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== Arkansas Research Strategies  ==
:[[Arkansas Online Genealogy Records|Arkansas Online Genealogy Records]]
:[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|How to find Arkansas Birth Records]]
:[[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|How to find Arkansas Marriage Records]]
:[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|How to find Arkansas Death Records]]


Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arkansas:<br>
=== Arkansas Research Tips  ===
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===Finding Arkansas Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
*[[GuidedResearch:Arkansas|Finding Arkansas Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]


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


===Arkansas Statewide Databases===
*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Arkansas start on the county level in 1881 - 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]].
*[[Arkansas Online Genealogy Records|Arkansas Online Genealogy Records]]  
*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Arkansas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Arkansas 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]].


===Arkansas Research Process===
=== Arkansas Record Finder  ===
*[[Step-by-Step Arkansas Research, 1880-Present]]
*[[Step-by-Step Arkansas Research, 1850-1910]]
*[[Arkansas Descendancy Research]]
*[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|How to find Arkansas Birth Records]]
*[[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|How to find Arkansas Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|How to find Arkansas Death Records]]


== Arkansas 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 Alaska: <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:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1914, with full compliance in the 1930s.
| '''3. Other useful records'''
*'''''County regististration:''''' Some early cities recorded births as early as 1881, but registration was not complete. No deaths were recorded before 1914.
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*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Arkansas Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Arkansas.
| Birth information
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| [[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|Death records]], [[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arkansas Church Records|Church records]]
'''Substitute Records:'''
| [[Arkansas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Arkansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Arkansas Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Arkansas Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*'''''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.
| Marriage information
*'''''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.
| [[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arkansas Bible Records|Bible records]]
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Arkansas Substitute Records|Arkansas Substitute Records]] for more information.
| [[Arkansas Church Records|Church records]], [[Arkansas Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Arkansas Military Records|Military records]]
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'''Finding Parents:''' 
| Death information
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| [[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|Death Records]], [[Arkansas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1914 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. 
| [[Arkansas Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Arkansas Church Records|Church Records]], [[Arkansas Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Arkansas Newspapers]] and [[Arkansas Obituaries]] for more information.
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*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Arkansas Church Records]] for more information.
| Parents  
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| [[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|Birth records]][[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|Death records]], [[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arkansas Census|Census]], [[Arkansas Church Records|Church records]]
'''Census Records:'''
| [[Arkansas Biography|Biography]], [[Arkansas Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Arkansas Census|Arkansas Census Records]] for more information.
| Maiden name
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
| [[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arkansas Probate Records|Probate records]]
*'''''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.
| [[Arkansas Church Records|Church Records]], [[Arkansas Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
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| Immigration date
| [[Arkansas Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Arkansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Arkansas Census|Census]]
| [[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Arkansas Biography|Biography]], [[Arkansas History|History]]
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| Naturalization
| [[Arkansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Arkansas Census|Census]], [[Arkansas Court Records|Court Records]]  
| [[Arkansas Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Arkansas Biography|Biography]], [[Arkansas Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description
| [[Arkansas Military Records|Military Records]], [[Arkansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
| [[Arkansas Biography|Biography]], [[Arkansas History|History]]
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== Further Arkansas Research  ==
To look for more Arkansas records, go here
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arkansas.pdf Arkansas Family History Library Research Outline]
*[http://www.argenweb.net/ ARGenWeb] Arkansas GenWeb Project
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ar/ Cyndi's List] - Arkansas genealogy websites
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ark/ Arkansas Genealogy Trails] - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Arkansas
*[http://www.raogk.org/arkansas-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Arkansas Records Guide




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Revision as of 15:30, 23 January 2015

Arkansas Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

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

Arkansas Research Tips[edit | edit source]

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

  • Birth information: Birth records in Arkansas start on the county level in 1881 - 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 Arkansas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Arkansas 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.

Arkansas 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

To look for more Arkansas records, go here

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