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== | == Success story using a locality to help 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]] | [[Image:Turner ancestorst.jpg|thumb|right|99x124px|Turner ancestorst.jpg]] | ||
*The ancestor's name. | *The ancestor's name. | ||
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== The Search Process: == | == The Search Process: == | ||
1. Searched the [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami County, Ohio]] article to see what information was available there.[[Image:Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right]] | 1. Searched the [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami County, Ohio]] article to see what information was available there.[[Image:Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|Miami County Ohio Courthouse.jpg]] | ||
:*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. | ||