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Texas, Val Verde, Del Rio, Indexes and Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Del Rio - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information. | Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information. | ||
=== I Found the Person I was Looking for, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I was Looking for, What Now? === | ||
*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later | *Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests | *Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests | ||
*Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different | *Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different | ||
*Use the record to learn the place of origin and find their church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records | *Use the record to learn the place of origin and find their church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records | *Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records | ||
*Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for are listed and have additional information or leads; you may also find additional information on new family members in censuses | *Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for are listed and have additional information or leads; you may also find additional information on new family members in censuses | ||
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family | ||
*[[Texas Church Records| Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | *[[Texas Church Records| Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||