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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records | *Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records | ||
*Use the Indian census card number to help you locate your ancestor in the Indian census | *Use the Indian census card number to help you locate your ancestor in the Indian census | ||
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family | ||
*[[Oklahoma Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | *[[Oklahoma Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name | *Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name | ||
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records | *Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records | ||
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search | *If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search | ||
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images | *Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images | ||
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well | *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well | ||
*Search the indexes and records of [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy]] | *Search the indexes and records of [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy]] | ||
*Search in the [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries]] | *Search in the [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries]] | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||