Cluster Research

Here are some tips from a recent article posted by Family Search Magazine.

If you can't find an ancestor's parent's names, try to identify a sibling and look for their parents.

If you have two persons with the same name in an area, research both to identify their wives and children.

Look for other names that appear in your ancestor's records, such as witnesses, sponsors or survivors in obituaries.

Check several pages in a census to search for others with your ancestor's surname or birthplace.