# Anyone with an ancestry.com (or something similar) subscription?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 17, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-an-ancestry-com-or-something-similar-subscription/619042 "2012-04-17T14:21:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-an-ancestry-com-or-something-similar-subscription/619042/1 "2012-04-17T14:21:12Z")

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I’m doing a little family research, and I have two duplicate names that might be the same person, but I just don’t have the tools to confirm it yea or nay. I’ve posted the details in my user profile under “Interests,” if you’re so inclined to help.

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**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-an-ancestry-com-or-something-similar-subscription/619042/2 "2012-04-17T15:15:30Z")

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I just sent you a message - let me know if it helps at all. I’m going to keep looking.

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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-an-ancestry-com-or-something-similar-subscription/619042/3 "2012-04-18T18:50:04Z")

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Does your local library have a subscription?

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-an-ancestry-com-or-something-similar-subscription/619042/4 "2012-04-18T21:22:28Z")

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The only hits I find on Ancestry are the 1920 and 1930 census, which both list Walter as the spouse. Only one hit on Rootsweb, listing the same.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-with-an-ancestry-com-or-something-similar-subscription/619042/5 "2012-04-18T21:44:08Z")

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Thanks for the responses. I’ve gotten some additional info that keeps pointing in the direction that they’re the same, and I haven’t found anything to indicate that they’re different people.