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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>  
'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>  
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903 and had immediate compliance.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1906 and had compliance for registration by 1915.<ref>''Pennsylvania Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2005, 33. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>  
*'''''County registration:''''' A few some counties kept birth and death records as early as 1854, although most did not start until after state registration began in 1903.<ref>''Oregon Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 18. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>  
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Oregon Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Oregon.
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Oregon Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Oregon.
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'''Finding Parents:'''   
'''Finding Parents:'''   
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*'''''Death records:'''''  In 1903, the state required recording the deceased's birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.   
*'''''Death records:'''''  In 1906, the state required recording the deceased's birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.   
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Oregon Newspapers]] and [[Oregon Obituaries]] for more information.
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Oregon Newspapers]] and [[Oregon Obituaries]] for more information.
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Oregon Church Records]] for more information.
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Oregon Church Records]] for more information.