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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]].  
*'''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]].  


=== Mississippi Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This 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.  
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]].'''


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| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Mississippi Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Mississippi Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Mississippi Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Mississippi Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
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| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Mississippi Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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| [[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]], [[Mississippi Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Mississippi Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
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| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death Records]], [[Mississippi Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Mississippi Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Mississippi Church Records|Church Records]], [[Mississippi Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Mississippi Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Mississippi Census|Census]], [[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Mississippi Biography|Biography]], [[Mississippi Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Mississippi Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Mississippi Church Records|Church Records]], [[Mississippi Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Mississippi Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Mississippi Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Mississippi Biography|Biography]], [[Mississippi History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Mississippi Census|Census]], [[Mississippi Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Mississippi Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Mississippi Biography|Biography]], [[Mississippi Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Mississippi Military Records|Military Records]], [[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Mississippi Biography|Biography]], [[Mississippi History|History]]
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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=== Further Mississippi Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on Mississippi, including research at the county level, visit the [[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississippi]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] 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.
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/54?region=United%20States%20of%20America Mississippi record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/54?region=United%20States%20of%20America Mississippi record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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[[Category:Mississippi, United States]]
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
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