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The South Carolina Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for South Carolina. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

South Carolina Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in South Carolina

South Carolina Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in South Carolina.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1915 in South Carolina. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1915 in South Carolina. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search South Carolina death records
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. Search U.S. Censuses.

[STATE] Record Finder[edit | edit source]

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]].

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records\|Birth records]] [[How to Find [STATE] Death Records\|Death records]] [[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]] [[[STATE] Church Records\|Church records]]	[[[STATE] Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]] [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship\|Naturalization and Citizenship]] [[[STATE] Bible Records\|Bible records]] [[[STATE] Military Records\|Military records]]
Marriage information	[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records\|Marriage records]] [[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]] [[[STATE] Bible Records\|Bible records]]	[[[STATE] Church Records\|Church records]] [[[STATE] Probate Records\|Probate records]] [[[STATE] Military Records\|Military records]]
Death information	[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records\|Death Records]] [[[STATE] Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]] [[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]]	[[[STATE] Probate Records\|Probate Records]] [[[STATE] Church Records\|Church Records]] [[[STATE] Bible Records\|Bible Records]]
Parents	[[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]]	[[[STATE] Biography\|Biography]] [[[STATE], United States Genealogy\|Genealogy]]
Maiden name	[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records\|Marriage Records]] [[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]] [[[STATE] Probate Records\|Probate records]]	[[[STATE] Church Records\|Church Records]] [[[STATE] Military Records\|Military Records]]
Immigration date	[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration\|Emigration and Immigration]] [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship\|Naturalization and Citizenship]] [[[STATE] Census\|Census]]	[[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]] [[[STATE] Biography\|Biography]] [[[STATE] History\|History]]
Naturalization	[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship\|Naturalization and Citizenship]] [[[STATE] Census\|Census]] [[[STATE] Court Records\|Court Records]]	[[[STATE] Voting Records\|Voting Records]] [[[STATE] Biography\|Biography]] [[[STATE] Periodicals\|Periodicals]]
Physical description	[[[STATE] Military Records\|Military Records]] [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship\|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)	[[[STATE] Biography\|Biography]] [[[STATE] History\|History]]

Further [STATE] Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].
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 South Carolina record collections at FamilySearch.

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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]].
-=== South Carolina 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="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
+{| width="70%" border="1"
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-| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
-| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
-| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
+| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
 |-
-| Birth information
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find South Carolina Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[South Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
+Birth information
-| [[South Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[South Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[South Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]], [[South Carolina 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 South Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[South Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[South Carolina Church Records|Church records]], [[South Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]], [[South Carolina 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 South Carolina Death Records|Death Records]], [[South Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[South Carolina Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[South Carolina Church Records|Church Records]], [[South Carolina 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]]
 |-
-| Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
-| [[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find South Carolina Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[South Carolina Census|Census]], [[South Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[South Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[South Carolina Compiled Genealogies|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]]
 |-
-| Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[How to Find South Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[South Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]]
+Maiden name
-| [[South Carolina Church Records|Church Records]], [[South Carolina 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"|
-| [[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[South Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[South Carolina Census|Census]]
+Immigration date
-| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[South Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[South Carolina 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"|
-| [[South Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[South Carolina Census|Census]], [[South Carolina Court Records|Court Records]]
+Naturalization
-| [[South Carolina Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[South Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[South Carolina 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]]
 |-
-| Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[South Carolina Military Records|Military Records]], [[South Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+Physical description
-| [[South Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[South Carolina 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 South Carolina Research  ===
+=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
-For more research on South Carolina, including research at the county level, visit the [[South Carolina Genealogy|South Carolina]] 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/25?region=United%20States%20of%20America South Carolina record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/25?region=United%20States%20of%20America South Carolina record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
 [[Category:South Carolina, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
 [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records\|Birth records]] [[How to Find [STATE] Death Records\|Death records]] [[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]] [[[STATE] Church Records\|Church records]]	[[[STATE] Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]] [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship\|Naturalization and Citizenship]] [[[STATE] Bible Records\|Bible records]] [[[STATE] Military Records\|Military records]]
Marriage information	[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records\|Marriage records]] [[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]] [[[STATE] Bible Records\|Bible records]]	[[[STATE] Church Records\|Church records]] [[[STATE] Probate Records\|Probate records]] [[[STATE] Military Records\|Military records]]
Death information	[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records\|Death Records]] [[[STATE] Cemeteries\|Cemeteries]] [[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]]	[[[STATE] Probate Records\|Probate Records]] [[[STATE] Church Records\|Church Records]] [[[STATE] Bible Records\|Bible Records]]
Parents	[[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]]	[[[STATE] Biography\|Biography]] [[[STATE], United States Genealogy\|Genealogy]]
Maiden name	[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records\|Marriage Records]] [[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]] [[[STATE] Probate Records\|Probate records]]	[[[STATE] Church Records\|Church Records]] [[[STATE] Military Records\|Military Records]]
Immigration date	[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration\|Emigration and Immigration]] [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship\|Naturalization and Citizenship]] [[[STATE] Census\|Census]]	[[[STATE] Obituaries\|Obituaries]] [[[STATE] Biography\|Biography]] [[[STATE] History\|History]]
Naturalization	[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship\|Naturalization and Citizenship]] [[[STATE] Census\|Census]] [[[STATE] Court Records\|Court Records]]	[[[STATE] Voting Records\|Voting Records]] [[[STATE] Biography\|Biography]] [[[STATE] Periodicals\|Periodicals]]
Physical description	[[[STATE] Military Records\|Military Records]] [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship\|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)	[[[STATE] Biography\|Biography]] [[[STATE] History\|History]]