Recent Generations

Documenting Recent Generations, Suggested Sources 

                                                   
Birth
Complete Birth Certificate, Delayed Birth Certificate, Doctor/Midwife Record, Church Record, HMO Record, Federal or State Census, Bible Record, Newspaper Announcement, School Record, Baptismal Certificate, Social Security Application, Federal or Local Job Application

Marriage
Complete Marriage Record, Marriage Bond/Bann, Divorce, Church Marriage Certificate, Newspaper Announcement, Tombstone Inscription/Cemetery Record

Death
Complete Death Record, Cemetery/Tombstone Record, Commercial Cemetery Record, Funeral Home Record, Insurance Policy, Social Security Death Record, Church Record/Notice, Obituary, Mourning/Funeral Card, Professional Organizations, Fraternal Organization Records

Classic Sources
Census - State, Federal, Land Records, Military and Pension Records, Tax records, Genealogies (use with caution), Probate Records, Bible and Family Records, Church Registers and Records, Encounters with the Law, County Histories (use with caution)

Contemporary Sources
Employment Record - Private Industry, Church Personnel, Mortgage and Loan Applications, Institutional (Military Homes, Prisons), Telegrams, Passport and Visa Applications, Letters from Town Clerks and Town Historians

Adapted from DAR (1197-10000-PS) Revised August 1995

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