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As an example, consider locating Agnes Rockwell in the Mercer County, Pennsylvania 1800-[1971] estate index. Start with the [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28782-30893-5 volume for surnames starting with R]. L is the first key letter after the initial R in Rockwell. A is the first letter of the given name, Agnes. Check the [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28782-32030-27 guide to key letters] In the front of the volume to find the section number associated with the key letter L and given names starting with A. It is section 11. Go to [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28782-30807-89 section 11] and scan the chronological entries for Agnes Rockwell. | As an example, consider locating Agnes Rockwell in the Mercer County, Pennsylvania 1800-[1971] estate index. Start with the [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28782-30893-5 volume for surnames starting with R]. L is the first key letter after the initial R in Rockwell. A is the first letter of the given name, Agnes. Check the [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28782-32030-27 guide to key letters] In the front of the volume to find the section number associated with the key letter L and given names starting with A. It is section 11. Go to [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28782-30807-89 section 11] and scan the chronological entries for Agnes Rockwell. | ||
There are multiple versions of this system which use different groupings of given name initial letters and from those yield different code numbers. A [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28782-32030-27 chart for one version is here] and [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28829-18538-2 another version's chart is here]. | |||
=== Split Column Indexes<br> === | === Split Column Indexes<br> === | ||