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Here are a few tips for learning the names of a person's parents:

Why?

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

Why?

Marriage records -- especially those after about 1900 -- often give names of parents
Marriages were recorded from the time the county was formed

Why:

Relatives, such as parents, brothers, sisters, an aunt, or uncle, may live with them
Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation of birth for both the father and the mother
They may live with or near relatives

Why?

Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer.

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Wiki Articles About Finding Parents[edit source]

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 {{Tip|Check death related records of your ancestor first}}
 :'''Why?'''
-::*Many types of records were created around a person's death
+::*More records were created around a person's death
-::*Death related records usually give birth and marriage information, clues leading to parents
+::*Death related records usually give birth and marriage information which can lead to parents
-::*Later records typically provide more information and clues
+::*Death certificates ask for names of parents
-::*[[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Death|Death certificates]] ask for names of parents
+::*Obituaries usually identify the parents
-::*[[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Obituaries|Obituaries]] usually identify the parents
-*'''Tip:''' Search marriage records for your ancestor
+{{Tip|Search marriage records for your ancestor}}
 :'''Why?'''
-::*Marriage records often give names of parents
+::*Marriage records -- especially those after about 1900 -- often give names of parents
-::*The records usually exist from the time the county was formed
+::*Marriages were recorded from the time the county was formed
-*'''Tip:''' Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive
+{{Tip|Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive.}}
-:'''Why?'''
+:'''Why:'''
+::*Relatives, such as parents, brothers, sisters, an aunt, or uncle, may live with them
+::*Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation of birth for both the father and the mother
 ::*They may live with or near relatives
-::*Relatives, such as parents, brothers, sisters, an aunt, or uncle, may live with them
-::*Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation where the father and the mother were born
-*'''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
+{{Tip|Search records of your ancestor's siblings}}
 :'''Why?'''
-::*Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer
+::*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 =====
+===== Wiki Articles About Finding Parents =====
 *[[United States Adoption Research]]
-*[[How to Find Descendants in the United States|How to find descendants]] (Also helps with finding parents.)
+*[[How to Find Descendants in the United States|How to find descendants]]