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== Success story using a locality to help find an ancestor  ==
== Success story using a locality to help find an ancestor  ==


Knowing a locality can be very helpful in locating information about an ancestor.  Following are the steps taken to find an ancestor who had lived in Miami County, Ohio.  
Knowing a locality can be very helpful in locating information about an ancestor. Following are the steps taken to find an ancestor who had lived in Miami County, Ohio.  


=== Known facts:  ===
=== Known facts:  ===


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*The ancestor's name.  
*The ancestor's name.  
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== The Search Process:  ==
== The Search Process:  ==


1. Searched the [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami County, Ohio]] article to  see what information was available there.[[Image:Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg]]  
1. Searched the [[Miami County, Ohio Genealogy|Miami County, Ohio]] article to see what information was available there.[[Image:Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg]]  


:*There was a link to the Miami Valley Genealogy Index under the heading of Genealogy.  
:*There was a link to the Miami Valley Genealogy Index under the heading of Genealogy.  
:*The link led to a page on the internet for the [http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/miami/miami.htm Miami Valley Genealogy Index].  
:*The link led to a page on the internet for the [http://gen2.pcdl.lib.oh.us/miami/miami.htm Miami Valley Genealogy Index].  
:*That page had the option to search for someone with the first letter of their surname and then the surname, itself.  
:*That page had the option to search for someone with the first letter of their surname and then the surname, itself.  
:*The surname was entered and the ancestor's name appeared with a list of transactions, including deeds and his marriage year.  
:*The surname was entered and the ancestor's name appeared with a list of transactions, including deeds and his marriage year.  
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2. The Miami County, Ohio article also had a section for "Local Histories"  
2. The Miami County, Ohio article also had a section for "Local Histories"  


:*There was a link for [https://www.familysearch.org/s/search/index/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=film_number&searchCriteria=962534&author_givenName=&author_surname= "The History of Miami County, Ohio"], published 1880, W. H. Beers & Co., which was available at FamilySearch.  
:*There was a link for [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/233805-the-history-of-miami-county-ohio-containing-a-history-of-the-county-its-cities-towns-etc-general-and-local-statistics-portraits-of-early-settlers-and-prominent-men-history-of-the-northwest-territory-history-of-ohio-map-of-miami-county-constitution-of-the-united-states-miscellaneous-matters-etc?offset=1 "The History of Miami County, Ohio"], published 1880, W. H. Beers & Co., which was available at FamilySearch.  
:*Following that link led to the book, which had been digitized and could be viewed and downloaded.  
:*Following that link led to the book, which had been digitized and could be viewed and downloaded.  
:*Searching through the book revealed information for the ancestor that included:  
:*Searching through the book revealed information for the ancestor that included:  
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4. Further research will be done to get images of the deeds from the Index, and to verify birth information given in the history.  
4. Further research will be done to get images of the deeds from the Index, and to verify birth information given in the history.  


This was a very successful outcome, accomplished by following information and links in the Wiki.
This was a very successful outcome, accomplished by following information and links in the Wiki.  
 
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