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=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===


*Use the name, date, and place or residence, to find the ancestor or family in census records.
*Use the name, date, and place or residence, to find the ancestor or family in census records
*Use the place or residence to locate church and land records.
*Use the place or residence to locate church and land records
*Continue to search the index and records to identify other relatives.
*Continue to search the index and records to identify other relatives
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
*You may need to compare the information of more than one family or person to make this determination.
*You may need to compare the information of more than one family or person to make this determination
*Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
*Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur


=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?  ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?  ===
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