Genealogy Tip: Print out a Chronological Profile

(Mrs. Emma Lopez; b. 1883, Mississippi)

Create a chronological profile of your troublesome ancestor. Now, most genealogy software programs will generate this for you. I suggest you print this out, step away from the computer, get a glass of wine and let the profile take you where it wants to go. You’ll get an idea if one event impacted another. Such things as separations, relocations, illnesses, and family emergencies come to mind. Did a person move out of state to be with a sick relative (is there a death date to corroborate this)? Let the chronological profile raise questions BEFORE you return to the computer and start clicking all over the hardrive and internet. The point is to have a perspective in order to have an effective plan in your research.
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