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 *'''1780-1846''' {{RecordSearch|3418453|United States, Slave Birth Records, 1780-1846}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Slave Birth Records – FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1846-1867''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1231/ U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] at Ancestry - index & images; ($)
+*'''1861-1872''' {{RecordSearch|1414908|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 ==Searching Vital Records==
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 *Approximate year of the event
-To obtain vital record guidance '''online''', go to [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRec]. Search for:
+To obtain vital record guidance online, go to [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRec]. Search for:
 *Phone numbers and addresses of state and county archives that keep vital records.
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 =====Freedmen's Bureau Marriages =====
-*{{RecordSearch|1414908|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872}} consist of unbound marriage certificates, marriage licenses, monthly reports of marriages and other proofs of marriages. The records are part of the records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, part of National Archives Record Group 105 and were compiled from 1861 through 1872. Includes records from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. NARA publication: M1875: Marriage records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1869 and M1913: Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 (only marriages). To learn more go to [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]].
+This collection consists of unbound marriage certificates, marriage licenses, monthly reports of marriages and other proofs of marriages. The records are a subset of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.  They are part of National Archives Record Group 105 and were compiled from 1861 through 1872. It includes records from Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. NARA publications include M1875: Marriage records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1869 and M1913: Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 (only marriages).
+*[http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1973/fall/freedmens-marriage-registers.html Marriage Registers of Freedmen] at National Archives - information about the records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in the National Archives include some unusual but valuable items: marriage certificates of recently freed individuals, registers, and other records containing information about enslaved families.
+*See [https://www.familysearch.org/en/info/freedmens-bureau-records Freedmen's Bureau Records] at FamilySearch for more information.
-Many of the Freedmen’s Bureau marriage records are available online at:
+'''Online Databases:'''<br>
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/info/freedmens-bureau-records Freedmen's Bureau Records] at FamilySearch
+*'''1861-1872''' {{RecordSearch|1414908|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/cs/freedmens?o_iid=116301&o_lid=116301&o_sch=Web+Property Freedmen's Bureau Records] at Ancestry
+*'''1846-1867''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1231/ U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] at Ancestry - index & images; ($)
-*[http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1973/fall/freedmens-marriage-registers.html Marriage Registers of Freedmen:] The records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in the National Archives include some unusual but valuable items— marriage certificates of recently freed individuals, registers, and other records containing information about enslaved families.
 ==Death Records==
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 *Place (city, county, and state) where the last benefit was sent (This may or may not be the place of death.)
-===Searching the SSDI===
+===Social Security Death Index Databases===
+*Before searching the SSDI you must know the ancestor's name and an approximate death year (1936 or later).
-Before searching the SSDI you must know the ancestor's name and an approximate death year (1936 or later).
+*[http://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Searching the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) in One Step] at Steve Morse website, index
+*[https://www.fold3.com/publication/830/us-social-security-death-index Social Security Death Index (SSDI)] at Fold3 - index, ($)
+*'''1937-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States, Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - Index.
-The SSDI is online by going to: [http://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Searching the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) in One Step]; or [https://www.fold3.com/publication/830/us-social-security-death-index Social Security Death Index (SSDI)] - Fold3 ($). The SSDI is located at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1856363 FamilySearch] and also available at the FamilySearch Library on CD-ROM No. 9 pt. 110 discs 1 and 2.
+===Other Social Security Databases===
-Two sources of social security indexes often contain names of parents and other information.  The are the U.S., [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/5000016 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007].
+*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry - index ($)
+*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - index
 ===Social Security Applications===
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 ===Pre-1870 Enslaved or Free===
-{{FSC|312849|subject_id|disp=African American genealogical research}} in the FamilySearch Catalog.
+{{FSC|African Americans - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc|subject|subject-id=1301204868|disp=African American genealogical research}} in the FamilySearch Catalog.
 ==External Links==