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::*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. Were the women old enough to be sisters? Aunts? The mother? | ::*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. Were the women old enough to be sisters? Aunts? The mother? | ||
::*Did any of those husbands witness your ancestor's deeds and other records? Were they near neighbors? | ::*Did any of those husbands witness your ancestor's deeds and other records? Were they near neighbors? | ||
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[[Image:Searching for Ancestors icon.jpg|left|50px|]]Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces. | [[Image:Searching for Ancestors icon.jpg|left|50px|]]Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces. | ||
:'''Why:''' | :'''Why:''' | ||
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::**The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.) | ::**The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.) | ||
::**The youngest child: was the wife too old? | ::**The youngest child: was the wife too old? | ||
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[[Image:Green and White Globe.JPG|left|50px|]]Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search. | [[Image:Green and White Globe.JPG|left|50px|]]Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search. | ||
:'''Why:''' | :'''Why:''' | ||
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[[Image:Question mark red.jpg|left|30px|]]Ask questions to analyze what you are seeing: It is possible? Is it probable? | [[Image:Question mark red.jpg|left|30px|]]Ask questions to analyze what you are seeing: It is possible? Is it probable? | ||
:'''For example:''' | :'''For example:''' | ||