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:[[Arkansas Online Genealogy Records|Arizona Online Genealogy Records]]
== Arizona Research Strategies  ==
:[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|How to find Arizona Birth Records]]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arizona:<br>
:[[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|How to find Arizona Marriage Records]]
:[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|How to find Arizona Death Records]]


=== Arizona Research Tips  ===
===Finding Arizona Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
*[[GuidedResearch:Arizona|Finding Arizona Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]


These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Alaska.
===Finding Arizona Records===
*[[Arizona Record Finder]]


*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Arizona start on the county level in 1909 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
===Arizona Statewide Databases===
*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Arizona began recording deaths in 1844. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Arkansas death records]]
*[[Arizona Online Genealogy Records|Arizona Online Genealogy 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. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


[[Category:Arkansas]]
===Arizona Research Process===
*[[Step-by-Step Arizona Research, 1850-1910|Arizona Step-by-Step Research, 1850-1910]]
*[[Step-by-Step Arizona Research 1900--Present|Arizona Step-by-Step Research, 1900--present]]
*[[Arizona Descendancy Research]]
*[[How to Find Arizona Birth Records|How to find Arizona Birth Records]]
*[[How to Find Arizona Marriage Records|How to find Arizona Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Arizona Death Records|How to find Arizona Death Records]]
 
== Arizona Research Tips  ==
 
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Arizona:<br>
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth and death records in Arizona start on the county level in 1909, although full compliance was not achieved until 1926.
*'''''County regististration:''''' Some earlier records for 1887 to 1909 consist of births and deaths recorded by the individual
counties where the events occurred.<ref>''Arizona Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 15. (Accessed 17 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arizona.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> 
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Arizona Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Arizona.
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'''Substitute Records:'''
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*'''''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.
*'''''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 [[Arizona Substitute Records|Arizona Substitute Records]] for more information.
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'''Finding Parents:''' 
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1909 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 [[Arizona Newspapers]] and [[Arizona Obituaries]] for more information.
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Arizona Church Records]] for more information.
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'''Census Records:'''
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Arizona Census|Arizona Census Records]] for more information.
*'''''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.
 
== Further Arizona Research  ==
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arizona.pdf Arizona Family History Library Research Outline]
*[http://usgenwebsites.org/AZGenWeb/ AZGenWeb] at Arizona GenWeb Project
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/az/ Cyndi's List] - Arizona genealogy websites
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ariz/ Arizona Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Arizona
*[http://www.raogk.org/arizona-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Arizona Records Guide
 
==References==
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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

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

Arizona Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

Finding Arizona Birth, Marriage or Death Records[edit | edit source]

Finding Arizona Records[edit | edit source]

Arizona Statewide Databases[edit | edit source]

Arizona Research Process[edit | edit source]

Arizona Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Arizona:

Birth and Death information:


  • Statewide registration: Birth and death records in Arizona start on the county level in 1909, although full compliance was not achieved until 1926.
  • County regististration: Some earlier records for 1887 to 1909 consist of births and deaths recorded by the individual

counties where the events occurred.[1]

  • Access to records: See Arizona Vital Records for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Arizona.


Substitute 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.
  • 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 Arizona Substitute Records for more information.


Finding Parents:


  • Death records: Death records created by the state starting in 1909 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 Arizona Newspapers and Arizona Obituaries for more information.
  • Church records: Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See Arizona Church Records for more information.


Census Records:


  • Check all census years: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See Arizona Census Records for more information.
  • 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.

Further Arizona Research[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Arizona Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 15. (Accessed 17 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo