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#In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful. | #In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful. | ||
#Look in the section of this article that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] using the ''Place-name Search''. Some records are not at the library. | #Look in the section of this article that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] using the ''Place-name Search''. Some records are not at the library. | ||
#If you do not find the desired information, see [[ | #If you do not find the desired information, see [[Illinois Search Strategies|Illinois Search Strategies]] for more suggestions. | ||
:Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.<br><br> | :Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.<br><br> | ||
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| Adoptions | | Adoptions | ||
| [[ | | [[Illinois Court Records|Court Records]], [[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Illinois Census|Census]], [[Illinois Probate Records|Probate Records]] | ||
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| Age | | Age | ||
| [[ | | [[Illinois Census|Census]], [[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]], [[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] | ||
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| Birth date | | Birth date | ||
| [[ | | [[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]], [[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]], [[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]], [[Illinois Biography|Biography]] | ||
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| Birth place | | Birth place | ||
| Census, Vital Records, Obituaries | | [[Illinois_Census|Census]], [[Illinois_Vital_Records|Vital Records]], [[Illinois_Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
| Church Records, Military Records, Funeral Homes | | [[Illinois_Church_Records|Church Records]], [[Illinois Military|Military Records]], [[Illinois_Funeral_Homes|Funeral Homes]] | ||
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| Boundaries and origins | | Boundaries and origins | ||
| Maps, Gazetteers | | [[Illinois_Maps|Maps]], [[Illinois_Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] | ||
| History, Societies | | [[Illinois_History|History]], [[Illinois Societies|Societies]] | ||
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| Children | | Children | ||
| Census, Probate Records, Obituaries, Genealogy | | [[Illinois_Census|Census]], [[Illinois_Probate_Records|Probate Records]], [[Illinois_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois Genealogy|Genealogy]] | ||
| Vital Records, Church Records, Land and Property | | [[Illinois_Vital_Records|Vital Records]], [[Illinois_Church_Records|Church Records]], [[Illinois_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]] | ||
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| City or parish of foreign birth | | City or parish of foreign birth | ||
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography | | [[Illinois_Vital_Records|Vital Records]], [[Illinois_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois_Biography|Biography]] | ||
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Funeral Homes | | [[Illinois_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Illinois_Church_Records|Church Records]], [[Illinois_Funeral_Homes|Funeral Homes]] | ||
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| Country of foreign birth | | Country of foreign birth | ||
| Census, Vital Records, Obituaries | | [[Illinois_Census|Census]], [[Illinois_Vital_Records|Vital Records]], [[Illinois_Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
| Natualization and Citizenship, Military Records, | | [[Illinois_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Natualization and Citizenship]], [[Illinois_Military_Records|Military Records]],[[Illinois_ethnic_group_records|Ethnic Group Records]] | ||
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| Death information | | Death information | ||
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, SSDI, Newspapers | | [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois_Vital_Records#Death_Records Vital Records], [[Illinois_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Illinois_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Social_Security_Death_Index_(SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]], [[Illinois_Newspapers|Newspapers]] | ||
| Probate Records, Funeral Homes, Church Records | | [[Illinois_Probate_Records|Probate Records]], [[Illinois_Funeral_Homes|Funeral Homes]], [[Illinois_Church_Records|Church Records]] | ||
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| Divorce | | Dissolution of marriage (Divorce)<br> | ||
| Vital Records, Court Records | | [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois_Vital_Records#Dissolution_of_Marriage_.28Divorce.29_Records Vital Records], [[Illinois_Court_Records|Court Records]] | ||
| Newspapers, Census | | [[Illinois_Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Illinois_Census|Census]] | ||
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| Emigration information | | Emigration information | ||
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census | | [[Illinois_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Illinois_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Illinois_Census|Census]] | ||
| Obituaries, Biography, | | [[Illinois_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois_Biography|Biography]], [[Illinois_ethnic_group_records|Ethnic Group Records]], [[Illinois_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]],[[Illinois_Court_Records|Court Records]] | ||
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| Ethnic background | | Ethnic background | ||
| Census, African Americans, American Indians, | | [[Illinois_Census|Census]], [[African-American_Resources_for_Illinois|African Americans]], [[Indians_of_Illinois|American Indians]], [[Illinois_ethnic_group_records|Ethnic Group Records]], [[Illinois_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Periodicals, Societies | | Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Periodicals, Societies | ||
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