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=== Arizona Research Strategies  ===
== Arizona Research Strategies  ==
 
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arizona:<br>  
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arizona:<br>  


:[[Arkansas Online Genealogy Records|Arizona Online Genealogy Records]]
===Finding Arizona Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
:[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|How to find Arizona Birth Records]]
*[[GuidedResearch:Arizona|Finding Arizona Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
:[[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  ===
 
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Arizona.
 
*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Arizona start on the county level in 1909 - although not all counties complied with the law. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. 
*'''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 Arizona death 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]].
 
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== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
===Finding Arizona Records===
This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
*[[Arizona Record Finder]]


===Vital Events ===
===Arizona Statewide Databases===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
*[[Arizona Online Genealogy Records|Arizona Online Genealogy Records]]  
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
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| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
===Arizona Research Process===
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*[[Step-by-Step Arizona Research, 1850-1910|Arizona Step-by-Step Research, 1850-1910]]
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*[[Step-by-Step Arizona Research 1900--Present|Arizona Step-by-Step Research, 1900--present]]
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
*[[Arizona Descendancy Research]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
*[[How to Find Arizona Birth Records|How to find Arizona Birth Records]]  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
*[[How to Find Arizona Marriage Records|How to find Arizona Marriage Records]]  
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*[[How to Find Arizona Death Records|How to find Arizona Death Records]]
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
== Arizona Research Tips  ==
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
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| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
|}


=== Residences and Locations ===
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Arizona:<br>
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<br>
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
----
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth and death records in Arizona start on the county level in 1909, although full compliance was not achieved until 1926.
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
*'''''County regististration:''''' Some earlier records for 1887 to 1909 consist of births and deaths recorded by the individual
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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> 
| align="left" | Residence
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Arizona Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Arizona.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
<br>
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
'''Substitute Records:'''
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
----
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital 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.
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*'''''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.
*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Arizona Substitute Records|Arizona Substitute Records]] for more information.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
<br>
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
'''Finding Parents:''' 
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
----
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*'''''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. 
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Arizona Newspapers]] and [[Arizona Obituaries]] for more information.
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*'''''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.
|}
<br>
'''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|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.


=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
== Further Arizona Research  ==
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
*[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
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/az/ Cyndi's List] - Arizona genealogy websites
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ariz/ Arizona Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Arizona
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
*[http://www.raogk.org/arizona-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Arizona Records Guide
|-
| align="left" | Nationality or Race
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}


=== Adoption ===
==References==
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 17 February 2025

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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

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

Finding Arizona Birth, Marriage or Death Records

Finding Arizona Records

Arizona Statewide Databases

Arizona Research Process

Arizona Research Tips

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

References

  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
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