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As families believe they have researched their pedigrees back in time as far as possible, they sometimes choose to gather information on all the descendants of a particular ancestor or even all of their ancestors. This article explains possible steps to take on such a project in STATE online records.  

:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.|1. Online census records.]]'''  

:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]]

:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]'''  

:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]'''  

:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in STATE Online Genealogy Records.|5. STATE Online Genealogy Records.]]

For more information on census records, see [[STATE Census]] and [[United States Census]].

Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in STATE statewide beginning in XXXX, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br>

For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in STATE, see [[How to Find STATE Birth Records]], [[How to Find STATE Marriage Records]], and [[How to Find STATE Death Records]].

For more information, see [[STATE Obituaries]] and [[STATE Cemeteries]].

*[XXXX '''STATE, United States Historical Images, New Version''']  

*[XXXX '''STATE, United States Historical Images, Old Version''']

==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in STATE Online Genealogy Records.==

The steps given here are intended to list record sources which can most efficiently identify descendants. Many other online records which might or might not mention descendants are listed in the [[STATE Online Genealogy Records|'''STATE Online Genealogy Records''']] page, including '''immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, and probate records''', and others. These can be records that cover a smaller group within the population, such as men who served in the military, etc.  

*[[STATE Online Genealogy Records|'''STATE Online Genealogy Records''']]

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