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{{Tip|Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive}} | |||
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::*Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation where the father and the mother were born | ::*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]]}} | |||
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::*Wills and other probate records often give married names of daughters | ::*Wills and other probate records often give married names of daughters | ||
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::*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. | ||
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===== 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]] | ||
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Here are a few tips for learning the names of a person's parents:
| 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
- 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?
- 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 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
- Wills and other probate records often give married names of daughters
| 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