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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Florida Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Florida. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Florida Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Florida

Florida Online Genealogy Records

How to find Florida Birth Records

How to find Florida Marriage Records

How to find Florida Death Records

Florida Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Florida.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1899 in Florida with general compliance by 1920. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1899 in Florida; however, general compliance did not begin until 1917.. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Florida death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Florida Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records, Death records, Obituaries, Church records	Cemeteries, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906), Bible records, Military records (pension)
Marriage information	Marriage records, Obituaries, Bible records	Church records, Probate records, Military records
Death information	Death Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries	Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records
Parents	Birth records. Death records, Obituaries, Census, Church records	Biography, Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records, Obituaries, Probate records	Church Records, Military Records (pension)
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906), Census	Obituaries, Biography, History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906), Census, Court Records	Voting Records, Biography, Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography, History

Further Florida Research[edit | edit source]

For more research on Florida, including research at the county level, visit the Florida page on the Research Wiki.

Search all of the Florida record collections at FamilySearch.

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 === Florida Research Strategies  ===
-Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Florida:<br>
+Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Florida<br>
-<br>
-===Finding Florida Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
-*[[GuidedResearch:Florida|Finding Florida Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
-===Finding Florida Records===
+:[[Florida Online Genealogy Records|Florida Online Genealogy Records]]
-*[[Florida Record Finder]]
+:[[How to Find Florida Birth Records|How to find Florida Birth Records]]
+:[[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|How to find Florida Marriage Records]]
+:[[How to Find Florida Death Records|How to find Florida Death Records]]
-===Florida Statewide Databases===
+=== Florida Research Tips  ===
-*[[Florida Online Genealogy Records|Florida Online Genealogy Records]]
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Florida.
-===Florida Research Process===
+*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1899 in Florida with general compliance by 1920. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*[[Step-by-Step Florida Research, 1880-Present]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1899 in Florida; however, general compliance did not begin until 1917.. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Florida death records]]
-*[[Step-by-Step Florida Research, 1850-1910]]
+*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-*[[Florida Descendancy Research]]
-*[[How to Find Florida Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]]
-*[[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]]
-*[[How to Find Florida Death Records|How to Find Death Records]]
-=== Florida Research Tips  ===
+=== Florida Record Finder  ===
-These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Florida:<br>
+This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
-<br>
-'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
+{| width="70%" border="1"
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+|-
-*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1899, with full compliance by 1920.
+| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
-*'''''County regististration:''''' The offices of some county and city health departments have records from 1890 to 1916. Registration was inconsistant.
+| '''2. Try these records first:'''
-*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Florida Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Florida.
+| '''3. Other useful records'''
-<br>
+|-
-'''Substitute Records:'''
+| Birth information
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+| [[How to Find Florida Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Church Records|Church records]]
-*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
+| [[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906), [[Florida Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
-*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information.
+|-
-*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Florida Substitute Records|Florida Substitute Records]] for more information.
+| Marriage information
-<br>
+| [[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Bible Records|Bible records]]
-'''Finding Parents:'''
+| [[Florida Church Records|Church records]], [[Florida Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military records]]
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+|-
-*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1899 recorded by the state required birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
+| Death information
-*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Florida Newspapers]] and [[Florida Obituaries]] for more information.
+| [[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death Records]], [[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Florida Church Records]] for more information.
+| [[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Florida Church Records|Church Records]], [[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-<br>
+|-
-'''Census Records:'''
+| Parents
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+| [[How to Find Florida Birth Records|Birth records]]. [[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Census|Census]], [[Florida Church Records|Church records]]
-*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Florida Census|Florida Census Records]] for more information.
+| [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida Genealogy|Genealogy]]
-*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
+|-
-*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
+| Maiden name
+| [[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| [[Florida Church Records|Church Records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
+|-
+| Immigration date
+| [[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906), [[Florida Census|Census]]
+| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida History|History]]
+|-
+| Naturalization
+| [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906), [[Florida Census|Census]], [[Florida Court Records|Court Records]]
+| [[Florida Voting Records|Voting Records]], [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| Physical description
+| [[Florida Military Records|Military Records]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida History|History]]
+|}
 === Further Florida Research  ===
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Florida.pdf Florida Family History Library Research Outline]
-*[https://usgenwebsites.org/flgenweb/index2.html FLGenWeb] - Florida GenWeb Project
+For more research on Florida, including research at the county level, visit the [[Florida Genealogy|Florida]] page on the Research Wiki.
-*[http://genealogytrails.com/fla/ Florida Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Florida
-*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/fl/ Cyndi's List] - Florida genealogy websites
+Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/34?region=United%20States%20of%20America Florida record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
-*[http://www.raogk.org/florida-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Florida Records Guide
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