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 ==== ⇒First research step (after at least spot checking to make sure&nbsp;the base is correct, if you didn't research it to that point yourself)&nbsp;-&nbsp; Find the deaths of the parents to obtain ages and possible other information  ====
-Since no clues existed as to whether Asmund was the last of 12 children,&nbsp;the only child of his parents, or somewhere in the middle of th family, searches through the death records looking for his parents&nbsp;had to begin with his birth date.&nbsp;
+Since no clues existed as to whether Asmund was the last of 12 children,&nbsp;the only child of his parents, or somewhere in the middle of the family, searches through the death records looking for his parents&nbsp;had to begin with his birth date.&nbsp;
-Elena Asmundsdotter's death was found 30 years after her son Asmund was born, i.e. 23 Apr 1745.&nbsp; The age at death was given as&nbsp;64.&nbsp;That means Elena was born @'''1681'''.&nbsp; The death entry also stated.... "barnfödd i Henckelstorp."&nbsp; That place did not show up in the parish listings of Sweden, meaning it was not a record keeping jurisdiction, but a smaller place.&nbsp;&nbsp;[PULL IN ELENA'S DEATH ENTRY HERE]
+Elena Asmundsdotter's death was found 30 years after her son Asmund was born, i.e. 23 Apr 1745.&nbsp; The age at death was given as&nbsp;64.&nbsp;That means Elena was born @'''1681'''.&nbsp; The death entry also stated.... "barnfödd i Henckelstorp."&nbsp; That place did not show up in the parish listings of Sweden, meaning it was not a record keeping jurisdiction, but a smaller place.&nbsp;
-A search of ''Svensk Ortforteckning'', a major Swedish gazetteer, listed&nbsp;''Hänckelstorp'' as a farm area belonging to Västra Karaby parish, also in Malmohus county. {Click on the link to go to an explanation of major Swedish gazetteers and how to use them.}&nbsp;&nbsp; (LINK TO SWEDEN - GAZETTEERS HERE)
+&nbsp;[PULL IN ELENA'S DEATH ENTRY HERE]
+A search of ''Svensk Ortforteckning'', a major Swedish gazetteer, listed&nbsp;''Hänckelstorp'' as a farm area belonging to Västra Karaby parish, also in Malmohus county. {Click on the link to go to an explanation of major Swedish gazetteers and how to use them.}&nbsp;&nbsp;
+(LINK TO SWEDEN - GAZETTEERS HERE)
 A quick search of the Family History LIbrary Catalog showed the parish registers for&nbsp;Västra Karaby did not begin until '''1688.&nbsp; '''The initial thought was that maybe we weren't going to be able to go back further after all.