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This checklist will help you gather most of the necessary information.  Highlight those areas where information is missing.  Renew your search for the missing information.  Your brick walls will  come tumbling down. List your own answers: Yes or No. Highlight the areas where you need to gather information. It's a great tool!

My Ancestral Couple

What is the Husband's Full Name? What is the Wife's Full Name?
   
Possible Variations in spelling of his last name? Possible Variations in Spelling of Her last Name?
   
 Nicknames or Abbreviations he could have used? Nicknames or Abbreviations she could have used?
   
When was He born?         When was She born?
Home         Hospital            Other Home         Hospital               Other
Where? Where?
What is my proof? What is my proof?
Government Vital Record?              Copy? Government Vital Record?               Copy?
Family Bible Of?                                Copy? Family Bible Of?                                Copy?
Other Source:                                      Copy? Other Source:                                      Copy?
Parents Religion  at Birth? Parents Religion at Birth?
Do they Christen infants? Do they Christen infants
Was He Christened?         Date: Was She Christened?          Date:
Name of Church. Name of Church
City                         County                    State City                             County                   State
Do I have a Copy? Do I have a Copy?
Date of Death: Date of Death:
Cause of death:                               Age: Cause of death:                                 Age:
Place of Death: Place of Death:
Was there a death record?             Copy? Was there a death record?               Copy?
Was there an obituary?                  Copy?     Was there an obituary?                    Copy?
Obituary Date:                                 Copy? Obituary Date:                                  Copy?
Name of Paper: Name of Paper
City                         County                   State City                            County                   State
Burial Date: Burial Date:
At Home:               Cemetery               Other    At Home:                  Cemetery               Other
Place of Burial: Place of Burial:
Possess Copy of published cemetery listing? Possess Copy of published cemetery listing?
Sexton's Record?                        Copy?    Sexton's Record?                    Copy?
Church Record?                         Copy? Church Record?                     Copy?
Mortuary Record?                     Copy?            Mortuary Record?                 Copy?
Tombstone Picture? Tombstone Picture?
Did he outlive his last known wife? Did she outlive her last known husband?
  Did she remarry?
Is there a Probate Record?              Will? Is there a Probate Record?              Will?
Will Dated?                     Will Proved? Will Dated?                      Will Proved?
County:                      State:                Copy? County:                        State:             Copy?
Is there an Inventory?                        Copy? Is there an Inventory?                      Copy?
Inventory Date Filed: Inventory Date Filed:
Was there Letter of Administration?            Copy? Was there Letter of Administration?            Copy?
Distribution of Estate?                       Copy? Distribution of Estate?                     Copy?
Proof of Parents Name? Proof of Parents Name?
Source of Proof: Source of Proof:
Father's Name: Father's Name:
Mother's Name: Mother's Name:
Marriage Date:                   Divorced: Marriage Date:                     Divorced:
This was his ?      marriage? This was her ?        marriage?
Place of Marriage: Home      Church     Other Place of Marriage:  Home     Church     Other
Whose Home? Whose Home?
Church Name:                               Church Name:
Denomination: Denomination:
City                           County                     State   City                              County                  State
Was there a newspaper announcement?              Copy? Was there a newspaper announcement?              Copy?
Name of Newspaper: Name of Newspaper:
 Government Vital Record?                Copy?  Government Vital Record?                 Copy?
Church Record?                                    Copy? Church Record?                                     Copy?
Family Bible?                                        Copy? Family Bible?                                         Copy?
Did the husband die leaving children under 21? Did the wife die leaving children under 21?
Has Orphan Court Records been Checked?        Copy? Has Orphan Court Records been Checked?         Copy?
Has guardianship records been checked?           Copy? Has guardianship records been checked?           Copy?
How old when first child born? How old when first child born?
How old when last child born? How old when last child born?
Occupation of Husband? Occupation of Wife?
Was he apprenticed?                      Copy? Was she apprenticed?                     Copy?
Hold any public office? Hold any public office?
Military Service?                             Copy? Military Service?                             Copy?
Which War? Which War?
Which Side?                                      Rank: Which Side?                                      Rank:
Pension Filed?                                  Copy? Pension Filed?                                  Copy?
Bounty Land?                Proof?        Copy? Bounty Land?               Proof?         Copy?
Draft Registration?                           Copy? Draft Registration?                           Copy?
Born in United States? Born in United States?
Year of Emigration?                         Age? Year of Emigration?                        Age?
Port: Port:
Name of Ship:                                    Copy? Name of Ship:                                  Copy?
Naturalized Citizen? Naturalized Citizen?
When?                    Where? When?                     Where?
Declaration of Intent?                       Copy? Declaration of Intent?                     Copy?
Copy of Final Papers? Copy of Final Papers?
Published Family Histories Searched: Published Family Histories Searched:
Title     Author     Publisher     Date        Copy Title     Author     Publisher     Date           Copy
   
   
   
   
   
Has Surname cards been filed with genealogical society? Has Surname cards been filed with genealogical society?
Family Registry forms turned in? Family Registry forms turned in?
Copies sent to societies in ancestors areas where they lived? Copies sent to societies in ancestors areas where they lived?
Master Copy made of Family Group Sheets? Master Copy made of Family Group Sheets?
Do I have photographs? Do I have photographs?
Other Spouses:  Fill out separate ancestral couple sheet Other Spouses:  Fill out separate ancestral couple sheet.
Names: Names:
Places He lived:               Date                   Map Places She lived:                  Date                 Map
   
   
   
   
   
Other Other Places to Search:
City Directory                                          Copy City Directory                                          Copy
County Directory                                    Copy County Directory                                    Copy
County History                                       Copy    County History                                       Copy
Grantee Land Records                           Copy Grantee Land Records                           Copy
Grantor Land Records                           Copy Grantor Land Records                           Copy
Mortgage Land Records                        Copy Mortgage Land Records                       Copy
City Court Records                                Copy City Court Records                                Copy
County Court Records                          Copy County Court Records                          Copy
State Court Records                               Copy State Court Records                               Copy
Federal Court Records                          Copy  Federal Court Records                          Copy
Church Records                                      Copy Church Records                                      Copy
Picture of Church Picture of Church
Picture of Homestead  Picture of Homestead
 
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