We don't always start with the female line because it is hard to trace. Somewhere between the ages of 14 to 16 years of age you can find the family member still living at home with her family. After that, for the most part she it gone....Not unless you know who she had married.
When we start researching genealogy we are excited about all of the information that we find. Somethings we know about, and somethings are a complete shock to us. We search countless records. Anything or something that will give us a clue as to what has happened to the female in the family. The females that do not get married are easier to find, but for those that marry, it is much more difficult. So what is the answer?
Obituaries.
Find the historian in the family and ask if they have any obituaries of family members, if they do, this is your starting point. These pieces of paper will have who the females in the family married.
Social Security Records
Once you have this information, the next area to search is the social security records. The record that you want is the application record. On this record you will find the person full name, birth, and parents names. If the mother was married more than one time, all of her married names will be on the social security records.
Death Certificates
These record will then lead you to death certificates. You will find the same information with additional information such as, age, what state parents are born in, full name of spouse, mothers maiden name.
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