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{{Tip|Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive}}
{{Tip|Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive}}
:'''Why:'''
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::*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 of birth for both the father and the mother
::*Censuses 1880 and later tell the state or nation where the father and the mother were born
::*They may live with or near relatives


{{Tip|Search records of your ancestor's siblings}}
{{Tip|Search records of your ancestor's siblings}}

Revision as of 17:54, 26 February 2014

Here are a few tips for learning the names of a person's parents:

Why?
  • More 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
Why?
  • Marriage records often give names of parents
  • The records usually exist from the time the county was formed
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
Why?
  • Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer.

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