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 '''Finding Parents:'''
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-*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the county starting in 1882 may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information is only as accurate as a grieving relative remembers.
+*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1913 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
 *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Alaska Newspapers]] and [[Alaska Obituaries]] for more information.
 *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Alaska Church Records]] for more information.