Researching Lew Whistler
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 314 people with the Whistler surname? In that year Whistler was ranked number 3265 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Lew Whistler on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lew Whistler and the Whistler Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Whistler 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 Whistler family tree.
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Whistler Genealogy Databases
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Whistler Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Whistler surname in the USA? Whistler is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Whistler Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Lew Whistler. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lew Whistler
Lew Whistler
Lewis W. Whistler, born as Lewis Wissler, (March 10, 1868 – December 30, 1959), was an American Major League Baseball player who played the majority of his career as a first baseman. In his four-season career, he played for the New York Giants (1890–1891), Baltimore Orioles (1892), Louisville Colonels (1893) and St. Louis Browns. His major league totals include: 272 games played, 1014 at bats, and a .244 batting average. Whistler died in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 91, and is interred at Bethany Cemetery in Pagedale, Missouri.
Source: Lew Whistler, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Whistler
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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