UNCERTAIN MATCHES: Sometimes the challenge is not finding children, but determining
if the match you found is good enough or if one possible match is better than
another.
Look for clues that might
strengthen a match or narrow down the number of possible matches
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Birth month
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Middle names and initials
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Residence
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Street names and addresses
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Birthplace of parents
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Race
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Naming patterns -
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Are children in census households named after the vet or anyone in
his family?
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Surnames -
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Does anyone in their census household match the vet’s surname, his
wife’s maiden surname or any other surnames seen in other family households?
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Unique occupations -
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Are they the same or similar to the vet’s or other family members?
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Relatives on the same census page
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Migration patterns -
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Do they have the same migration pattern as other family members?
ex: They lived in Giles, TN and moved to Rostraver, PA
Search for other records that might prove or
disprove your possible matches.
WWI & WWII Draft
Registration Cards -
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They usually include a birthdate,
birthplace (often the town or county), residence, occupation, nearest relative
or other contact person with addresses
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Can search with an exact
birthdate
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They can help sort out
others with the same name.
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They can help identify a
son who moved to a different and unexpected location.
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They can also be used to
locate the vet’s daughter if you know her husband’s name.
PROJECT 2
Searching tips:
● Use race/ nationality field with
caution
Indexed as Black, Negro, Colored,
Mulatto and even Chinese
● Extend birthdate range
● Be open to surname name changes
● As with all Southerners, First and
middle names as well as nicknames were often used interchangeably.
Freedman
Banking Records
● Established in 1868
● Failed in 1874
Cohabitation
Records
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Just now being digitized so states
better than others, currently Virginia records are the most complete.
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