United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

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*Name or names of your ancestor  
*Name or names of your ancestor  
*Identifying information such as their age or birth date, occupation and residence
*Identifying information such as their age or birth date, occupation and residence at the end of the war.


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*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.  
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.  
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.  
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
*Your ancestor may have used different names, or variations of their name, throughout their life.  
*Your ancestor may have used different names, or variations of their name, throughout their life.  
*If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names.  
*If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names.  
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