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 ''[[United States Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Washington Census]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] '''Tips'''
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 === Census Tips ===
-{{Tip|Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive. This includes territorial and state-funded censuses.}}
+<br>
+[[Image:Boy with binochulars-page-001.jpg|left|80px|]] Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive.
+:::'''Why:'''
+::::*Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them.
+::::*They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years.
+::::*Follow the children through censuses.
+::::*Neighbors may be relatives or old friends from their home state.
+<center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center>
+[[Image:Wedding Bands - Marriage.png |left|75px|]]Check marriages for women in the county where your ancestor was found in a census. Then find those women and their husbands the SAME census.
+:::'''Why:'''
+::::*You may find sisters living in the area.
+::::*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. Were the women old enough to be sisters? Aunts? The mother?
+::::*Did any of those husbands witness your ancestor's deeds and other records? Were they near neighbors?
+<center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center>
+[[Image:Searching for Ancestors icon.jpg|left|75px|]]Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces.
+:::'''Why:'''
+:::*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to:
+::::*A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this.
+::::*A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records.
+::::*The state or nation where the children were born is a clue to:
+::::*When the family migrated
+::::*Ages of husband and wife may be clues:
+::::*In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife.
+::::*Compare ages of the wife and the children:
+::::*The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.)
+::::*The youngest child: was the wife too old?
+<center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center>
+[[Image:Green and White Globe.JPG|left|70px|]]Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search.
+:::'''Why:'''<br><br>
+<center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center>
+:[[Image:Question mark red.jpg|left|50px|]]     Ask questions to analyze what you are seeing: It is possible? Is it probable?
+::'''For example:'''
+<br>
+=== Census Index Tips ===
+<br>
+[[Image:Check Mark Rain-drop.JPG|left|50px|]]Check another index if you did not find your family.}}
 :'''Why:'''
-::*Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them
+::::*Indexers vary in skill and accuracy
-::*They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years
+::::*The quality of the image or copy they used affects the quality of the index
-::*Neighbors may be relatives or old friends from their home state.
+::::*Some indexers are local and more familiar with the names or families of the area than others
+<center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center>
-{{Tip|Check marriages for women in the county where your ancestor was found in a census. Then find those women and their husbands the SAME census.}}
+[[Image:Green Check with person icon.JPG|left|50 px|]]Check county census indexes when online indexes fail.
 :'''Why:'''
-::*You may find sisters living in the area.
+::::*Created by local societies or groups who knew the families of the area, these indexes are often more accurate
-::*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried.
+::::*Footnotes or information about the family may be added
-::**Notice the ages: were the women old enough to be sisters? Aunts? The mother?
+::::'''Where to find county census indexes:'''
-::*Notice your ancestor's deeds and other records: Were any of those husbands witnesses?
+::::*Many are published in books or [[Washington Periodicals|periodicals]]
+::::*Search [[Washington Archives and Libraries#Libraries|online catalogs]] and check with local libraries
-{{Tip|Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces.}}
+=== How Censuses Can Help You Find ===
-:'''Why:'''
-::*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to:
-::**A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this.
-::**A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records.
-::*Where the children were born (state, nation) may be a clue to:
-::**When the family migrated
-::*Ages of husband and wife may be clues:
-::**In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife.
-::*Compare ages of the wife and the children:
-::**The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.)
-::**The youngest child: was the wife too old?
+==== Names of Parents ====
-{{Tip|Ask questions to analyze what you are seeing: It is possible? Is it probable?}}
+==== Maiden Name of Mother  ====
-:'''For example:'''
-=== Census Index Tips ===
+A child's middle name is sometimes the maiden name of the mother
-{{Tip|Check another index if you did not find your family.}}
-:'''Why:'''
-:*Indexers vary in skill and accuracy
-:*The quality of the image or copy they used affects the quality of the index
-:*Some indexers are local and more familiar with the names or families of the area than others
-{{Tip|Check county census indexes when online indexes fail. Created by local societies or groups who knew the families of the area, these indexes are often more accurate and may have added family notes.}}
+Obituaries sometimes list maiden name of wife/mother
-:'''Where to find them'''
-::*Many are published in books or [[Washington Periodicals|periodicals]]
-::*Search [[Washington Archives and Libraries#Libraries|online catalogs]] and check with local libraries
-=== How Censuses Can Help You Find ===
+On this Wiki - [[Maiden_Names_in_the_United_States|Maiden Names in the United States]]
-==== Names of Parents ====
+==== How do I know this is MY person? ====
-==== Maiden Name of Mother ====
+Family members - the more you know the more you will recognize
-A child's middle name is sometimes the maiden name of the mother
+Occupation
-==== How do I know this is MY person? ====
+Other people your ancestor knew
+How is this going to be explained?
 ==== Migration from another state ====
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