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Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arizona:<br>  
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== Arizona Research Strategies  ==
:[[Arkansas Online Genealogy Records|Arizona Online Genealogy Records]]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arizona:<br>
:[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|How to find Arizona Birth Records]]
:[[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|How to find Arizona Marriage Records]]
:[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|How to find Arizona Death Records]]


===Finding Arizona Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
=== Arizona Research Tips  ===
*[[GuidedResearch:Arizona|Finding Arizona Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]


===Finding Arizona Records===
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Arizona.
*[[Arizona Record Finder]]


===Arizona Statewide Databases===
*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Arizona start on the county level in 1909 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
*[[Arizona Online Genealogy Records|Arizona Online Genealogy Records]]  
*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Arizona began recording deaths in 1844. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Arizona death records]]
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


===Arizona Research Process===
=== Arizona Record Finder  ===
*[[Step-by-Step Arizona Research, 1850-1910|Arizona Step-by-Step Research, 1850-1910]]
*[[Step-by-Step Arizona Research 1900--Present|Arizona Step-by-Step Research, 1900--present]]
*[[Arizona Descendancy Research]]
*[[How to Find Arizona Birth Records|How to find Arizona Birth Records]]
*[[How to Find Arizona Marriage Records|How to find Arizona Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Arizona Death Records|How to find Arizona Death Records]]


== Arizona Research Tips  ==
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for they type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.


These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Arizona:<br>
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
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| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth and death records in Arizona start on the county level in 1909, although full compliance was not achieved until 1926.
| '''3. Other useful records'''
*'''''County regististration:''''' Some earlier records for 1887 to 1909 consist of births and deaths recorded by the individual
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counties where the events occurred.<ref>''Arizona Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 15. (Accessed 17 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arizona.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> 
| Birth information
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Arizona Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Arizona.
| [[How to Find Arizona Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Arizona Death Records|Death records]], [[Arizona Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arizona Church Records|Church records]]
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| [[Arizona Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Arizona Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Arizona Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Arizona Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
'''Substitute Records:'''
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| Marriage information
*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
| [[How to Find Arizona Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Arizona Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arizona Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information.
| [[Arizona Church Records|Church records]], [[Arizona Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Arizona Military Records|Military records]]
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Arizona Substitute Records|Arizona Substitute Records]] for more information.
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| Death information
'''Finding Parents:''' 
| [[How to Find Arizona Death Records|Death Records]], [[Arizona Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Arizona Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| [[Arizona Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Arizona Church Records|Church Records]], [[Arizona Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1909 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. 
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*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Arizona Newspapers]] and [[Arizona Obituaries]] for more information.
| Parents  
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Arizona Church Records]] for more information.
| [[How to Find Arizona Birth Records|Birth records]][[How to Find Arizona Death Records|Death records]], [[Arizona Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arizona Census|Census]], [[Arizona Church Records|Church records]]
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| [[Arizona Biography|Biography]], [[Arizona Genealogy|Genealogy]]
'''Census Records:'''
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| Maiden name
*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Arizona Census|Arizona Census Records]] for more information.
| [[How to Find Arizona Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Arizona Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arizona Probate Records|Probate records]]
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
| [[Arizona Church Records|Church Records]], [[Arizona Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
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| Immigration date
| [[Arizona Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Arizona Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Arizona Census|Census]]
| [[Arizona Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arizona Biography|Biography]], [[Arizona History|History]]
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| Naturalization
| [[Arizona Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Arizona Census|Census]], [[Arizona Court Records|Court Records]]  
| [[Arizona Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Arizona Biography|Biography]], [[Arizona Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description
| [[Arizona Military Records|Military Records]], [[Arizona Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
| [[Arizona Biography|Biography]], [[Arizona History|History]]
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== Further Arizona Research  ==
To look for more Arizona records, go here
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arizona.pdf Arizona Family History Library Research Outline]
*[http://usgenwebsites.org/AZGenWeb/ AZGenWeb] at Arizona GenWeb Project
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/az/ Cyndi's List] - Arizona genealogy websites
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ariz/ Arizona Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Arizona
*[http://www.raogk.org/arizona-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Arizona Records Guide


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Revision as of 16:29, 23 January 2015

Arizona Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arizona:

Arizona Online Genealogy Records
How to find Arizona Birth Records
How to find Arizona Marriage Records
How to find Arizona Death Records

Arizona Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Arizona.

  • Birth information: Birth records in Arizona start on the county level in 1909 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is death records (the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other substitute records.
  • Finding Parents: The State of Arizona began recording deaths in 1844. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Arizona death records
  • Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Arizona Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for they type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records
Birth information Birth records, Death records, Obituaries, Church records Cemeteries, Naturalization and Citizenship, Bible records, Military records (pension)
Marriage information Marriage records, Obituaries, Bible records Church records, Probate records, Military records
Death information Death Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records
Parents Birth recordsDeath records, Obituaries, Census, Church records Biography, Genealogy
Maiden name Marriage Records, Obituaries, Probate records Church Records, Military Records (pension)
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census Obituaries, Biography, History
Naturalization Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals
Physical description Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Biography, History

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