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{{Tip|Check death related records of your ancestor first}} | {{Tip|Check death related records of your ancestor first}} | ||
:'''Why?''' | :'''Why?''' | ||
::* | ::*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, clues leading to parents | ||
::*Later records typically provide more information and clues | ::*Later records typically provide more information and clues | ||
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::*[[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Obituaries|Obituaries]] usually identify the parents | ::*[[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Obituaries|Obituaries]] usually identify the parents | ||
{{Tip|Search marriage records for your ancestor}} | |||
:'''Why?''' | :'''Why?''' | ||
::*Marriage records often give names of parents | ::*Marriage records often give names of parents | ||
::*The records usually exist from the time the county was formed | ::*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 | :'''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 | ::*They may live with or near relatives | ||
{{Tip|Search records of your ancestor's siblings}} | |||
:'''Why?''' | :'''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. | ||
Click for more tips | Click for more tips | ||
===== Articles About Finding Parents ===== | ===== Wiki Articles About Finding Parents ===== | ||
*[[United States Adoption Research]] | *[[United States Adoption Research]] | ||
*[[How to Find Descendants in the United States|How to find descendants]] | *[[How to Find Descendants in the United States|How to find descendants]] | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 26 February 2014
Here are a few tips for learning the names of a person's parents:
| Tip: Check death related records of your ancestor first |
- Why?
- More 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
- Death certificates ask for names of parents
- 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:
- 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
| Tip: Search records of your ancestor's siblings |
- Why?
- Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer.
Click for more tips