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*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1913 in North Carolina with general compliance by 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search North Carolina death records]] | *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1913 in North Carolina with general compliance by 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search North Carolina death records]] | ||
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | ||
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=== North Carolina Record Finder === | |||
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for they type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. | |||
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| '''1. What you are looking for:''' | |||
| '''2. Try these records first:''' | |||
| '''3. Other useful records''' | |||
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| Birth information | |||
| [[How to Find North Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|Death records]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[North Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[North Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]], [[North Carolina Military Records|Military records]] (pension) | |||
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| Marriage information | |||
| [[How to Find North Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]] | |||
| [[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]], [[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]], [[North Carolina Military Records|Military records]] | |||
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| Death information | |||
| [[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|Death Records]], [[North Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| [[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[North Carolina Church Records|Church Records]], [[North Carolina Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
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| Parents | |||
| [[How to Find North Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]][[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|Death records]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Census|Census]], [[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[North Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[North Carolina Genealogy|Genealogy]] | |||
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| Maiden name | |||
| [[How to Find North Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]] | |||
| [[North Carolina Church Records|Church Records]], [[North Carolina Military Records|Military Records]] (pension) | |||
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| Immigration date | |||
| [[North Carolina Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[North Carolina Census|Census]] | |||
| [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[North Carolina History|History]] | |||
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| Naturalization | |||
| [[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[North Carolina Census|Census]], [[North Carolina Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
| [[North Carolina Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[North Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[North Carolina Periodicals|Periodicals]] | |||
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| Physical description | |||
| [[North Carolina Military Records|Military Records]], [[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906) | |||
| [[North Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[North Carolina History|History]] | |||
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To look for more North Carolina records, go here | |||
[[Category:North_Carolina]] | [[Category:North_Carolina]] | ||