Nebraska, Box Butte County Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection includes digital images of physician records of births and delayed births for the years 1885-2015.

Record Content
Birth records may contain the following information:
 * Birth date
 * Name at birth
 * Parents’ names
 * Parents’ residence

How to Use the Record
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * Your Ancestor’s name
 * Parents’ names
 * Approximate year of birth

Search the Collection
To browse by image: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the 'Record Category' category ⇒ Select the 'Record Type, Volume, and Year Range' category which takes you to the images.

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:
 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

Using the Information

 * Use the birth record as a source for your ancestor’s parents. This record is proof of the relationship.
 * Note individuals listed as witnesses or godparents. Witnesses and godparents were often relatives.
 * Try searching for the parents’ marriage record in the same locality as your ancestor’s birth place. A marriage record can provide more information about your family, especially the mother’s maiden name—which is frequently unknown.
 * Your ancestor may have been married in the same locality where he or she was born. Search marriage records for that locality to find your ancestor’s marriage.
 * A birth record may note the mother’s age. Use her age to calculate her estimated birth year.
 * Birth records may provide the number of children a mother has given birth to up until that point in time. Use this information to locate birth records of your ancestor’s siblings.

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * Sometimes several individuals of the same name may exist in the records. To differentiate, note all information from the record including names of parents, ages of parents, occupations of parents, or residence of parents.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor

 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they were born, then try searching the records of a nearby locality.
 * If you cannot find your ancestor in civil records of birth, try searching church records of baptisms. Oftentimes church records pre-date civil records.
 * Sometimes neither church nor civil records exist for the time period and region in which your ancestor was born. You may need to use other record types to identify an approximate birth year.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist prior to the early 1900’s. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Perhaps other records used to determine the birthdate of your ancestor were incorrect. Try searching several years before and after the supposed birth of your ancestor to locate his or her birth record.

Related Websites

 * USGenWeb Nebraska Vitals
 * Nebraska State Vital Records
 * Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Related Wiki Articles

 * Nebraska Vital Records
 * How to Find Nebraska Birth Records
 * Box Butte County, Nebraska Genealogy
 * Nebraska Genealogy
 * Nebraska Online Genealogy Records

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