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Digital indexes to digitized records often take the searcher to the exact page where the searched for name is mentioned. Don’t assume that’s it. There could possibly be more. The “entry” for the person of interest could extend over multiple pages in the original ledger or record and those multiple pages could have been digitized separately. Information about the person of interest may be contained in subsequent images even though the person’s name was not on those images (and hence not indexed). When browsing actual records onsite or images online, make certain you keep going until you get to the next actual record. It may take several pages or images before that is done. Get your own copy of our book:Genealogy Tip of the Day