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 Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.
+===Using the Information===
+*Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date.
+*Use the soldier's age and location of the military unit to find his family in census, church, and land records.
+*Use the soldier's military information to locate other records such as pension files.
+*Use the information from church records to locate civil records.
+===Tips to Keep in Mind===
+*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
+*Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
+*Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may be in the same record collection.
+*Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
+===Unable to Find Your Ancestor?===
+*Check for variant spellings of the names.
+*Search the records of nearby localities (or military unites, counties, parishes, etc.).
+*Sometimes browsing through the images will help you work around indexing errors or locate other ancestors previously unknown.
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