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=== Useful Census Tips === | === Useful Census Tips === | ||
{{Tip| | {{Tip|Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive.}} | ||
'''Why:''' | '''Why:''' | ||
*Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them | *Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them | ||
*They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years | *They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years | ||
*Neighbors | |||
{{Tip|Check marriages for women in every county where your ancestor was found in a census, then search the SAME census for the husbands.}} | |||
'''Why:''' | |||
*You may find sisters living in the area | |||
*Their husbands may have been witnesses on your ancestor's deeds | |||
*They may have moved with your ancestor, but you couldn't recognize them | |||
=== Your Ancestor: What You Want to Learn === | === Your Ancestor: What You Want to Learn === | ||