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2026-06-09 Tips for Searching Common Surnames: If you have a John or Mary Smith, or a Thomas or Ann Jones in your family tree, how do you know it's the right person? This article by Amy Johnson Crow and this one by James Tanner provide some helpful tips for sorting through identical names and seeing additional clues in records, including locations, friends and neighbors, and search radius. See Goal 6 in Project 4: Discover for additional online search tips.
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