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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]].  


=== Virginia 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"
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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'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Virginia Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Virginia Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Virginia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Virginia Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Virginia 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 Virginia Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Virginia Church Records|Church records]], [[Virginia Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Virginia 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 Virginia Death Records|Death Records]], [[Virginia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Virginia Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Virginia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Virginia 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 Virginia Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find Virginia Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Census|Census]], [[Virginia Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[Virginia, United States 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]]
|-
|-
| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Virginia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Virginia 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"|
| [[Virginia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Virginia Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[Virginia 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"|
| [[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Virginia Census|Census]], [[Virginia Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Virginia Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[Virginia 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"|
| [[Virginia Military Records|Military Records]], [[Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[Virginia 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 Virginia Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on Virginia, including research at the county level, visit the [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] 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/46?region=United%20States%20of%20America Virginia record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/46?region=United%20States%20of%20America Virginia record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
[[Category:Virginia, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:Virginia, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
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