Ben
Nash is a family name appearing in the 1800's, perhaps their is a connection to my family. You have the date of Sam Nash's birth and his brother's name so you can easily back track your family into the 1800s.
First, you should check the
Mississippi Census for 1900 and 1910 to identify your grandfather's parents names (I assume you do not know these since you did not mention them).
Second, Your Grandfather would also have had to had a birth certificate constructed for social security (as an adult) and this would have listed his parents names. If your grandfather is deceased, his death certificate will also list his parents... if he died in
Mississippi (and the same will apply for his parents assuming they died after 1911).
Third, If your grandfather served in WWI or in the Military, you should write to the National Archives to get his military service records (The
Mississippi Archives also have records of CSA Veterans once you have traced back that far).
Good
Hunting, EDW
P.S. My grandfather
Nash was also born in 1900 in
Mississippi so i know that you can retrieve this info.