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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | ||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births in 1911 | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1911, with full compliance by the 1920s. | ||
*'''''County regististration:''''' | *'''''County regististration:''''' The counties were officially required to keep records of births and deaths from 1907 to 1911.<ref>''Idaho Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2004, 10. (Accessed 17 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Idaho.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Idaho Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Idaho. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Idaho Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Idaho. | ||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | '''Finding Parents:''' | ||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1911 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 [[Idaho Newspapers]] and [[Idaho Obituaries]] for more information. | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Idaho Newspapers]] and [[Idaho Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Idaho 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 [[Idaho 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 Idaho Research == | |||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Idaho.pdf Idaho Family History Library Research Outline] | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Idaho.pdf Idaho Family History Library Research Outline] | ||
*[http://www.idgenweb.org/ IDGenWeb] - Idaho GenWeb Project | *[http://www.idgenweb.org/ IDGenWeb] - Idaho GenWeb Project | ||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/id/ Cyndi's List] - Idaho genealogy websites | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/id/ Cyndi's List] - Idaho genealogy websites | ||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ida/ Idaho Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Idaho | *[http://genealogytrails.com/ida/ Idaho Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Idaho | ||
*[http://www.raogk.org/idaho-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Idaho Records Guide | *[http://www.raogk.org/idaho-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Idaho Records Guide | ||
==References== | |||
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