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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
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== Record Finder Table for Kentucky ==
{{Adoption KYGenWeb}} This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
#In column 1 select a research goal.
This Record Finder table links to the Kentucky topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
#In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
#In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
#Then look in the section of this article that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.


===Vital Events ===
<br>'''Note: '''Records of previous research (genealogies, biographies, histories, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful. <br>
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| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
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| Adoptions
| [[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]], [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Guardianship|Guardianship]]
| [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]]
|-
| Age
| [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
|-
| Birth date
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
|-
| Birth place
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]]
| [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
| Boundaries and origins
| [[Kentucky Maps|Maps]], [[Kentucky Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| [[Kentucky History|History]]
|-
| Children
| [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]],[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Guardianship|Guardianship]]
| [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]], [[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
| City or parish of foreign birth
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
| [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| Country of foreign birth
| [[Kentucky Census|Census]],[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky History|History,]] [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Kentucky Funeral Homes|Funeral Homes]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Kentucky Taxation|Tax Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Divorce
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Divorce Records|Divorce Records]], [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records,]] [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Emigration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky History|History]], [[Kentucky Minorities|Minorities]], [[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Ethnic background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Native Races, [[Kentucky Minorities|Minorities]], [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| [[Kentucky Societies|Societies]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| Historical background
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| [[Kentucky History|History]], [[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Kentucky Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| [[Kentucky Maps|Maps]], [[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| Immigration date
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]]  
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky History|History]]
|-  
|-
|}
| Living relatives
 
| [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]],[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
| [[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Funeral Homes|Funeral Homes]]
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Funeral Homes|Funeral Homes]], [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Divorce Records|Divorce Records]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Migration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Kentucky Maps|Maps]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| [[Kentucky History|History]], [[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Minorities|Minorities]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Naturalization
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Voting Registers|Voting Registers]]  
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
| [[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky History|History]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Kentucky Occupations|Occupations]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]],[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Kentucky Funeral Homes|Funeral Homes]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Parents
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Guardianship|Guardianship]]  
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records, ]][[Kentucky Funeral Homes|Funeral Homes]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]  
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Physical description
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Maps|Maps]], [[Kentucky Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Kentucky History|History]]  
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
| [[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Kentucky Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]],[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], Public Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Place of residence when you know only the state
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]  
| [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[African American Record Finder]]
*[[African American Resources for Kentucky|African Americans]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Kentucky|Indigenous Peoples]]
*[[Kentucky Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Previous research
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Kentucky Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
| [[Kentucky History|History]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Kentucky Societies|Societies]], [[Kentucky For Further Reading|For Further Reading]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
| [[Kentucky History|History]], [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Kentucky Funeral Homes|Funeral Homes]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Kentucky Societies|Societies]], [[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Kentucky History|History]], [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
|}
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].


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Template:Adoption KYGenWeb This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

  1. In column 1 select a research goal.
  2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
  3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
  4. Then look in the section of this article that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.


Note: Records of previous research (genealogies, biographies, histories, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Adoptions Court Records, Vital Records, Guardianship Probate Records, Church Records, Census
Age Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Vital Records, Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Bible Records
Birth date Vital Records, Obituaries, Cemeteries Church Records, Bible Records, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
Birth place Vital Records, Church Records, Obituaries, Census Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Cemeteries
Boundaries and origins Maps, Gazetteers History
Children Census, Probate Records, Obituaries,Vital Records, Guardianship Church Records, Bible Records, Court Records, Land and Property
City or parish of foreign birth Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
Country of foreign birth Census,Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records, Obituaries Biography, History, Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
Death information Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Probate Records, Funeral Homes Military Records, Church Records, Bible Records, Land and Property, Tax Records
Divorce Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records, Newspapers Census, Obituaries
Emigration Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Obituaries Biography, History, Minorities, Societies
Ethnic background Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship Societies, Church Records, Periodicals, Census
Historical background History, Periodicals, Gazetteers Maps, Land and Property
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census Court Records, Biography, History
Living relatives Newspapers, Obituaries,Probate Records, Directories Court Records, Census, Funeral Homes
Maiden name Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records Church Records, Military Records, Funeral Homes, Cemeteries
Marriage information Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Census, Church Records Probate Records, Military Records, Divorce Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
Migration Emigration and Immigration, Maps, Census, Biography History, Land and Property, Military Records, Minorities
Naturalization Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Voting Registers Court Records, Biography, History
Occupations Occupations, Census, Directories Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography, Emigration and Immigration
Other family members Census, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records Vital Records,Church Records, Bible Records, Funeral Homes
Parents Vital Records, Obituaries, Census, Guardianship Probate Records, Funeral Homes, Church Records, Bible Records
Physical description Military Records, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship Biography, History
Place-finding aids Maps, Gazetteers, History Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
Places of residence Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Biography Land and Property,Naturalization and Citizenship, Public Records
Place of residence when you know only the state Census, Vital Records, Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship, Taxation
Previous research Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals, Societies History, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Church Records, Periodicals Societies, For Further Reading
Religion Church Records, Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography History, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes
Social activities Societies, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography History, Cemeteries, Directories