Locate family members

Brett's Honey · 01-21-2005, 12:50 AM

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to start searching for family members that I have lost touch with? I would love to get in touch with my ex-stepmother and my two half-brothers that I haven't talked to since 1988. My Dad, John Melton (now deceased) married a lady named Rose in Wichita, KS in about 1982. She was about 26 yrs. old and was from Chicago. They had two sons, Jeffrey and Jimmy Melton. I heard that Rose may have possibly re-married and moved to Colorado, but I'm not certain about that. Her last name may no longer be Melton, and it's possible that the boys' last names have changed too. Since we last had contact, I've moved and re-married, so my name, address, and phone number have changed also. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions! I can't really afford to pay for a private investigator at this time, but I would like to go ahead and start searching now. Thanks!!

wolf · 01-21-2005, 06:48 AM

We'll only offer suggestions if you can prove you're not trying to stalk them.

(Remember, you promised not to use the board for unlawful purposes, or something like that)

staceyv · 01-21-2005, 10:53 AM

here's one site

and another

you have to pay for the above, but the searches are usually more sucessful.

Here's a page of different free people searches:
free people searches

Good luck!

Brett's Honey · 01-21-2005, 11:24 AM

Oh....I see what you mean wolf. It really never crossed my mind that someone might think I was trying to find them to stalk them, or anything like that. I've been a daily viewer of the cellar site ever since I found it almost a year ago, but I've never posted anything before. I'm not sure how I could prove it, but I will certainly try. My maiden name is Tina Marie Melton, I'm listed on the Classmates website - graduated in Ponca City, OK in 1977. I'm Tina Clinton now, still in Ponca City. My husband and I started a sand drag race track 3 years ago, we have a website - www.oklahoma-offroad-motorplex.com. My two half-brothers know who their Dad was, even though they were little when he passed away. I know Rose wouldn't mind me getting in touch with her. Anything else I can do...?? Thanks very much for any help! And - stacyv - thanks for the two websites you mentioned, I'll try them.

richlevy · 01-21-2005, 09:40 PM

Well, if you have an old address or even date of birth and first and middle names, you can pay $20 and go here

wolf · 01-21-2005, 09:58 PM

well, I do see that you're trying multiple ways to find them ....

http://thebestplace.to/forums/find_p...sts/26905.html

google is an amazing thing.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-22-2005, 12:32 AM

Thanks for the link BH, I can dig sand drags but you can keep the mud.

zippyt · 01-29-2005, 12:21 AM

Uhh , check this out folks , my last name is Cockerham , English/Dutch/Irish , I did a simple Google search and dug around a little . There is a Cockerham England .
A town named after my for fathers , and a Cockerham Hall !!!!!!!
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...=1&scale=25000

xoxoxoBruce · 01-29-2005, 08:34 AM

That map in the link shows it's near Cocker Ho Bridge.

Cockerham is Olde English for has sex with pigs isn't it?

BrianR · 01-30-2005, 11:28 AM

Didn't AZ (for those olde-tymers) find a bank with HIS last name on it once upon a time?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-30-2005, 08:09 PM

I found a mountain and a bridge in British Columbia with my name on it. They were named for a former Governor.

01-21-2005, 12:50 AM	#1
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	Locate family members Does anyone have any suggestions on how to start searching for family members that I have lost touch with? I would love to get in touch with my ex-stepmother and my two half-brothers that I haven't talked to since 1988. My Dad, John Melton (now deceased) married a lady named Rose in Wichita, KS in about 1982. She was about 26 yrs. old and was from Chicago. They had two sons, Jeffrey and Jimmy Melton. I heard that Rose may have possibly re-married and moved to Colorado, but I'm not certain about that. Her last name may no longer be Melton, and it's possible that the boys' last names have changed too. Since we last had contact, I've moved and re-married, so my name, address, and phone number have changed also. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions! I can't really afford to pay for a private investigator at this time, but I would like to go ahead and start searching now. Thanks!!

01-21-2005, 06:48 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	We'll only offer suggestions if you can prove you're not trying to stalk them. (Remember, you promised not to use the board for unlawful purposes, or something like that) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-21-2005, 11:24 AM	#4
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	Locate family members Oh....I see what you mean wolf. It really never crossed my mind that someone might think I was trying to find them to stalk them, or anything like that. I've been a daily viewer of the cellar site ever since I found it almost a year ago, but I've never posted anything before. I'm not sure how I could prove it, but I will certainly try. My maiden name is Tina Marie Melton, I'm listed on the Classmates website - graduated in Ponca City, OK in 1977. I'm Tina Clinton now, still in Ponca City. My husband and I started a sand drag race track 3 years ago, we have a website - www.oklahoma-offroad-motorplex.com. My two half-brothers know who their Dad was, even though they were little when he passed away. I know Rose wouldn't mind me getting in touch with her. Anything else I can do...?? Thanks very much for any help! And - stacyv - thanks for the two websites you mentioned, I'll try them.

01-21-2005, 09:40 PM	#5
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Well, if you have an old address or even date of birth and first and middle names, you can pay $20 and go here __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

01-21-2005, 09:58 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	well, I do see that you're trying multiple ways to find them .... http://thebestplace.to/forums/find_p...sts/26905.html google is an amazing thing. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-21-2005, 10:53 AM	#3
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	here's one site and another you have to pay for the above, but the searches are usually more sucessful. Here's a page of different free people searches: free people searches Good luck!

01-22-2005, 12:32 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thanks for the link BH, I can dig sand drags but you can keep the mud. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-29-2005, 12:21 AM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Uhh , check this out folks , my last name is Cockerham , English/Dutch/Irish , I did a simple Google search and dug around a little . There is a Cockerham England . A town named after my for fathers , and a Cockerham Hall !!!!!!! http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...=1&scale=25000 __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-29-2005, 08:34 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That map in the link shows it's near Cocker Ho Bridge. Cockerham is Olde English for has sex with pigs isn't it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-30-2005, 11:28 AM	#10
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Didn't AZ (for those olde-tymers) find a bank with HIS last name on it once upon a time? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-30-2005, 08:09 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I found a mountain and a bridge in British Columbia with my name on it. They were named for a former Governor. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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