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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection contains an index & images of vital record indexes, including births, delayed births, and deaths, for the years 1800 to 2000.
This collection contains an index and images of vital record indexes, including births, delayed births, and deaths, for the years 1800 to 2000.
 
{{HR Add}}
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
{{Image Visibility}}
 
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
The following information may be found in these records:
Vital records contain:
*Names of individuals
*Names of individuals
*Dates of birth, marriage, and death
*Dates of birth, marriage, and death
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== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
<gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
<gallery>
Image:North Carolina Birth Index 1935 DGS 102380327 img 655.jpg|1935 Birth Index
Image:North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 DGS102526847 00026.jpeg|Divorce Reccord
Image:North Carolina Death Index 1917-9 DGS 102504793 img 585.jpg|1917-9 Death Index
</gallery>
</gallery>
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
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*The approximate place where the event occurred
*The approximate place where the event occurred
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID2848682}}
{{Search Collection Link
| CID=CID2848682}}
 
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Search for the family in census records
*Search for the family in census records
*Search for the original certificates or registers for births, and deaths once found in the index
*Search for the original certificates or registers for births, and deaths once found in the index
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*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images   
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images   
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]].
* [[GuidedResearch:North Carolina|North Carolina Guided Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:North Carolina|North Carolina Guided Research]]
* [[North Carolina Record Finder]]
* [[North Carolina Record Finder]]
* [[North Carolina Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[North Carolina Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step North Carolina Research, 1880-Present]]
* [[Step-by-Step North Carolina Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
 
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
 
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*{{FSC|958083|item|disp=North Carolina. Center for Health Statistics. Vital Records Unit. North Carolina birth certificates, 1913-1922}}
 
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|1949336|North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000}} Index
*{{RecordSearch|1675484|North Carolina, Births and Christenings, 1866-1964}} Index
*{{RecordSearch|1675514|North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979}} Index
*{{RecordSearch|1675510|North Carolina, Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994}}
*{{RecordSearch|1609799|North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930}} Index and Images
*{{RecordSearch|1584959|North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994}} Index
 
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*{{FSC|182190|item|disp=North Carolina Historical Records Survey, Service Division, Work Projects Administration. ''Guide to vital statistics records in North Carolina.'' Raleigh, North Carolina : Historical Records Survey (North Carolina), 1942}}


== Citing This Collection ==  
== Citing This Collection ==  
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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== How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? ==
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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
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Record Description
Record Type Vital
Collection years 1800-2000
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State Archives of North Carolina


What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains an index and images of vital record indexes, including births, delayed births, and deaths, for the years 1800 to 2000.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

Vital records contain:

  • Names of individuals
  • Dates of birth, marriage, and death
  • Places where the events occurred
  • Names of parents
  • Names of spouses

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Divorce Reccord

    Divorce Reccord

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of the individual
  • The approximate year of birth, marriage, or death
  • The approximate place where the event occurred

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
  2. Click Search to show possible matches


How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Search for the family in census records
  • Search for the original certificates or registers for births, and deaths once found in the index
  • Search for cemetery records
  • Search for obituaries in local newspapers
  • Search the county for land and probate records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
  • Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of North Carolina.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Citing this Collection.
Record Citation:
When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information.

How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki?[edit | edit source]

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