Template:AR Goal Parents: Difference between revisions

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Why?

More records were created around a person's death
Death related records usually give birth and marriage information
Death certificates ask for names of parents
Obituaries usually identify the parents

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-Here are a few tips for learning the names of a person's parents:
+{{Tip|Check death related records first}}
-{{Tip|Check death related records of your ancestor first}}
-:'''Why?'''
-::*Many types of records were created around a person's death
-::*Death related records usually give birth and marriage information, clues leading to parents
-::*Later records typically provide more information and clues
-::*[[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Death|Death certificates]] ask for names of parents
-::*[[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Obituaries|Obituaries]] usually identify the parents
-*'''Tip:''' Search marriage records for your ancestor
-:'''Why?'''
-::*Marriage records often give names of parents
-::*The records usually exist from the time the county was formed
-*'''Tip:''' Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive
 :'''Why?'''
-::*They may live with or near relatives
+::*More records were created around a person's death
-::*Relatives, such as parents, brothers, sisters, an aunt, or uncle, may live with them
+::*Death related records usually give birth and marriage information
-::*Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation where the father and the mother were born
+::*Death certificates ask for names of parents
+::*Obituaries usually identify the parents
-*'''Tip:''' Use [[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Probate Records|Probate records]]
-:'''Why?'''
-::*Wills and other probate records often give married names of daughters
-::**Online or published indexes provide every-name searches
-::*These records were kept from the time a county was formed
-*'''Tip:''' Search records of your ancestor's siblings
-:'''Why?'''
-::*Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer
-::*They or their children may have compiled a genealogy and included it in a local history or a genealogy database
-Click for more tips
-===== Articles About Finding Parents =====
-*[[United States Adoption Research]]
+{{Tip|Search records of your ancestor's siblings}}
-*[[How to Find Descendants in the United States|How to find descendants]] (Also helps with finding parents.)