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The Pedigree Chart is your road map. Begin with yourself. Use maiden names of married women.
[Located in Category: Basic Information]
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The Family Group Sheet identifies a couple and their children.
[Located in Category: Basic Information]
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Think out of the box for surname spelling variations. Surname spelling standardization didn't begin until the early 1900s.
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An ancestor is a person from whom you are descended. A descendant is a person who is descended from an ancestor. A relative is someone with whom you share a common ancestor but who is not in your direct line.
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The first federal census was taken in 1790 and is taken every 10 years.
[Located in Category: Census Research]
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Soundex is a system of coding names for the census based on sound rather than alphabetical spelling.
[Located in Category: Census Research]
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The use of the term Junior did not always mean the son of. Sometimes it identified the younger of two persons in a locality with the same name.
[Located in Category: Family Relationships]
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In early American History, the term "son-in-law" referred to one's step-son or the husband of one's daughter.
[Located in Category: Family Relationships]
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Cite enough information so another person could easily find the source later.
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In some families you will find children named after older brothers/ sisters who died.
[Located in Category: Family Relationships]
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Stuck on an ancestor? Don't forget to trace other family members, e.g. brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles.
[Located in Category: Family Relationships]
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Sometimes you might be looking at a transcription or abstract made from an original record. While every effort is made to ensure transcriptions are accurate, it is essential to examine a copy of the original record.
[Located in Category: Census Research]