Researching Frank Silver
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1714 people with the Silver surname? In that year Silver was ranked number 2019 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Silver on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Frank Silver in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Silver ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frank Silver and the Silver Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Silver Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Silver family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Frank Silver at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Frank Silver using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Frank Silver.
Research the Silver surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Silver Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2899 people with the Silver surname in the UK? Silver is now ranked number 1855 for popularity in the UK. |
Silver Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Frank Silver.
Study MyTrees for information on the Silver family and people looking to contact living Silver relations.
Study One Great Family for Silver records submitted by people who are already researching the Silver Family Tree.
Find Frank Silver from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Silver Forums
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Research the Silver surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Silver surname in the USA? Silver is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Silver Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Frank Silver. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frank Silver
Frank Silver
Frank Silverstadt (September 8, 1892 – June 14, 1960), better known by his stage name Frank Silver, was an American songwriter, jazz drummer and vaudeville performer. He was best known for co-writing and co-composing the popular song "Yes! We Have No Bananas" in 1923 with Irving Cohn. He wrote at least 75 songs in his career.
Born in Boston, Silver grew up on the lower East Side of Manhattan. He began playing drums in a Bowery music hall's orchestra when he was 15.
Early in Silver's career, he conducted orchestras in vaudeville houses and was a drummer in Loew's Metropolitan Theatre's orchestra. After those jobs, he toured with his own 12-piece band, playing one-night stands. He also performed with the Hitchy-Koo traveling revue of Raymond Hitchcock and worked at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Other songs that Silver wrote included "Icky Wicky Woo" and "What Do We Get from Boston? (Beans, Beans, Beans)".
Silver was married twice, Dora Silverstadt (born Mandelbaum) and had two sons, Robert and Arthur; Victoria Silverstadt (born Martinkus) and had a son, Frank.
On June 14, 1960, Silver died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Brooklyn Jewish Hospital at age 68.
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