Arkansas Research Tips and Strategies: Difference between revisions

Birth information: Birth records in Arkansas start on the county level in 1881 - although not all counties complied with the law. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: The State of Arkansas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Arkansas death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Arkansas Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Arkansas Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Arkansas Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Arkansas Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Arkansas Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Arkansas, including research at the county level, visit the Arkansas page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Arkansas record collections at FamilySearch.

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 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
+=== Arkansas Record Finder  ===
-This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Arkansas Record Finder]].'''
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 Birth information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Arkansas Church Records|Church records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Arkansas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Arkansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Arkansas Bible Records|Bible records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Arkansas Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Arkansas Bible Records|Bible records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Arkansas Church Records|Church records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Arkansas Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Arkansas Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Death information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|Death Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Arkansas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Arkansas Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Arkansas Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Arkansas Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Parents
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Arkansas Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Arkansas Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Arkansas Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Arkansas Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Arkansas Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[Arkansas, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 |-
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 Maiden name
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Arkansas Probate Records|Probate records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Arkansas Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Arkansas Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
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 Immigration date
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-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Arkansas Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Arkansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Arkansas Census|Census]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Arkansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Arkansas Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Arkansas History|History]]
 |-
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 Naturalization
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Arkansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Arkansas Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Arkansas Court Records|Court Records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Arkansas Voting Records|Voting Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Arkansas Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Arkansas Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
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 Physical description
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Arkansas Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+*[[Arkansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Arkansas Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Arkansas History|History]]
 |}
-=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+=== Further Arkansas Research  ===
-*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Arkansas Record Finder]].'''
-*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For online record collections, go to [[Arkansas Online Genealogy Records|'''Arkansas Online Genealogy Records.''']]
-*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*For more research on Arkansas, including research at the county level, visit the [[Arkansas, United States Genealogy|'''Arkansas''']] page on the Research Wiki.
 *Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/48?region=United%20States%20of%20America Arkansas record collections] at FamilySearch.
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