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{{Tip|Check marriages for women in every county where your ancestor was found in a census, then search the SAME census for the husbands.}} | {{Tip|Check marriages for women in every county where your ancestor was found in a census, then search the SAME census for the husbands.}} | ||
'''Why:''' | :'''Why:''' | ||
*You may find sisters living in the area. | ::*You may find sisters living in the area. | ||
*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. In those censuses, were the women the right age(s) to be sisters? Aunts? The mother? | ::*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. In those censuses, were the women the right age(s) to be sisters? Aunts? The mother? | ||
*One of the husbands and your ancestor may have witnessed one anothers' deeds or other documents, perhaps suggesting they have become relatives. | ::*One of the husbands and your ancestor may have witnessed one anothers' deeds or other documents, perhaps suggesting they have become relatives. | ||
{{Tip|Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces.}} | {{Tip|Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces.}} | ||
'''Why:''' | :'''Why:''' | ||
*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to: | ::*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to: | ||
**A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this. | ::**A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this. | ||
**A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records. | ::**A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records. | ||
*Where the children were born (state, nation) may be a clue to: | ::*Where the children were born (state, nation) may be a clue to: | ||
**When the family migrated | ::**When the family migrated | ||
*Ages of husband and wife may be clues: | ::*Ages of husband and wife may be clues: | ||
**In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife. | ::**In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife. | ||
*Compare ages of the wife and the children: | ::*Compare ages of the wife and the children: | ||
**The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.) | ::**The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.) | ||
**The youngest child: was the wife too old? | ::**The youngest child: was the wife too old? | ||