Researching Philip Stack
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 615 people with the Stack surname? In that year Stack was ranked number 2964 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Philip means "lover of horses" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Philip Stack on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Philip Stack 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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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 Stack 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 Philip Stack and the Stack Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stack 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 Stack family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Philip Stack at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Philip Stack using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Philip Stack.
Research the Stack surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stack Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1252 people with the Stack surname in the UK? Stack is now ranked number 2887 for popularity in the UK. |
Stack Genealogy 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Philip Stack.
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Find Philip Stack from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stack 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.
Research the Stack surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Stack surname in the USA? Stack is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stack Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Philip Stack. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Philip Stack
Philip Stack
Philip Stack (born John Philip Stack; December 27, 1900 in St. Albans, Vermont – March 4, 1948 in Manhattan, New York), also known under the alias of Don Wahn, was an American poet who was active during the 1930s and 40s. He is known for contributing sonnets to Walter Winchell's widely syndicated Hearst Newspapers column and was also known as the quatrain-writer for Vargas drawings in Esquire. In 1932, Liveright published his book of love poems titled "Love in Manhattan." In 1936 his poem "Admonition" (as Philip Stack) was published by Doubleday in The Best Loved Poems of the American People and the book received a re-printing in 2008.
On March 4, 1948, when he was 47 years old and after battling depression for many years, Philip Stack jumped to his death from the 12th floor of his Manhattan studio at the Goodhue House Apartments. His final contribution to Walter Winchell's column, titled Summary and containing Don Wahn's last despairing lines, was published one day later.
Source: Philip Stack, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stack
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