substitute evidence

missing record: marriage...need name spouse, parents, occupation, age, residence
substitute: newspapers, church registers, military pension files, probate packets, Bible records, obituaries, diaries

missing record: census....need residence, occupation, family status, place of origon, education, age, wealth
substitute: state or local censues, court files, militia levies, tax lists, voter lists, pew registers, road records, legislative petitions, county atlases, school reports

missing record: deeds ....need relationship, residence, parents, spouse, place of origin, citizenship.
substitute: probate packets, road records, estate files, court files, newspapers, voting lists, home sources, tax records.

missing record: wills....need relationship, death, parents, land holdings, spouse, church affiliation, place of origin
substitute: court filfes, chancery cases, deeds, church records, account books, newspapers.

missing record: court files. need...relationship, parents, occupation, place of origin, citizenship
substitute: newspapers, lawyers briefs, appellate files, printed court records, home sources

missing record: naval records. need....service, death, place of origin, residence, family members, citizenship.
substitute: customs records, logs, merchant shipping files, newspapers, admiralty records

missing record: church registers. need....births, marriages, deaths, membership, parents, spouse, church affiliation, residence
substitute: account books, newspapers, poor law files, Bible records, day books, college lists, home sources.