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The Name field Back
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This is the only required field on the search page. Enter one or more
words of the person’s name.
Some tips for searching...
Case doesn't matter
Searches are not case sensitive. For example, searches for doug jones, Doug
Jones, and DoUg JoNeS will all return the same results.
Spelling
The correct spelling will be required on normal searches. However, if you are
not sure of the spelling you may want to try our Soundex
search.
Name combinations
If you are looking for David Louis Smith, you could enter any one of the
following:
David Smith, Smith David, Smith, Louis Smith, David Lewis Smith, David Louis,
David, Louis, Smith David Lewis, Smith David
The order of the words you enter is not important. Obviously, some of the
examples above would return too many names. (IE: Smith) The search page
automatically limits results to the first 500 records.
Alternate words:
You may not always know the exact name of a person. You can use an alternate
word type search by placing a pipe (vertical bar like this | ) between words.
If you knew someone’s last name, such as Smith, but the first name was
either Frank or Franklin, you could use:
Smith Frank|Franklin
This will find anyone with Smith as part of their name, as well as “Frank” or
“Franklin.”
You can string as many names together as you wish. Note that there are no
spaces between Frank and Franklin, only the ‘|’ character.
<space>
Leave a space between words that should be included in the search.
IE: If you wish to search for John Doe simply type in
the name with the space and the name must contain both "John" and "Doe".
| (pipe)
The | character (otherwise known as 'pipe') can be found above the Enter/Return
key.
By placing a | between words, you are, in effect, saying OR.
IE: If you wish to search for Jim OR John
with the last name Doe, you would type the first names with a 'pipe'
between them (no spaces): jim|john and then the last name Doe.
Your entry would look like this: Jim|John Doe
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Soundex Back
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Our Soundex system is a custom written algorithm by Pick Professionals. Loosely
based upon the standards of the genealogy Soundex system, this option can make
finding mis-spelled names easier. Simply choose the Soundex option in the drop
down box, and type the name you are looking for in the name field.
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Search Button Back
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By clicking this button you will initiate a search based upon the criteria you
currently have entered.
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When this button is present, you can narrow down the results by entering new
names, ages, burial dates, etc. Upon pressing the "Search These Results" button
only the results from your previous search will be searched using the new
criteria you entered.
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Age Back to
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Enter an age between 0 and 150. Many of the records used in the computerized database
are literally several hundred years old, going back into the 1700's. Some of the data
may be missing from these original records; as well as records that are not quite so
old. If the age at death was unknown, these fields were left blank
until research could be done. Once the research was completed, if the age couldn't
be determined, an age of '999' was used.
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Age Variance (+/-) Back
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You can choose an age range variance of 0 to 50 years.
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Year Back
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Enter [2] two years between which to search. The years you enter are included
in the search. Many of the records used in the computerized database
are literally several hundred years old, going back into the 1700's. Some of the data
may be missing from these original records; as well as records that are not quite so
old. If the burial date was unknown, these fields were left blank
until research could be done. Once the research was completed, if the burial date couldn't
be determined, a date of '1/1/1700' was used. |
Gender Back
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Enter M for Male, F for Female.
-any- will show ALL genders (including unspecified).
Unspecified genders are shown in ALL searches.
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Page Size Back
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You may display between 5 and 500 results per page.
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Cemeteries Back
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By default this is set to search all of our cemeteries. If you know certain
cemeteries you want to search, simply hold down your control key (CTRL) and
left click each cemetery you want to search.
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