Template:AR Goal Parents

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Here are a few tips for learning the names of a person's parents:

Tip: Check death related records of your ancestor first
Why?
  • More records were created around a person's death
  • Death related records usually give birth and marriage information which can lead to parents
  • Death certificates ask for names of parents
  • Obituaries usually identify the parents
Tip: Search marriage records for your ancestor
Why?
  • Marriage records -- especially those after about 1900 -- often give names of parents
  • Marriages were recorded from the time the county was formed
Tip: Search records of your ancestor's siblings
Why?
  • Brothers and sisters had the same parents. Their records may have your answer.

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