Researching Sam Lacy
Delve into the history of Sam Lacy using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1953 people with the Lacy surname? In that year Lacy was ranked number 1864 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Lacy on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Sam Lacy 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Lacy 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 Sam Lacy and the Lacy Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lacy 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 Lacy family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Sam Lacy at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sam Lacy using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Sam Lacy records.
Study MyHeritage for Sam Lacy information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Sam Lacy.
Research the Lacy surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lacy Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1214 people with the Lacy surname in the UK? Lacy is now ranked number 2920 for popularity in the UK. |
Lacy 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Sam Lacy.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lacy family and people looking to contact living Lacy relations.
Look at One Great Family for Lacy records submitted by people who are already researching the Lacy Family Tree.
Find Sam Lacy from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lacy 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 Lacy surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Lacy surname in the USA? Lacy is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lacy Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Sam Lacy. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sam Lacy
Sam Lacy
Samuel Harold Lacy (October 23, 1903 – May 8, 2003) was an African-American and Native American sportswriter, reporter, columnist, editor, and television/radio commentator who worked in the sports journalism field for parts of nine decades. Credited as a persuasive figure in the movement to racially integrate sports, Lacy in 1948 became one of the first black members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). In 1997, he received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing from the BBWAA, which placed him in the writers' and broadcasters' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
Source: Sam Lacy, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lacy
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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