How do you find records for females who lived before the last century? Here are a few of the strategies I have successfully employed to find my female ancestors.
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Changes
Several of my ancestors have surnames that change over time. There are a few methods that can be employed to find records of the variant spellings of surnames.
Health
Finding genealogical records pertaining to the health of our ancestors is rare. Death certificates are the most common, but there is the occasional newspaper article.
Catherine Landon: Out of Place
I realized I did not have a date of death for my great, great grandmother, Catherine Landon Lafary. A fresh search uncovered the date and much more. Out of place, but once discovered, everything fell into place.
George Lafary and Catherine Landon: Large Family
My great-great grandparents, George Lafary and Catherine Landon, had a relatively small family, three of their six children survived to adulthood. However, they both came from large families of nine siblings and nearly all survived to marry and have children.