User:Mcbridelw/ Sandbox 6

= Substitute Records =

Birth

Marriage

Death

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Birth Substitutes

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 * DEATH RECORDS almost always include birth information (either a date and place or an age)
 * SOCIAL SECURITY death index and the social security application will list a birth date and the place the number was issued
 * CENSUS RECORDS will list an age (and maybe a date) as well as a state of birth
 * CEMETERY RECORDS may list both birthdate and place where headstones usually list either birthdate, birth year, or age
 * CHURCH RECORDS oftentimes have birthdates and places or baptism dates and places
 * MILITARY RECORDS such as draft cards, service rec-ords, and pensions records may include birth information
 * BIBLE RECORDS usually include exact dates of birth and may include birth places
 * BIBLE RECORDS usually include exact dates of birth and may include birth places


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Marriage Substitutes

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 * NEWSPAPERS ANNOUNCEMENTS such as wedding announcements or golden anniversaries will include marriage information
 * CHURCH RECORDS will list maiden name of spouse as well as date and place of marriage
 * OBITUARIES may include the name of a surviving spouse and later obituaries may also include date and place of marriage
 * MILITARY RECORDS, especially pensions for widows may include name of spouse as well as date and place of marriage
 * DEATH RECORDS may include the name of spouse and whether married, widowed, or divorced
 * CENSUS RECORDS after 1850 may list the first names of spouse and censuses in the twentieth century include information such as number of years married
 * BIBLE RECORDS may include dates of marriage as well as the maiden name of spouses
 * BIBLE RECORDS may include dates of marriage as well as the maiden name of spouses


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Death Substitutes

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 * SOCIAL SECURITY death index will include a date of death as well as the last place the decedent received benefits
 * CEMETERY RECORDS will list death date and place and a headstone will list a death date
 * OBITUARIES include date and place of death
 * FUNERAL HOME RECORDS will include the date and place of death
 * CHURCH RECORDS may list a date and place of death or a date and place of burial
 * MILITARY RECORDS such as pensions may include the date and place an veteran or his widow died
 * PROBATE RECORDS which show the settlement of a decedent’s property will indicate a date of death as well as a final residence
 * PROBATE RECORDS which show the settlement of a decedent’s property will indicate a date of death as well as a final residence


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