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The North Carolina Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for North Carolina. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

North Carolina Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in North Carolina

[STATE] 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 [[[STATE] Record Finder]].

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

Further [STATE] Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].
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 North Carolina record collections at FamilySearch.

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 *[[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|How to find North Carolina Death Records]]
-=== North Carolina Research Tips  ===
+=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
-These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in North Carolina.
+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]].'''
-*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1913 in North Carolina with general compliance by 1920. 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 For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1913 in North Carolina with general compliance by 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search North Carolina 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. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
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-<br>
-=== North Carolina Record Finder  ===
-This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for they type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
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-| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
-| '''2. Try these records first:'''
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-| '''3. Other useful records'''
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-| Birth information
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-| [[How to Find North Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|Death records]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
+Birth information
-| [[North Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[North Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]], [[North Carolina 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 North Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]], [[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]], [[North Carolina Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[[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 North Carolina Death Records|Death Records]], [[North Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[North Carolina Church Records|Church Records]], [[North Carolina 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]]
 |-
-| Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
-| [[How to Find North Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find North Carolina Death Records|Death records]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Census|Census]], [[North Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[North Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[North Carolina 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]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 |-
-| Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[How to Find North Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]]
+Maiden name
-| [[North Carolina Church Records|Church Records]], [[North Carolina Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[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]]
 |-
-| Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[North Carolina Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[North Carolina Census|Census]]
+Immigration date
-| [[North Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[North Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[North Carolina History|History]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[[STATE] History|History]]
 |-
-| Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[North Carolina Census|Census]], [[North Carolina Court Records|Court Records]]
+Naturalization
-| [[North Carolina Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[North Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[North Carolina Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
-| Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
-| [[North Carolina Military Records|Military Records]], [[North Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+Physical description
-| [[North Carolina Biography|Biography]], [[North Carolina History|History]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[[STATE] History|History]]
 |}
-To look for more North Carolina records, [[North Carolina Record Finder|go here]]
+=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
-=== Further North Carolina Research  ===
+*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.
-For more research on North Carolina, including research at the county level, visit the [[North Carolina Genealogy|North Carolina]] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/20?region=United%20States%20of%20America North Carolina record collections] at FamilySearch.
-Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/20?region=United%20States%20of%20America North Carolina record collections] at FamilySearch.
 [[Category:North Carolina Research Strategies]]
 [[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
 [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]

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