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'''Finding Parents:'''   
'''Finding Parents:'''   
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the county starting in 1882 may contain parents of the deceased. However, state recorded deaths required birth and parent information. Information is only as accurate as a grieving relative remembers.  
*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in July 1905 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.  
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[California Newspapers]] and [[California Obituaries]] for more information.
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[California Newspapers]] and [[California Obituaries]] for more information.
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[California Church Records]] for more information.
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[California Church Records]] for more information.
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*'''''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.
*'''''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.


===Further California Research===
==Further California Research==
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/California.pdf California Research Outline] – California Family History Library Research Outline
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/California.pdf California Research Outline] – California Family History Library Research Outline
*[https://cagenweb.org CAGenWeb] - California GenWeb Project
*[https://cagenweb.org CAGenWeb] - California GenWeb Project