Indiana

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Lillie M Bill was married in Indiana on February 6, 1889. Use. Use the "FS: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007" QUIKLink below to answer the following questions:

1. What was the name of the document that indicates the place of the event?
2. In FamilySearch Family Tree, what names did Lillie M Bill go by?
3. Who officiated the event?

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• In the search screen, enter "Lillie M" as the first name and "Bill" as the last name.
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1. Marriage License: Clark County, Indiana, United States.
2. In Family Tree, Lillie also went by Mae, Mary, and Bell.
3. The marriage was officiated by William Lee.
   (Contributed by Emuron Daniel )

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Francis M. Briscoe died on September 3, 1920. Use the "FS: Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Is Francis male or female, and what is the place of death?
2. Does the index give an exact birth date?
3. Where is the repository for the original death record?
4. What are the similar records for Francis that are listed on the index page?

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1. No exact birth date is given, but since Francis died in his 82nd year, the estimated birth year is 1838.
2. Francis is male, and he died in Floyd County, Indiana.
3. The repository is the County Health Office, New Albany (Indiana).
4. Similar records inclde the Find A Grave Index, United States Census 1850, and United States Census 1910.

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Garnet Dove was registered to vote in Indiana in 1920. Use the "FS: Indiana, Voter Registers" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What was her age?
2. Where was she registered to vote?
3. What was her birthplace?

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1. She was 21 years old.
2. She was registered in DeKalb, Indiana.
3. She was born in Indiana.
   (Contributed by Jill Young )