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== '''Births before 1881'''  ==
== '''Births before 1881'''  ==
== '''Births before 1881'''  ==


Before 1881, no births were recorded by the county or state. You must search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.  
Before 1881, no births were recorded by county or state officials. Use this chart to get earlier birth information.  


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In the chart below, find the approximate year of birth for a person, and search the records listed.
 
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| width="108%" bgcolor="#E6C2FF" colspan="4" | <center>'''Arkansas Records with Birth Information'''<br>This chart covers the basics. Additions are welcome.</center>
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | <center>'''For people<br>born between '''</center>
| width="20%" | <center>'''Use these records''' </center>
| width="35%" | <center>'''Birth information provided'''</center>
| width="38%" | <center>'''Comments'''</center>
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| align="center" colspan="3" | &nbsp; '''Records that give birth information:'''
| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1750's-1770's
| width="20%" | Revolutionary War pensions, etc. <br>[[Arkansas Military Records#Revolutionary War (1775-1783)|Learn more]] 
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*Name
*Birth date (month, day, year)
*Birth place (town or county and state)
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*None of the men in these records would have been born in Arkansas
*Only men were soldiers, widows could apply
*Some veterans of the Revolutionary War ventured into Arkansas
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1770's-1840's
| width="20%" | Censuses before 1850 [[Arkansas Census#1830-1840|Learn more]]
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:[[Arkansas Birth, Marriage and Death Records#Death_Records|Death Records]]  
*Name of head of the household
:[[Arkansas Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]  
*Number of males and females in age groups
:[[Arkansas Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
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:[[Arkansas Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*Residence of the parents near the time of birth is clue to birthplace
 
*Use other censuses, marriages, and additional records to learn more
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1770's-1870 
| width="20%" | Censuses 1850-1870<br>[[Arkansas Census#1850-1870|Learn more]]
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*Name
*Age
*Birth place (state or nation)
*Gender
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*Birth years calculated for a 70-year-old. Most were younger.
*1870 census indicates if born within the year
*While relationships are not given, they are often implied by order of ages and birth places.
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1780's to present
| width="20%" | Marriage records  [[Arkansas Birth, Marriage and Death Records#Marriage Records|Learn More]]<br>
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*Name
*Age, "of age," or "minor" in early records
*Birth date more common since 1880's
*Place of birth in later records
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*Marriage records are kept by each county clerk, usually from the creation of the county
*Birth years based on first time marriages of people between 16-30. People older than 30 would have been born even earlier.
*Remember that people who married in the earliest years would NOT have been born in Arkansas
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1780's (few); 1820's-1850's (Civil War)
| width="20%" | Military Records 1812 and later<br>[[Arkansas Military Records|Learn more]]
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*Birth date and place (or only age)
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*Most soldiers were between 18-45 at time of service
*Men only, widows could apply for pensions
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1790's to present
| width="20%" | Church records<br>[[Arkansas Church Records|Learn more]]
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*Names of members
*Baptism or christening date
*Age at baptism
*For children, names of parents
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*Churches vary greatly in the birth information they record
*Some have no record of children until they reach baptismal age
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1790's to present
| width="20%" | Cemeteries<br> [[Arkansas Cemeteries#Online_Resources|Learn more]]
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*Name
*Birth date or age
*Married surname of a woman
*Maiden surname common in later years
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*Most markers that still exist are from the 1850's and later
*Weathering, floods, vandalism and other factors affect the readability of early tombstones
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | early 1800's to present
| width="20%" | Obituaries [[Arkansas Obituaries|Learn more]]
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*Name
*Birth date (usually month, day, year)
*Birth place (usually town or county and state or nation)
*Names of parents
*Mother's maiden surname (often)
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*These were popular since 1870's
*Also includes names of living relatives (spouse, children, siblings)
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1807-1916 and later
| width="20%" | Death records - County (started 1877)<br>[[Arkansas Birth, Marriage and Death Records#Death Records|Death Records|Learn more]]
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*Name
*Age at death or birth date
*Place of birth (town or county and state)
*Names of parents
*Maiden surname of mother (sometimes)
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*A 70-year-old who died in 1877 was born about 1807. Most were younger than that.
*Infants who lived even a few hours should be included.
*Even in the early years, deaths were likely to be recorded. (Check cemeteries, obituaries, and others created around a person's death)
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1810-1940
| width="20%" | Censuses 1880-1940<br>[[Arkansas Census#1880-1940|Learn more]]
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*Name
*Age; 1900 census gives month and year of birth
*Birth place (state or nation).
*Gender
*Relationship to head of household
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*A 70-year-old would have been born in 1810. Most were younger.
*Includes parent's place of birth (state or nation)
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1844-present
| width="20%" | Death records - State (started 1914)<br>[[Arkansas Birth, Marriage and Death Records|Death Records|Learn more]]  
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*Name
*Exact birth date
*Age at death
*Place of birth (state or nation, often town or county)
*Names of parents (usually maiden surname of mother)
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*A 70-year-old who died in 1916 was born about 1846. Most were younger.
*Also gives informant's name and address (often a spouse, child, or other close relative)
*Records within the last 50 years are not available to the public
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| width="15%" bgcolor="#FAFOFF" | 1870's-present (some earlier)
| width="20%" |Newspapers<br> [[Arkansas Newspapers|Learn More]]
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:[[Arkansas Church Records|Church Records]]
*Gender of child, sometimes name
:[[Arkansas Census|Census]]
*Name of father
:[[Arkansas Military Records|Military Records]]
*Name of mother (less often)
*Their residence
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*Search for birth announcements and items from nearby communities
*Newspapers started early in more populated areas
*their residence, and gender of the child.
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