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''[[United States Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Washington Land and Property]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] '''Tips'''  
''[[United States Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Washington Land and Property]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] '''Tips'''


=== Value of Land Records ===
=== Value of Land Records ===
Land records, especially deeds:
#'''Provide clues''' that help you learn even more about them.


Land records, especially deeds:
Helping you make the most of all these values is the purpose of this article.


#'''Provide clues''' that help you learn even more about them.
=== Effective Census Tips ===
{{Tip|Obtain every deed and land transaction for your ancestor.}}
'''Why:'''
*Children may be named
*The other parties and witnesses may be relatives
*The first deed upon arrival may reveal his previous residence
*The last deed upon moving away may reveal his next residence


Helping you make the most of all these values is the purpose of this article.
{{Tip|Identify the purchase or other acquisition of each parcel of land.}}
 
'''Why:'''
=== Effective Tips  ===
*It will identify when it was acquired and from whom.
 
**This could have been more than 20 years earlier.
{{Tip|Obtain every deed and land transaction for your ancestor.}} '''Why:'''
 
*Children may be named
*The other parties and witnesses may be relatives
*The first deed upon arrival may reveal the previous residence
*The last deed upon moving away may reveal the next residence
 
{{Tip|Identify the purchase, inheritance, or other acquisition of each parcel of land.}} '''Why:'''  
 
*It will identify when it was acquired and from whom.  
**This could have been more than 20 years earlier.  
**May have been purchased from or gifted by parents, in-laws, or other relatives.
**May have been purchased from or gifted by parents, in-laws, or other relatives.
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Revision as of 16:57, 26 November 2013

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Value of Land Records[edit | edit source]

Land records, especially deeds:

  1. Provide clues that help you learn even more about them.

Helping you make the most of all these values is the purpose of this article.

Effective Census Tips[edit | edit source]

Why:

  • Children may be named
  • The other parties and witnesses may be relatives
  • The first deed upon arrival may reveal his previous residence
  • The last deed upon moving away may reveal his next residence

Why:

  • It will identify when it was acquired and from whom.
    • This could have been more than 20 years earlier.
    • May have been purchased from or gifted by parents, in-laws, or other relatives.