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 [[Image:Searching for Ancestors icon.jpg|left|75px|]]Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces.
 :'''Why:'''
-::*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to:
+::;;*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to:
-::**A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this.
+:;;:**A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this.
-::**A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records.
+:;;:**A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records.
-::*The state or nation where the children were born is a clue to:
+:;;:*The state or nation where the children were born is a clue to:
-::**When the family migrated
+:;;:**When the family migrated
-::*Ages of husband and wife may be clues:
+:;;:*Ages of husband and wife may be clues:
-::**In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife.
+:;;:**In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife.
-::*Compare ages of the wife and the children:
+:;;:*Compare ages of the wife and the children:
-::**The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.)
+:;;:**The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.)
-::**The youngest child: was the wife too old?
+:;;:**The youngest child: was the wife too old?
 <center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center>
 [[Image:Green and White Globe.JPG|left|50px|]]Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search.
 :'''Why:'''
-::*
+:;;:*
 <center>[[Image:Section Divider Graphic.JPG|100px|]]</center>
 [[Image:Question mark red.jpg|left|30px|]]Ask questions to analyze what you are seeing: It is possible? Is it probable?