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• Find birth records for Oregon ancestors.

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Loverta Hall was born in Oregon in 1986. Use the "FS: Oregon Center for Health Statistics, 1903-1918" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What is Laverta Hall's middle name?
2. What first name did she go by?
3. What year was she born?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Laverta" as the first name and "Hall" as the last name.
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1. Laverta's middle name is Rosella
2. She went by the name of "Peggy."
3. She was born in 1911.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

• Find marriage records for Oregon ancestors.

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Florence Watkins was born in Oregon. Use the "FS: Oregon County Marriages, 1851-1975" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Who did Florence Watkins marry?
2. How old was she when she got married?
3. Where did she get married?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Florence E." as the first name and "Watkins" as the last name.
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1. Florence married William H. McNay.
2. She was married at age 19.
3. She was married in Yamhill, Oregon.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

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

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Sumiye Matsui died in Oregon in 1986. Use the "FS: Oregon Marriages, 1816-1957" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Where did Sumiye die?
2. Who did Sumiye marry?
3. What was her birthdate, and her age at death?
4. In FamilySearch Family Tree, what is the alternate first name for Sumiye?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Sumiye" as the first name and "Matsui" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Sumiye Matsui.
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1. Sumiye died in Malheur (County), Oregon.
2. Sumiye married Hachis Matsui.
3. She was born on March 12, 1898, and she was 88 years old when she died.
4. Her alternate first name in Family Tree is Sumie. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

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

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Mina A Bunker in Oregon. Use the "FS: Oregon, Multnomah County Voting Registration Records 1908-1958" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Where was Mina A Bunker born?
2. What was her occupation?
3. What was her mother's first name?

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• In the search screen, enter "Mina A." as the first name and "Bunker" as the last name.
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1. Mina was born in Minnesota.
2. Her occupation was housewife.
3. Her mother's name is Johanna.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )