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How to Find Descendants in the United States (view source)
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=== '''''Step 4: Consult Additional Sources''''' === | === '''''Step 4: Consult Additional Sources''''' === | ||
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Five record types are | Five record types are especially rich in descendant information:<br> | ||
*[[United States Census|census]]<br> | *[[United States Census|census records]]<br> | ||
*[[United States Probate Records|wills (probate records)]]<br> | *[[United States Probate Records|wills (probate records)]]<br> | ||
*[[United States History|county and local histories]]<br> | *[[United States History|county and local histories]]<br> | ||
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Tip:''' Search a few census pages before and after a family for possible relatives living nearby. Watch for similar names or place of origin. | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Expert Tip:''' Search a few census pages before and after a family for possible relatives living nearby. Watch for similar names or place of origin. | ||
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Tip:''' The U.S. 1900 and 1910 censuses give the number of children born to a mother, and how many were still living. | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Expert Tip:''' The U.S. 1900 and 1910 censuses give the number of children born to a mother, and how many were still living. | ||
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'''Census.''' Censuses show where a family lived. When you know where someone lived you can search for other records created for them in that place. Censuses also may list all living members of a family, and tell their relationship to the head of house. The best researchers use ALL the censuses available for every member of a family. <br> | '''Census Records.''' Censuses show where a family lived. When you know where someone lived you can search for other records created for them in that place. Censuses also may list all living members of a family, and tell their relationship to the head of house. The best researchers use ALL the censuses available for every member of a family. <br> | ||
*To use the '''British''' 1881 census index online click [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp here] and in the Census field select the ''1881 British Census''.<br> | *To use the '''British''' 1881 census index online click [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp here] and in the Census field select the ''1881 British Census''.<br> | ||
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Tip:''' You can search for town histories as well as county histories.<br> | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Expert Tip:''' You can search for town histories as well as county histories.<br> | ||
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Tip:''' The U.S. Social Security Death Index shows the birth date, death date, and death place of Social Security card holders who have died. The index covers deaths from 1962 to the present. Click [http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi/ here] to search one of the free versions of this index.<br> | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" | '''Expert Tip:''' The U.S. Social Security Death Index shows the birth date, death date, and death place of Social Security card holders who have died. The index covers deaths from 1962 to the present. Click [http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi/ here] to search one of the free versions of this index.<br> | ||
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*or use a search engine like [http://www.google.com/ Google] or [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] to search for an individual and his or her obituary. | *or use a search engine like [http://www.google.com/ Google] or [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] to search for an individual and his or her obituary. | ||
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=== '''''Step 5: Compile and Share What You Have Learned''''' === | === '''''Step 5: Compile and Share What You Have Learned''''' === | ||