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'''Top 5 Tips for Searching Indexes'''  
'''Top 5 Tips for Searching Online Indexes'''  


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| 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>
| Some records have NOT&nbsp;been included in online indexes for all counties or for all years stated. Your person's birth, marriage, death record may exist but may not be in the index you are searching. Check all possible indexes available and with the government agency that created the record.<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, marriage, and death of your ancestor may not have been recorded official by county or state agencies.&nbsp; Use other records to find the information:
The birth, marriage, and death of your ancestor may not have been recorded official by county or state agencies.&nbsp; 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 Birth Information|birth information]]  
:*[[How to Estimate United States Marriage Information|marriage information]]  
:*[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|death information]]
:*[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|death information]]