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 These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Nevada:<br>
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-*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Nevada. 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.
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-*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1911 in Nevada.  They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Nevada death records]]
+'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
-*'''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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+*'''''Statewide birth registration:''''' Statewide registration of births began in 1911 and was generally complied with by 1920.<ref>''Nevada Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 17. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nevada.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
+*'''''Local registration:''''' Some county records begin as early as 1887 and will be at the county recorder's office, or in some counties, the county health department.<ref>''Nevada Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 17. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nevada.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
+*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Montana Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Montana.
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+'''Substitute Records:'''
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+*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
+*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information.
+*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Montana Substitute Records|Montana Substitute Records]] for more information.
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+'''Finding Parents:'''
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+*'''''Death records:''''' State recorded deaths starting in 1911 required birth and parent information. 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 [[Montana Newspapers]] and [[Montana Obituaries]] for more information.
+*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Montana Church Records]] for more information.
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+'''Census Records:'''
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+*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Montana Census|Nevada Census Records]] for more information.
+*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
+*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
 == Further Nevada Research  ==
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 *[http://genealogytrails.com/nev/ Wyoming Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Nevada
 *[http://www.raogk.org/Nevada-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Nevada
+==References==
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