Researching Johnny Tapia
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The name Johnny means "form of JOHN - God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Johnny Tapia on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johnny Tapia and the Tapia Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tapia 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 Tapia family tree.
Search Parish Records for Johnny Tapia at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Johnny Tapia using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Johnny Tapia.
Research the Tapia surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Tapia Military records.
Tapia 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.
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Find Johnny Tapia from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Tapia 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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Miscellaneous Tapia Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Johnny Tapia. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Johnny Tapia
Johnny Tapia
John Lee Anthony Tapia (February 13, 1967 – May 27, 2012) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2011. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the unified IBF and WBO super flyweight titles between 1994 and 1998, the unified WBA and WBO bantamweight titles between 1998 and 2000, and the IBF featherweight title in 2002. His 1999 loss by decision to Paulie Ayala was named the Fight of the Year by The Ring magazine.
Tapia was inducted during 2017, posthumously, to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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