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== [[Image:Clinton County NY - Peru cemetery.JPG|thumb|center|Clinton County NY - Peru cemetery.JPG]] Researching in a Locality to find an ancestor. ==
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== Researching in a Locality to find an ancestor. ==


Knowing a locality can be very helpful in locating information about an ancestor.  Following are the steps taken to find an ancestor who had lived in Miami County, Ohio.  
Knowing a locality can be very helpful in locating information about an ancestor.  Following are the steps taken to find an ancestor who had lived in Miami County, Ohio.  
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=== Known facts:  ===
=== Known facts:  ===


[[Image:Turner ancestorst.jpg|thumb|right|99x124px|Turner ancestorst.jpg]]   
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*The ancestor's name.  
*The ancestor's name.  
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*Names of his wife and family.
*Names of his wife and family.


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=== Unknown facts:  ===
=== Unknown facts:  ===
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== The Search Process:  ==
== The Search Process:  ==


1. Searched the [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami County, Ohio]] article to &nbsp;see what information was available there.[[Image:Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg]]  
1. Searched the [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami County, Ohio]] article to &nbsp;see what information was available there.[[Image:Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right]]  


:*There was a link to the Miami Valley Genealogy Index under the heading of Genealogy.  
:*There was a link to the Miami Valley Genealogy Index under the heading of Genealogy.  
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