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When you have located your ancestor in the Freedmen's Bureau Records, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | When you have located your ancestor in the Freedmen's Bureau Records, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | ||
===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?=== | ===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Use the place of residence, age, and other information for each person to search for the individuals in census records | *Use the place of residence, age, and other information for each person to search for the individuals in census records | ||
*Use the information found to search for church records | *Use the information found to search for church records | ||
*Use the information found to search for land and probate records | *Use the information found to search for land and probate records | ||
*Use the information found to search additional state and county records | *Use the information found to search additional state and county records | ||
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === |
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