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FamilySearch has probably the best search capability of any of the web site where you might find pedigrees. My experience, however, has been disappointing. I could only find the ancestry of the Barry family here. My great-grandmother, Corinda (Burns) Barry, is listed, but the researcher has her birth in the state of New York rather than West Virginia. There is nothing on her ancestry at this site. 

Other people may have a different experience at the FamilySearch site. It has so genealogical information, the site must come in handy for many people.

At FamilySearch, your best bet is to search first on the ancestor's and the spouse's name. If the spouse is female, just use her first name. Quite a few researchers omit the maiden name. So it is best to not try to find it. If you get too many responses this way, add the father's name of the ancestor. If you get too few responses, omit the spouse's name and use only the father's name with the ancestor's name.

This is the site maintained by the Church of the Latter Day Saints or Mormon Church.

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