- If within the past 100 years - death certificates
- If more than 100 years - all her children's death certificates
- Newspaper obituaries
- Her children's marriage certificates (the application is probably a more likely source)
- Public Church libraries
- Unpublished records microfilmed at branch LDS libraries
- International Genealogical Index (IGI) on microfiche at LDS libraries
- Divorce papers from county courthouse where filed
- Survey of American Genealogical Periodicals indexes by Skip Perry; also state and local historical society quarterlies
- Newspaper indexes by Anita Cheek Milner for records from burned-out courthouses and churches no longer in existence, bibliographies in book form
- Look for wills. Write local historical societies and ask for an index check.
- Send out queries to periodicals and quarterlies in the areas where your ancestors were.
- Deeds and other land records
- Sometimes a census will mention a mother-in-law.
(from usgenweb.org)
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