Nevada Descendancy Research
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As families believe they have researched their pedigrees back in time as far as possible, they sometimes choose to gather information on all the descendants of a particular ancestor or even all of their ancestors. This article explains possible steps to take on such a project in Nevada online records.
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Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked.
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For more information on census records, see Nevada Census and United States Census.
Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Nevada statewide beginning in 1911, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.
Births
- 1871-1992: Nevada County Birth and Death Records at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1975-2012: Nevada Birth Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
Marriages
- 1809-2011: Western States Marriage Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1856-1938: US Marriages at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- 1860-1987: Nevada Marriage Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1862-1993: Nevada County Marriages at FamilySearch; index & images; Also at Ancestry ($)
- 1956-2005: Nevada Marriage Index at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Ancestry ($)
- 1968-1999: Nevada Marriages at MyHeritage - index only ($)
- 2002-2015: Nevada Marriage Certificates at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- Western States Marriage Search at BYU Idaho
Deaths
- 1871-1992: Nevada County Birth and Death Records at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1911-1965: Nevada Death Certificates at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1935-2014: US Social Security Death Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1936-2007: US Social Security Applications and Claims Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1980-2012: Nevada Death Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- US Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch; index only
For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in Nevada, see How to Find Nevada Birth Records, How to Find Nevada Marriage Records, and How to Find Nevada Death Records.
Step 3: Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1911. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.
Obituaries
- 1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Tributes.com, index, incomplete($)
- United States Obituary Notices, index, incomplete($)
- U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018, index($)
- 2001-2014 Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Cemeteries
- Find-A-Grave
- Find a Grave Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current at Ancestry
- Billion Graves
- BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- BillionGraves Index at Findmypast ($)
- United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 at FamilySearch – How to Use This Collection
- Nevada Cemetery Records at AccessGenealogy
- Nevada Cemetery Records at Interment
- Nevada Tombstone Transcription Project at USGenWeb Transcription Project
- Jewish Cemeteries in Nevada at Find-A-Grave
- Hebrew Cemetery in Nevada at Find-A-Grave
- Nevada Jewish Cemetery Project at International Jewish Cemetery Project
For more information, see Nevada Obituaries and Nevada Cemeteries.
Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants..
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
- Nevada, United States Historical Images, New Version
- Nevada, United States Historical Images, Old Version
Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Nevada Online Genealogy Records.
The steps given here are intended to list record sources which can most efficiently identify descendants. Many other online records which might or might not mention descendants are listed in the Nevada Online Genealogy Records page, including immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, and probate records, and others. These can be records that cover a smaller group within the population, such as men who served in the military, etc.