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Illinois, Kane County, Elgin, Gail Borden Public Library District, Local Newspaper Obituary Digital Index - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
Illinois, Kane County, Elgin, Gail Borden Public Library District, Local Newspaper Obituary Digital Index - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
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When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | |||
*Search for a death certificate | *Search for a death certificate | ||
*Use the information from the obituary index to obtain the actual obituary | *Use the information from the obituary index to obtain the actual obituary | ||
*Search for the family in census records | *Search for the family in census records | ||
*Search for service and pension records if the individual served in the military | *Search for service and pension records if the individual served in the military | ||
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names | *Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names | ||