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{{Tip|Check death related records of your ancestor first}} | {{Tip|Check death related records of your ancestor first}} | ||
:'''Why?''' | :'''Why?''' | ||
::* | ::*Many types of records were created around a person's death | ||
::*Death related records usually give birth and marriage information | ::*Death related records usually give birth and marriage information, clues leading to parents | ||
::*Death certificates ask for names of parents | ::*Later records typically provide more information and clues | ||
::*Obituaries usually identify the parents | ::*[[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Death|Death certificates]] ask for names of parents | ||
::*[[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Obituaries|Obituaries]] usually identify the parents | |||
*'''Tip:''' Search marriage records for your ancestor | |||
:'''Why?''' | :'''Why?''' | ||
::*Marriage records | ::*Marriage records often give names of parents | ||
::* | ::*The records usually exist from the time the county was formed | ||
*'''Tip:''' Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive | |||
:'''Why | :'''Why?''' | ||
::*They may live with or near relatives | |||
::*Relatives, such as parents, brothers, sisters, an aunt, or uncle, may live with them | ::*Relatives, such as parents, brothers, sisters, an aunt, or uncle, may live with them | ||
::*Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation | ::*Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation where the father and the mother were born | ||
::* | |||
*'''Tip:''' Use [[User:{{PAGENAME}}#Probate Records|Probate records]] | |||
:'''Why?''' | |||
::*Wills and other probate records often give married names of daughters | |||
::**Online or published indexes provide every-name searches | |||
::*These records were kept from the time a county was formed | |||
*'''Tip:''' Search records of your ancestor's siblings | |||
:'''Why?''' | :'''Why?''' | ||
::*Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer | ::*Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer | ||
::*They or their children may have compiled a genealogy and included it in a local history or a genealogy database | |||
Click for more tips | Click for more tips | ||
===== | ===== Articles About Finding Parents ===== | ||
*[[United States Adoption Research]] | *[[United States Adoption Research]] | ||
*[[How to Find Descendants in the United States|How to find descendants]] | *[[How to Find Descendants in the United States|How to find descendants]] (Also helps with finding parents.) | ||
Latest revision as of 16:10, 27 February 2014
Here are a few tips for learning the names of a person's parents:
| Tip: Check death related records of your ancestor first |
- Why?
- Many types of records were created around a person's death
- Death related records usually give birth and marriage information, clues leading to parents
- Later records typically provide more information and clues
- Death certificates ask for names of parents
- Obituaries usually identify the parents
- Tip: Search marriage records for your ancestor
- Why?
- Marriage records often give names of parents
- The records usually exist from the time the county was formed
- Tip: Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive
- Why?
- They may live with or near relatives
- Relatives, such as parents, brothers, sisters, an aunt, or uncle, may live with them
- Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation where the father and the mother were born
- Tip: Use Probate records
- Why?
- Wills and other probate records often give married names of daughters
- Online or published indexes provide every-name searches
- These records were kept from the time a county was formed
- Wills and other probate records often give married names of daughters
- Tip: Search records of your ancestor's siblings
- Why?
- Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer
- They or their children may have compiled a genealogy and included it in a local history or a genealogy database
Click for more tips
Articles About Finding Parents[edit source]
- United States Adoption Research
- How to find descendants (Also helps with finding parents.)