. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this e-mail and then deleting this message.

The Wilson name is very difficult. Your best bet is to start at the last known county page and look for your people. Also, apply for any Social Security applications through the SSDI (Death Indexes) This gives you the person's parents and location of birth. Get on lists - County - Surname, post queries. Ask questions, read tips, check census. Send for marriage records, death certificates. Look for Wills. There are a lot of free pages out there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ami Sullivan" <AmiS@xenologix.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: [WILSON-L] Resources > Hi > > I'm just starting research into our family Wilsons (A.M. Wilson, b. 1867 in Mississippi, d. 3/21/1910 in Los Angeles, CA; married Nellie Louise Beckingham; one child Archie Richard Thompson Wilson Jr.). > > As I'm just starting, I'm not willing to say I'm at a brick wall, but I am trying to decide on the best search tools. I've already hunted around on Rootsweb, US Gen Archives, familysearch.com, the Wilson DNA page referenced by Ed Wilson (thank you), and some other websites. Now I'm considering a membership to either Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com. Do people have advice or suggestions about using one or the other? > > Any advice and suggestions would be appreciated! > > Thank you! > Ami Sullivan > > > > > This message and any attached documents may contain information from the officers/employees of XenologiX Inc. that may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, copy, distribute, or use this information. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this e-mail and then deleting this message. > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > >