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Some immigrants who did not complete their citizenship process, finalized their U. S. Citizenship in1936 when Social Security took effect and they had to prove birth in the U. S. or when made a U. S. Citizen.
Look carefully at marriage records. The witnesses and bondsmen may be related to either party.
Public record keeping was very disorganized in previous generations.
When ordering a death, marriage or birth certificate, request the long form which will have more information than the short form.
Vital records and event information are more reliable when they are recorded near the time of the happening. The longer the time from the event occurrence that the record is made, the less accurate it may be based on the memory of the person involved.
When ordering a death, marriage or birth certificate, request a non-certified copy. It contains exactly the same information as the certified copy but is less expensive.
To find a birth date from a death date, subtract the age in years, months and days from the date of death. This is a very close approximation.
Birth Records are difficult to obtain because they can be used for so many purposes. You may be required to provide proof of relationship and proof of the person's death.
Marriage Records may be corroborated with church records. Check everything for correctness.
Marriage Records may only e records of weddings. Look for the Application for Marriage which is completed by the bride and groom to be.
Since there are a lot of categories, please choose a category to see just those FACTS!
We are indebted to Lee County Genealogy Society (FL) for a large majority of the "Facts" available on this page. Their list originally contained just over 490 facts. We have reduced that number for our site but will add some as we continue to build our new website.