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[[Image:Boy with binochulars-page-001.jpg|left|80px|]] Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive. | [[Image:Boy with binochulars-page-001.jpg|left|80px|]] Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive. | ||
::'''Why:''' | ::'''Why:''' | ||
:::*Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them. | ::::*Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them. | ||
:::*They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years. | ::::*They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years. | ||
:::*Neighbors may be relatives or old friends from their home state. | ::::*Neighbors may be relatives or old friends from their home state. | ||
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[[Image:Wedding Bands - Marriage.png |left|50px|]]Check marriages for women in the county where your ancestor was found in a census. Then find those women and their husbands the SAME census. | [[Image:Wedding Bands - Marriage.png |left|50px|]]Check marriages for women in the county where your ancestor was found in a census. Then find those women and their husbands the SAME census. | ||