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*'''Finding Parents:''' Death records were recorded by the county health office beginning in 1882, where they remained before mandatory recording with the state board of health began in January 1900. . They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Indiana death records]]  
*'''Finding Parents:''' Death records were recorded by the county health office beginning in 1882, where they remained before mandatory recording with the state board of health began in January 1900. . They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Indiana 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. [[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]].  
=== Indiana Record Finder  ===
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 [[Indiana Record Finder]].'''
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| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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Birth information
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*[[How to Find Indiana Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Indiana Death Records|Death records]]
*[[Indiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Indiana Church Records|Church records]]
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*[[Indiana Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Indiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Indiana Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Indiana Military Records|Military records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
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*[[How to Find Indiana Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[Indiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Indiana Bible Records|Bible records]]
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*[[Indiana Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Indiana Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Indiana Military Records|Military records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Death information
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*[[How to Find Indiana Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[Indiana Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Indiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[Indiana Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Indiana Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Indiana Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents
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*[[How to Find Indiana Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Indiana Death Records|Death records]]
*[[Indiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Indiana Census|Census]]
*[[Indiana Church Records|Church records]]
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*[[Indiana Biography|Biography]]
*[[Indiana, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name
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*[[How to Find Indiana Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[Indiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Indiana Probate Records|Probate records]]
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*[[Indiana Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Indiana Military Records|Military Records]]
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Immigration date
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*[[Indiana Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Indiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Indiana Census|Census]]
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*[[Indiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Indiana Biography|Biography]]
*[[Indiana History|History]]
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Naturalization
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*[[Indiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Indiana Census|Census]]
*[[Indiana Court Records|Court Records]]
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*[[Indiana Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Indiana Biography|Biography]]
*[[Indiana Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description
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*[[Indiana Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Indiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
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*[[Indiana Biography|Biography]]
*[[Indiana History|History]]
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=== Further Indiana Research  ===
=== Further Indiana Research  ===

Revision as of 19:34, 12 February 2025

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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

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

Indiana Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

Indiana Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Indiana.

  • Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1907, with compliance by 1920. 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: Death records were recorded by the county health office beginning in 1882, where they remained before mandatory recording with the state board of health began in January 1900. . They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Indiana 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.

Further Indiana Research[edit | edit source]