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 '''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
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-*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1920 and general compliance was by 1930.<ref>''North Carolina Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewMexico.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
+*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1913 and general compliance was by 1913.<ref>''North Carolina Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 44-45. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewMexico.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
-*'''''County registration:''''' Counties were required to keep birth and death records in 1907, although some counties started as early as the 1880s. Registration was inconsistent and few exist.<ref>''North Carolina Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NorthCarolina.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
 *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[North Carolina Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in North Carolina.
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-*'''''Death records:''''' As early as 1907, counties were required to record deaths and requested birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
+*'''''Death records:''''' In 1913, the state required recording the deceased's birth and parent information. 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 [[North Carolina Newspapers]] and [[North Carolina Obituaries]] for more information.
 *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[North Carolina Church Records]] for more information.