Find Your Thomas Starting Point

Bring one clue. Leave with a next step.

You do not need a finished tree. Thomas Planet can start with a name, place, document, story, or private tree file and help turn it into branch work.

Useful clues

What helps most

The goal is not perfect proof on day one. The goal is to put each clue in the right privacy and proof bucket.

Oldest known Thomas name

Useful for branch review, source notes, archive intake, or future matching.

County, state, parish, or country

Useful for branch review, source notes, archive intake, or future matching.

Approximate birth, marriage, death, or migration date

Useful for branch review, source notes, archive intake, or future matching.

Family Bible pages, obituaries, cemetery photos, letters, or military papers

Useful for branch review, source notes, archive intake, or future matching.

Outside tree links from Ancestry, FamilySearch, WikiTree, Geni, MyHeritage, or a GEDCOM

Useful for branch review, source notes, archive intake, or future matching.

A privacy note about living people, minors, adoption, divorce, or family conflict

Useful for branch review, source notes, archive intake, or future matching.