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Texas, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Membership Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information. | Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information. | ||
=== I Found | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later. | *Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later. | ||
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records. | *Use the age or estimated birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records. | ||
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*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members. | *Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members. | ||
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | ||
*[[Texas Church Records| Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | *[[Texas Church Records| Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | ||
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||