Detective work, need some ideas
 

I am looking for my husband's older sister. All I have to go by is her name, age and the town she lives in.
I did a random Google search and came up blank. Any ideas as to where to look? I don't have any social media memberships to access. And don't want any.


Please let us get our quilty brainstorming minds to work!!

Thanks so much in advance

Could you check with the police department in her town-?

See!1 this is why I love this place..........great idea! Thanks

Good luck and let us know if you find her nd how you located her!,👍

Sent you a PM.

Kenmore gal 2 that's why I love ya. you're always right there.

Awwww....:o

will highschool records help at all?

You should try Facebook (to see if she has a page). There are also groups on Facebook, such as "Search Squad" which helps to find people. There are a lot of paid data bases ("Been Verified" is one that I can think of) that the search folks use. Also try Ancestry.com to see if she has a tree or appears on someone else's. You can often times track from there. Did you try "Whitepages.com" to see if there is actually a telephone listing? Sometimes the local library in the town you are searching in has city directories, phone books, etc. If it is a small town, sometimes calling town hall can get you a lead. (Tax records are public).

Let me know if you need anymore help. Good luck!

If she married it, then it may be harder to find her. FamilySearch.org -- https://familysearch.org/ -- is run by the Mormon church but it has a lot of info about folks who are not Mormon. Rootsweb ( http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ) is run by Ancestry but if you are careful to stay on Rootsweb it is free. If you know the area where she may live, some states have their marriages/birth information online in a searchable form.

I got a password into both Ancestry and familysearch (for obvious reasons) I will look anything up for you. Geneology is another one of my hobbies. I'll send you a PM

When she said "no social media" and didn't want any, I took that to mean Facebook.

It has always been my understanding that any genealogical site will not post information about a living person. It is far easier to find information on the dead than the living. As far as using Ancestry.com, but not having a subscription, the public library should have a basic subscription that can be accessed from home using your library card. The reference librarian can be an invaluable resource.

Do you have The Salvation Army in your area. Here in the UK they have found many lost relatives.

I usually use the white pages with a great deal of success.

I would Ike to offer to check Facebook for her name for you, if you want to PM me her info. Good luck dear. I would also try searching sites that you find by going to Dogpile and entering " lost family members". Others on here who have social media accounts might be willing to do the same. Good luck dear.

I know you don't want any social media accounts, but Facebook really is one of the best ways to find her. Do you know anyone with an account that would let you use it to do a search?

Spokeo is a good site for that. You have to pay for super detailed information, but it gives a surprising amount of data for free.

Go to switchboard.com. Choose find a person, type in name and her town and state. I've often found "lost" friends that way.

If you know her high school and maybe graduation year, check classmates.com.

I have found so many people through FAcebook. Missing children have been found through FAcebook. It isn't hard and it's free to join. If you relatives on Facebook as for their help also. Looks like you already have quite a bit. Good luck in your find and I hope you are warmly welcomed in your search.

Ancestry.com might be helpful. It requires a membership but you could do a month to month, I think. Databases include school yearbooks, city directories, birth records, etc.

If you know what high school she went to, try classmates.com.

Even tho' U mite not like social media, it doesn't cost anything to sign up temporarily on Facebook....

Ancestry.com requires a subscription!

Thank you all for the wonderful ideas and offers.

We don't know to much about her, they haven't seen each other since they were children. I will try out a few of your suggestions, my daughter has a Facebook account I might be able to use.

You can email a person through Facebook, too. If they have a FB page, they have a FB email address.

I have Ancestry, if I can help PM me the info.

I am adopted and have found my birthfamily...mainly through search groups, but many relatives through Facebook.

Good luck!

Since you know name and town, try 411.com. As well as the various geneaology sites - most say they require memberships but in reality do not. Am doing a similar thing now for two 'new' half-siblings. I've been able to find names/addresses without social or geneaology site memberships. I don't 'do' social media either. Good luck in your quest. You will get there.

You can try a search on Intelius.com. It will ask you for her name and city or state she resides in, and basic information will be available for free. Additional information (address, phone number etc) cost a little more money. Good luck with your search.

You can search county public records (for free) to see if she owns a home. Go to netronline.com and drill down to the county's public records for deeds or tax assessments. You can find tax billings and addresses. Good luck.

Call the town's area code and 555-1212, to see if there's a phone number for her, you can also try calling that town's post office and see if they know her (small towns like mine know everyone) or ask if you send a letter to their post office is there any way they can/would forward it to her.

Not using social media is not the best decision. I would think if finding the lost sister was important then using whatever means available would be used. A Private Investigator would be my first choice.

NEVER give up looking!

Two weeks ago my biological older sister found me and our
brother. Brother & I have same parents older sister share a
mother.

If you haven't seen my post, than I will tell you that my life
has been enriched just KNOWING that we have each other,
and our families.

Keep searching!

You could check out Troy Dunn. He had a tv show about locating missing people a few years ago. He is a Christian and the show was wonderful. He was careful about why he would look for someone and cautioned about what to expect but always felt that if you were looking for a loved one to find your history or to reconnect, that it was worth taking the chance. His site is http://troythelocator.com/ and you can hire a professional or use the site to search on your own. The other suggestions you already have on here are very good. You can't go wrong trying to follow those leads. Good luck. None of us are getting younger and finding family is important.