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Pike County,Indiana |
VITAL RECORDS? WHERE DO WE LOOK FIRST?
Records most likely to be found in the homes of parents,brothers and/or sisters, aunts or uncles, grandfathers or grandmothers or other relatives which you can use to establish vital record dates and events.
Baptismal certificates
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Deeds & abstracts
Diaries
Divorce papers
Engagement, anniversary and marriage notices
Estate or financial papers
Family Bibles
Family histories or records
Family scrapbooks
Letters to/from family members & friends
Marriage certificates or licenses
Mass cards or memorial cards
Newspaper accounts
Obituaries