Records of Michael Terry on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Michael Terry in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Michael Terry and the Terry Family History

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Terry 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 Terry family tree.

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Terry Family Tree Databases

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Some Famous People called Michael Terry

Michael Terry (explorer)

Michael Terry, FRGS, FRGSA (3 May 1899 – 1981) was an Australian explorer, surveyor, prospector and writer.

He was born at Gateshead, County Durham, England. During the First World War he served with No. 2 Squadron of the RNAS Armoured Cars in Russia against the Bolsheviks, by whom he was captured at Kursk though subsequently released. He moved to Australia in 1918. Between 1923 and 1935 he led 14, mainly gold prospecting, expeditions through inland Australia; he wrote several books about his experiences.

Source: Michael Terry (explorer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Michael Terry (athlete)

Michael Terry (born June 5, 1973) is a former middle-distance runner who competed in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics for Antigua and Barbuda.

Terry competed for the UCLA track and field team from 1992 to 1996. During those years, he was a contributing member of UCLA's four consecutive Pac-10 Conference championship teams. Terry was an individual Pac-10 Conference champion competing in the 800 meters (1996). He was also a member of the Pac-10 Conference championship 4x400 meter relay team (1993).

Terry was awarded the 1996 Pac-10 Conference Medal Award, which is awarded annually to each member institution's outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. Terry graduated in 1996, magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in business economics. He was awarded the distinction of Academic All-American (3rd Team) in 1996. Terry was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Terry attended El Modena High School in Orange, California, where he was a three-sport athlete (cross country, basketball and track). He was a three-time California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section champion in the 800 meters. As a junior, he qualified for the CIF State Track and Field Championship finals in the 800 meters (1990). As a senior, he led Orange County high-school basketball players in assists per game, and was awarded his league's MVP award. He also returned to the CIF State Track and Field Championship finals, where he won the 800 meter event in 1991.

Source: Michael Terry (athlete), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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