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== Texas Research Strategies == | |||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Texas<br> | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Texas<br> | ||
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*[[How to Find Texas Death Records|How to find Texas Death Records]] | *[[How to Find Texas Death Records|How to find Texas Death Records]] | ||
== Texas Research Tips == | |||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Texas:<br> | |||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | |||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930.<ref>''Oklahoma Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2004, 12. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oklahoma.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | |||
*'''''local registration:''''' As early as 1873 some cities and towns had authorized the registration of births and deaths. <ref>''Oklahoma Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2004, 12. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oklahoma.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | |||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Oklahoma Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Oklahoma. | |||
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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 [[Oklahoma Substitute Records|Oklahoma Substitute Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | |||
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*'''''Death records:''''' In 1903, the state required recording the deceased's 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 [[Oklahoma Newspapers]] and [[Oklahoma Obituaries]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Oklahoma 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 [[Oklahoma Census|Oklahoma 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. | |||
*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1903 in Texas. 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. | *'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1903 in Texas. 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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*'''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]]. | ||
== Further Texas Research == | |||
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Texas Record Finder]].''' | *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Texas Record Finder]].''' | ||
*For online record collections, go to [[Texas Online Genealogy Records|'''Texas Online Genealogy Records.''']] | *For online record collections, go to [[Texas Online Genealogy Records|'''Texas Online Genealogy Records.''']] | ||
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*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/26?region=United%20States%20of%20America Texas record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/26?region=United%20States%20of%20America Texas record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | ||
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Texas Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Texas
- Texas Online Genealogy Records
- How to find Texas Birth Records
- How to find Texas Marriage Records
- How to find Texas Death Records
Texas Research Tips[edit | edit source]
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Texas:
Birth and Death information:
- Statewide registration: The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930.[1]
- local registration: As early as 1873 some cities and towns had authorized the registration of births and deaths. [2]
- Access to records: See Oklahoma Vital Records for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Oklahoma.
Substitute Records:
- 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 Oklahoma Substitute Records for more information.
Finding Parents:
- Death records: In 1903, the state required recording the deceased's 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 Oklahoma Newspapers and Oklahoma Obituaries for more information.
- Church records: Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See Oklahoma Church Records for more information.
Census Records:
- Check all census years: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See Oklahoma 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.
- Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1903 in Texas. 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: The State of Texas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Texas 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.
Further Texas Research[edit | edit source]
- Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Texas Record Finder.
- For online record collections, go to Texas Online Genealogy Records.
- For more research on Texas, including research at the county level, visit the Texas page on the Research Wiki.
- Search all of the Texas record collections at FamilySearch.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Oklahoma Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2004, 12. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo
- ↑ Oklahoma Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2004, 12. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo