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!
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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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