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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== Texas Record Finder  ===
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


{| width="70%" border="1"
{| width="70%" border="1"
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| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Texas Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Texas Death Records|Death records]], [[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Texas Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Texas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Texas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Texas Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Texas Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
|-
| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Texas Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Texas Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Texas Church Records|Church records]], [[Texas Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Texas Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
|-
| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Texas Death Records|Death Records]], [[Texas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Texas Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Texas Church Records|Church Records]], [[Texas Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
|-
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Texas Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find Texas Death Records|Death records]], [[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Texas Census|Census]], [[Texas Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Texas Biography|Biography]], [[Texas Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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|-
| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Texas Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Texas Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Texas Church Records|Church Records]], [[Texas Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
|-
|-
| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Texas Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Texas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Texas Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Texas Biography|Biography]], [[Texas History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|-
|-
| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Texas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Texas Census|Census]], [[Texas Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Texas Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Texas Biography|Biography]], [[Texas Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Texas Military Records|Military Records]], [[Texas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Texas Biography|Biography]], [[Texas History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
|}


=== Further Texas Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on Texas, including research at the county level, visit the [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/26?region=United%20States%20of%20America Texas record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/26?region=United%20States%20of%20America Texas record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
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