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Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
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=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | |||
*Use the birth date or year to search for birth records | *Use the birth date or year to search for birth records | ||
*Use the birth date along with relative’s names to find the family in census records | *Use the birth date along with relative’s names to find the family in census records | ||
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*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the deceased who may have been buried in the same cemetery or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify | *Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the deceased who may have been buried in the same cemetery or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify | ||
*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 | ||
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names | *Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names | ||