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

South Carolina Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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

South Carolina Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in South Carolina.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1915 in South Carolina. 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: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1915 in South Carolina. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search South 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. Search U.S. Censuses.

South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina Research[edit | edit source]

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

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-=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
+=== South Carolina 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 [[South Carolina Record Finder]].'''
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 Birth information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find South Carolina Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[South Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[South Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[South Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[South Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[South Carolina Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[How to Find South Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[South Carolina Bible Records|Bible records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[South Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[South Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[South Carolina Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Death information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find South Carolina Death Records|Death Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[South Carolina Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[South Carolina Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[South Carolina Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[South Carolina Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Parents
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find South Carolina Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[South Carolina Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[South Carolina Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[South Carolina Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[South Carolina, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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 Maiden name
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find South Carolina Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[South Carolina Probate Records|Probate records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[South Carolina Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[South Carolina Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Immigration date
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[South Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[South Carolina Census|Census]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Carolina Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[South Carolina Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[South Carolina History|History]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Naturalization
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[South Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[South Carolina Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[South Carolina Court Records|Court Records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[South Carolina Voting Records|Voting Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[South Carolina Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[South Carolina Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Physical description
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[South Carolina Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+*[[South Carolina Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[South Carolina Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[South Carolina History|History]]
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-=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+=== Further South Carolina 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 [[South Carolina Record Finder]].'''
-*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For online record collections, go to [[South Carolina Online Genealogy Records|'''South Carolina 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 South Carolina, including research at the county level, visit the [[South Carolina, United States Genealogy|'''South Carolina''']] page on the Research Wiki.
 *Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/25?region=United%20States%20of%20America South Carolina record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
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