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Baptisms for the dead are one of the better sources to use to extend the pedigree of a member who was alive anytime before 1958. Proxy baptisms usually show several relatives being baptized at the same time. | Baptisms for the dead are one of the better sources to use to extend the pedigree of a member who was alive anytime before 1958. Proxy baptisms usually show several relatives being baptized at the same time. | ||
Look through the records you already have about your family. Search your family group records, the Ordinance Index, the [http://www.familysearch.org ''Ancestral File''], and the Pedigree Resource File to find proxy baptisms. Then look up the original proxy baptism records. Old baptism records will list who the heir is and give his relationship to the deceased. | Look through the records you already have about your family. Search your family group records, the Ordinance Index, the [http://www.familysearch.org ''Ancestral File''], and the [http://www.familysearch.org ''Pedigree Resource File''] to find proxy baptisms. Then look up the original proxy baptism records. Old baptism records will list who the heir is and give his relationship to the deceased. | ||
Heir indexes to proxy baptisms list the name of the heir and each page where temple work for the heir’s ancestors can be found. Remember to check indexes that cover several time periods in the same temple, and also check other temples that were open at the same time. | Heir indexes to proxy baptisms list the name of the heir and each page where temple work for the heir’s ancestors can be found. Remember to check indexes that cover several time periods in the same temple, and also check other temples that were open at the same time. | ||
For more information see the "Heir Indexes" part of the "Temple Records" | For more information see the "Heir Indexes" part of the [[LDS Temple Records|"Temple Records"]] page. | ||
== Genealogical Surveys == | == Genealogical Surveys == | ||
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Genealogical surveys were two-or four-page forms. The forms requested biographical information about the person and his or her children, brothers, sisters, parents, and ancestors. | Genealogical surveys were two-or four-page forms. The forms requested biographical information about the person and his or her children, brothers, sisters, parents, and ancestors. | ||
''Genealogical Surveys of LDS Members: Autobiographies and Ancestors''. 34 Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1924–1929. (Family History Library book 289.3 G286g; films 1059454–63). These are indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''. | *''Genealogical Surveys of LDS Members: Autobiographies and Ancestors'' <ref> ''Genealogical Surveys of LDS Members: Autobiographies and Ancestors''. 34 Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1924–1929. (Family History Library book 289.3 G286g; films 1059454–63). </ref> These are indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''. | ||
''Ogden Stake Relief Society. Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church'', Ogden Stake. 26 Volumes. [Ogden, Utah: Stake Relief Society, Genealogy Committee], 1915–1920. (Family History Library book Q 979.288 D2o; films 564276–85). The records are arranged by ward and then alphabetized by married surname. These are indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''. | *''Ogden Stake Relief Society. Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church'' <ref> ''Ogden Stake Relief Society. Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church'', Ogden Stake. 26 Volumes. [Ogden, Utah: Stake Relief Society, Genealogy Committee], 1915–1920. (Family History Library book Q 979.288 D2o; films 564276–85). </ref> The records are arranged by ward and then alphabetized by married surname. These are indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''. | ||
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Utah Stake. Genealogical Committee. ''Personal Histories, ca. 1917''. Two Volumes. N.p., [1917?] (Family History Library book Q 979.224 D3c; fiche 6031600 [set of 12]). These forms were filled out by members in the Utah Stake in Utah County, Utah. These are indexed in the Early Church Information File. | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Utah Stake. Genealogical Committee. ''Personal Histories, ca. 1917''. Two Volumes. N.p., [1917?] (Family History Library book Q 979.224 D3c; fiche 6031600 [set of 12]). These forms were filled out by members in the Utah Stake in Utah County, Utah. These are indexed in the Early Church Information File. | ||