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How to Find Descendants in the United States (view source)
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* obituaries | * obituaries | ||
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Tip:''' Search a few census pages before and after a family for possible relatives living nearby. Watch for similar names or place of origin. | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Tip:''' Search a few census pages before and after a family for possible relatives living nearby. Watch for similar names or place of origin. | ||
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* For links to the '''United States''' census indexes online click [http://www.warnes.net/Teslacorp/GenealogyLinks/index_html?Tab=4-US%20Census here] and select a state and census year.<br> | * For links to the '''United States''' census indexes online click [http://www.warnes.net/Teslacorp/GenealogyLinks/index_html?Tab=4-US%20Census here] and select a state and census year.<br> | ||
'''Wills and probate records.''' Some | '''Wills and probate records.''' Some jurisdictions have wills or probate records useful to genealogists as early as the 1600s. Wills commonly list children by name. Even if your ancestor did not leave a will, a probate record containing a list of possible heirs may still exist. Wills and probate records are generally kept on a county level, so you will need to have some idea of where your ancestors died to find a will. To see probate records available at the Family History Library, click [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 here] and follow these steps:<br> | ||
# In the '''Place''' field, type the name of the county where your ancestor resided. | # In the '''Place''' field, type the name of the county where your ancestor resided. | ||
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If you do not know when or where your ancestor died, you may be able to find this information in the Social Security Death Index at '''[http://www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov]''' for ancestors who lived and worked in the United States. The index lists names of deceased individuals from the mid-1960s to the present. It provides the date an ancestor was born, when the person died, and where the person resided at the time of death. This index only includes individuals who had a social security number in the United States. | If you do not know when or where your ancestor died, you may be able to find this information in the Social Security Death Index at '''[http://www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov]''' for ancestors who lived and worked in the United States. The index lists names of deceased individuals from the mid-1960s to the present. It provides the date an ancestor was born, when the person died, and where the person resided at the time of death. This index only includes individuals who had a social security number in the United States. | ||
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<br>'''Quick Reference Chart 2 – Records to Consult''' | <br>'''Quick Reference Chart 2 – Records to Consult''' | ||
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=== '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | === '''''Step 5: Compile What You Have Learned''''' === | ||