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| bgcolor="#66ffff" valign="baseline" | <center>'''If you cannot find an ancestor in these land records . . .'''</center> | | bgcolor="#66ffff" valign="baseline" | <center>'''If you cannot find an ancestor in these land records . . .'''</center> | ||
*Re-try the ''[[Land Patent Search|BLM Land Patent Search]] '' using variant spellings of the ancestor's name. | *Re-try the ''[[Land Patent Search|BLM Land Patent Search]] '' using [[Guessing a Name Variation|variant spellings]] of the ancestor's name. | ||
*Check for an index among the tract book volumes. Sometimes a separate index volume exists for all the tract books from the same land office. | *Check for an index among the tract book volumes. Sometimes a separate index volume exists for all the tract books from the same land office. | ||
*Hunt for the land records of relatives. Sometimes one ancestor would obtain land through the name of a relative, or even a neighbor. | *Hunt for the land records of relatives. Sometimes one ancestor would obtain land through the name of a relative, or even a neighbor. | ||