Researching Jerry Vines
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 998 people with the Vines surname? In that year Vines was ranked number 2594 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Jerry means "Form of GERALD. Spear Warrior" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jerry Vines on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jerry Vines 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 Vines 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 Jerry Vines and the Vines Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Vines 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Vines family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1152 people with the Vines surname in the UK? Vines is now ranked number 2971 for popularity in the UK. |
Vines Family Tree 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.
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Vines Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Vines surname in the USA? Vines is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Vines Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Jerry Vines. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jerry Vines
Jerry Vines
Charles Jerry Vines (born September 1937) is an American preacher and former pastor of what was then the nation's third largest Southern Baptist church, the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. Like his former co-pastor Homer G. Lindsay Jr., Vines is well known for his conservative and sometimes controversial public stances, as well as his wide-reaching influence in the Southern Baptist Convention and the local political arena. He retired from the First Baptist pulpit on February 7, 2006, and was succeeded by Mac Brunson. On February 4, 2007, Brunson named Vines Pastor Emeritus of the church.
Source: Jerry Vines, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Vines
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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