Florida

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• Find birth and adoption records for Florida ancestors.

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• Find marriage and divorce records for Florida ancestors.

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Oscar Castaneda was married in 1932 in Florida. Use the "FS: Florida Marriages, 1830-1993" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. In what city and county did the marriage take place?
2. What was his spouse's name?
3. What was the exact date of the marriage?
4. Who was the notary for the marriage certificate?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Oscar" as the first name and "Castaneda" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Oscar Castaneda.
• Most of the information you need is in the record image (upper left).

1. The marriage took place in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida.
2. Oscar's spouse was Maria Luisa Parra.
3. The marriage took place on August 6, 1932.
4. The notary public for the marriage certificate was B. Velasco.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

• Find obituaries for Florida ancestors.
• Find death records and death indexes for Florida ancestors.

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Mary Lucille Sindaco died in Florida on 24 November, 1988. Use the "FS: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998" QUIKLink below to answer the following questions:

1. What was the sex of Mary Lucille Sindaco?
2. At what age did Mary Lucille Sindaco die?
3. Where did the death occur?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Mary Lucille" as the first name and "Sindaco" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Mary Lucille Sindaco.
• Read the information in the center column.

1. Mary's sex is listed as Unknown in the index transcription. According to the NUMIDENT collection in Similar Records, she is listed as female.
2. Mary was 69 years old when she died.
3. The death occurred in Broward (County), Florida.
   (Contributed by Emuron Daniel )

• Explore state and county census records for Florida ancestors.
• Find voter registration records in Florida.

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Evon Graham lived in Montbrook, Florida in 1945 with her family. Use the "FS - Florida Census - 1945" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. How old was Evon?
2. What are her parents' names?
3. Who are her siblings, and what were their ages?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Evon" as the first name and "Graham" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the record image for Evon Graham and study it.

1. Evon was 2 years old at the time of the census.
2. Her parents were Frank and Katie Graham.
3. Her siblings are Clyde, 6; Leroy, 4; and Betty Jean, 0 (less than a year old).
   (Contributed by Jill Young )