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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1914, with full compliance in the 1930s. | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1914, with full compliance in the 1930s. | ||
*'''''County regististration:''''' Some early cities recorded births as early as | *'''''County regististration:''''' Some early cities recorded births as early as 1881, but registration was not complete. No deaths were recorded before 1914. | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Arkansas Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Arkansas. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Arkansas Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Arkansas. | ||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1914 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | ||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Arkansas Newspapers]] and [[Arkansas Obituaries]] for more information. | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Arkansas Newspapers]] and [[Arkansas Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Arkansas Church Records]] for more information. | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Arkansas Church Records]] for more information. | ||
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