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[[Image:Wedding Bands - Marriage.png |left|50px|]]Check marriages for women in the county where your ancestor was found in a census. Then find those women and their husbands the SAME census. | [[Image:Wedding Bands - Marriage.png |left|50px|]]Check marriages for women in the county where your ancestor was found in a census. Then find those women and their husbands the SAME census. | ||
:'''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. Were the women old enough to be sisters? Aunts? The mother? | ::::*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. Were the women old enough to be sisters? Aunts? The mother? | ||
::*Did any of those husbands witness your ancestor's deeds and other records? Were they near neighbors? | ::::*Did any of those husbands witness your ancestor's deeds and other records? Were they near neighbors? | ||
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[[Image:Searching for Ancestors icon.jpg|left|50px|]]Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces. | [[Image:Searching for Ancestors icon.jpg|left|50px|]]Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces. | ||