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=== Tips for Searching An Online Index === | === Tips for Searching An Online Index === | ||
{{Tip|'''''What to do if you can’t find your person in an index:'''''}} | {{Tip|'''''What to do if you can’t find your person in an index:'''''}} | ||
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| If you have too many hits, try adding information including approximate birth date and the county | | If you have too many hits, try adding information including approximate birth, death or marriage date and the county | ||
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| Try Another Index | | Try Another Index | ||
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| Incomplete index | | Incomplete index | ||
| Some online indexes do not include all counties for all years. Your person's birth record may exist but not in the index you are searching.Check all possible indexes available.<br> | | Some online indexes do not include all counties for all years. Your person's birth, marriage, death record may exist but not in the index you are searching. Check all possible indexes available.<br> | ||
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{{Tip|'''''What if I still can't find my person?'''''}}<br> | {{Tip|'''''What if I still can't find my person?'''''}}<br> | ||
The birth of your ancestor may not have been recorded official by county or state agencies. Use [[ | The birth, marriage, and death of your ancestor may not have been recorded official by county or state agencies. Use other records to find the information: | ||
:*[[How to Estimate United States Birth Information|birth information]] | |||
:*[[How to Estimate United States Marriage Information|marriage information]] | |||
:*[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|death information]] | |||
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