Arkansas, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What Is in this Collection?
This collection contains church vital records from St. John's Episcopal Church in Sebastian County, Arkansas for the years 1922-1977.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The following may be found in these records:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The names of parents
 * The type of event
 * The date of the event
 * The location of event

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The approximate date and or location of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the Arkansas State Archives.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?
For Death Records
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or Arkansas Vital Records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Search for death or burial information in Arkansas Deaths and Burials
 * Use the information found in the record to find Arkansas Land and Property.
 * Use the information found in the record to find Arkansas Probate Records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find Arkansas Emigration and Immigration.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the Arkansas Census. Witnesses were usually family members.
 * Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. You could get a copy of the original record from the Arkansas State Archives.
 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county.
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.
 * Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.

I Can’t Find The Person I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county.
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Check the infobox above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.

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