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Death Records can be the least accurate depending upon the knowledge of the person reporting the information.
Vital Records include birth, marriage, divorce and death records.
Look for a Native American ancestor? It's important to learn the history of the Indian tribe you think your ancestor belonged to.
It is unlikely that DNA testing will link you to a specific Indian tribe, a recent time period, or a Native American individual.
The U. S. government first included “Indian” as a race category in the 1870 U. S. Federal Census
The Southwest region of NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) has extensive records of American Indians because Oklahoma (where many tribes were relocated) falls into its territory.
In Jewish families, given names offer clues to past generations - sometimes more so than surnames.
To find a Jewish ancestor's town of origin, look at the person's final resting place and synagogue. Jewish immigrants often founded landmanshaftn societies on their hometowns.
When scrutinizing Italian records, keep in mind that dates are European-style: 4/6/1887 is June 4, 1887.
In Italian records you may find September, October, November and December shortened as 7mber, 8mber, 9mber and Xmber, respectively.
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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.