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Goal 3: Learn about Indiana vital and census records.
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ALearn about Indiana vital records.
Class Outlines: Basic
Summary
- Find online resources for vital records.
- Learn the history of vital records in the state of Indiana.
- Learn about alternates for vital records in Indiana.
- Learn about Indiana vital records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Indiana Vital Records
AC—Wiki: Indiana Vital Records - Explore links for vital records on the Indiana Public Health site.
- Search for online Indiana
vital records and find addresses for state offices to write to for records. - Explore Indiana birth, marriage, and death records on the AccessGenealogy site.
- Explore additional links for Indiana vital records on the Linkpendium site and the Genealogy Branches site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for vital records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
BExplore birth and adoption records.
Summary
- Find birth and adoption records for Indiana ancestors.
- Learn how to find Indiana birth records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Indiana Birth Records - Learn how to find family bible records in Indiana.
FS—Wiki: Indiana Bible Records - Get help with adoption topics on the Kentuckiana (Kentucky and Indiana) Adult Adoptee Resources Facebook page.
- Explore additional links for Indiana birth records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for birth and adoption records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
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CExplore Indiana marriage records.
Summary
- Find marriage records for Indiana ancestors.
- Marriage: Learn about Indiana marriage records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Indiana Marriage Records - Explore links for Indiana marriage records.
- Learn about Indiana divorce records in this article.
FS—Wiki: Indiana Divorce Records
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for marriage and divorce records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Lillie M Bill was married in Indiana on February 6, 1889. Use. Use the "FS: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007" QUIKLink below to answer the following questions:
- What was the name of the document that indicates the place of the event?
- In FamilySearch Family Tree, what names did Lillie M Bill go by?
- Who officiated the event?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Lillie M" as the first name and "Bill" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Mary Lucille Sindaco. Also investigate the record image and the Similar Records sections.
- Read the information in the center column.
- Marriage License: Clark County, Indiana, United States.
- In Family Tree, Lillie also went by Mae, Mary, and Bell.
- The marriage was officiated by William Lee.
(Contributed by Emuron Daniel )
QUIKLinks
- FS: Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 (More)
- FS: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 (More)
- AC: Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892
- FMP: Indiana, Marriage Record Index, 1993
- AC: Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005
- MH: Indiana Marriages
- MH: Indiana, Allen County Marriages
- MH: Indiana, Wayne County Marriage Licenses
- MH: Indiana, Vigo County Marriages
DExplore Indiana obituaries and death records.
Summary
- Find obituaries for Indiana ancestors.
- Find death records and death indexes for Indiana ancestors.
- Learn about Indiana obituaries in this article.
FS—Wiki: Indiana Obituaries - Explore the ObituariesHelp site for Indiana obituaries.
- How many of Betty's siblings were still alive when she passed away?
- How many years had she and her husband, Glen Shanks, been married?
- What was her mother's maiden name?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above and select the Monticello Herald Journal link.
- Click the Obits tab and search for the entry for Betty Shanks.
- Her surviving brothers and sisters are named in this obituary.
- Six of her siblings were still alive when she passed away.
- She and her husband, Glen Shanks, had been married 62 years.
- Her mother's maiden name was Goss.
(Contributed by Nadene Adams ) - Explore The Ancestor Hunt for obituaries.
- Search for obituaries by county on the Newspaperobituaries.net site.
- Find additional resources for Indiana obituaries on the Linkpendium site.
ObituariesHelp.net Practice |
Betty Shanks's obituary appears in the Monticello Herald Journal. Use the ObituariesHelp.net link above to answer these questions:
Indiana Death Records
- Learn how to find Indiana death records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Indiana Death Records - Explore the Ancestors at Rest site for Indiana death records.
- Explore Indiana death records, indexes, and obituaries.
- Explore additional links for Indiana death records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Explore Indiana mortuary and funeral home records on the Ancestor Hunt site.
Record Search Practice |
Francis M. Briscoe died on September 3, 1920. Use the "FS: Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Is Francis male or female, and what is the place of death?
- Does the index give an exact birth date?
- Where is the repository for the original death record?
- What are the similar records for Francis that are listed on the index page?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Francis" as the first name and "Briscoe" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Francis Briscoe.
- Read the information in the center column.
- For information on similar records, see the right column. You can see this person in FamilySearch by clicking his name link (upper right).
- No exact birth date is given, but since Francis died in his 82nd year, the estimated birth year is 1838.
- Francis is male, and he died in Floyd County, Indiana.
- The repository is the County Health Office, New Albany (Indiana).
- Similar records inclde the Find A Grave Index, United States Census 1850, and United States Census 1910.
QUIKLinks
- FS: Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920 (More)
- AC: Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920
- MH: Indiana, Veterans Graves, 1721-
- MH: Indiana, Monroe County Obituaries, 1824-
- FMP: Porter County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1926-2013
- MH: Indiana, Lake County Obituaries
- MH: Indiana, LaPorte County Obituaries, 1880-
- MH: Indiana, Marion County Obituaries and Death Notices, 1878-
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for obituary and death records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
EExplore Indiana census and voter records.
Summary
- Explore state and county census records for Indiana ancestors.
- Find voter registration records in Indiana.
- Get an overview of Indiana censuses in these articles.
FS—Indiana Census
AC—Indiana Census Records - Explore the
MyFreeCensus site for Indiana state and county census records. - Explore additional links for Indiana census records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Explore Indiana census records on the AccessGenealogy site.
- Learn about Indiana voting registers in these articles.
FS—Indiana Voting Registers
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for census and voter records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Voter Registration Practice |
Garnet Dove was registered to vote in Indiana in 1920. Use the "FS: Indiana, Voter Registers" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What was her age?
- Where was she registered to vote?
- What was her birthplace?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Garnet" as the first name and "Dove" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the record image for Garnet Dove and study it.
- She was 21 years old.
- She was registered in DeKalb, Indiana.
- She was born in Indiana.
(Contributed by Jill Young )
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