Relative are sometimes hard to find. Not everyone can find brothers and sisters of grand or great grand parents. If there was a rift in the family, you might not even know that brothers and sisters existed. Remember, if something happened to cause a rift in the family that information will be taking to the grave. There is an unspoken bond that GROWN UP BUSINESS, IS GROWN UP BUSINESS. Children did not get this information. Aside from having obituaries to find out information, you might have a relative or relatives that will give you this information, but remember this information may not come out until all persons involved are dead.
So, how can you find some answers?
If you are talking about grand and great grand parents, start with the 1870 and 1880 Census. (The 1890 Census were burned in a fire, but there are some where saved, or it may be a state that did census every five years, like Kansas).
When you are looking at the Census look for all persons with the same sir name. Remember families did not live far from each other. There was safety in numbers.
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