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This beginner’s lesson covers time periods, content, finding aids, and how-to instructions for voting lists in the United States. | This beginner’s lesson covers time periods, content, finding aids, and how-to instructions for voting lists in the United States. | ||
'''Why Use Voting Records?''' | '''Why Use Voting Records?''' | ||
*Learn the exact years an ancestor inhabited a place. | *Learn the exact years an ancestor inhabited a place. | ||
*Find naturalization information (information on when your ancestor became a citizen). | *Find naturalization information (information on when your ancestor became a citizen). | ||
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*Find other family members. | *Find other family members. | ||
'''Potential Contents''' | '''Potential Contents''' | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Birth place | *Birth place | ||
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*Social Security no. | *Social Security no. | ||
'''Finding Voting Records''' | '''Finding Voting Records''' | ||
*Place Search - FamilySearch Catalog: Search city, county, state. | *Place Search - FamilySearch Catalog: Search city, county, state. | ||
'''Tips''' | '''Tips''' | ||
*Use compiled records, but graduate to the originals. The originals list people in the order they registered, so they may list your ancestor registering with relatives who have different surnames. From these originals are extracted the compiled records, which list voters alphabetically. | *Use compiled records, but graduate to the originals. The originals list people in the order they registered, so they may list your ancestor registering with relatives who have different surnames. From these originals are extracted the compiled records, which list voters alphabetically. | ||
*Find ancestor in all available voting lists: | *Find ancestor in all available voting lists: | ||
**More name handles. | **More name handles. | ||
**More addresses. | **More addresses. | ||
**More relatives at same address. | **More relatives at same address. | ||
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*[[Arkansas Voting Registers|Arkansas]] | |||
*[[Colorado Voting Registers|Colorado]] | |||
*[[Florida Voting Registers|Florida]] | |||
*[[Idaho Voting Registers|Idaho]] | |||
*[[Iowa Voting Registers|Iowa]] | |||
*[[Kansas Voting Registers|Kansas]] | |||
*[[Michigan Voting Registers|Michigan]] | |||
*[[Minnesota Voting Registers|Minnesota]] | |||
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*[[Mississippi Voting Registers|Mississippi]] | |||
*[[Missouri Voting Registers|Missouri]] | |||
*[[Nebraska Voting Registers|Nebraska]] | |||
*[[New Mexico Voting Registers|New Mexico]] | |||
*[[North Dakota Voting Registers|North Dakota]] | |||
*[[Oklahoma Voting Registers|Oklahoma]] | |||
*[[Pennsylvania Voting Registers|Pennsylvania]] | |||
*[[Tennessee Voting Registers|Tennessee]] | |||
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*[[Texas Voting Registers|Texas]] | |||
*[[Utah Voting Registers|Utah]] | |||
*[[Virginia Voting Registers|Virginia]] | |||
*[[Washington Voting Registers|Washington]] | |||
*[[Wisconsin Voting Registers|Wisconsin]] | |||
*[[Wyoming Voting Registers|Wyoming]] | |||
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[[Category:United_States]][[Category:Voting Registers]] | [[Category:United_States]][[Category:Voting Registers]] | ||
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This beginner’s lesson covers time periods, content, finding aids, and how-to instructions for voting lists in the United States.
Why Use Voting Records?
- Learn the exact years an ancestor inhabited a place.
- Find naturalization information (information on when your ancestor became a citizen).
- Estimate year of immigration.
- Locate ancestor in an unindexed census (esp. state census).
- Find other family members.
Potential Contents
- Name
- Birth place
- Address
- Years living in city, county, state
- Whether naturalized, date, court
- Identifying marks
- Social Security no.
Finding Voting Records
- Place Search - FamilySearch Catalog: Search city, county, state.
Tips
- Use compiled records, but graduate to the originals. The originals list people in the order they registered, so they may list your ancestor registering with relatives who have different surnames. From these originals are extracted the compiled records, which list voters alphabetically.
- Find ancestor in all available voting lists:
- More name handles.
- More addresses.
- More relatives at same address.