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 == What Do I Do Next? ==
 === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
-*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records.
+*Use the information to find other vital records such as birth, marriage, and death
-*Use the information to find additional family members.
+*Use the information to find additional family members in census records
-*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
+*Search for land and probate records
-*[[Illinois Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
+*Search church records for the family
 === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
-*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc.  Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
+*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
-*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
+*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search
-*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
+*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name
-*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name, especially French or Latin versions.
+*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
-*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names.
-*Search the indexes and records of [[Illinois, United States Genealogy]].
 == Citing This Collection ==