Tips for Writing Biographies

BEGIN WITH THE HARD FACTS.

• Where were they born?  To whom?  Where were they born?  How did they end up in Burt Co.?
  
  
• Did other family members live in Burt Co.?
  
  
• Where did they attend school?
  
  
• Where did they attend church?
  
  
• Were they married?  When?  Where?  To whom?  Where was the spouse from?
  
  
• Where did they live?
  
  
• How many children did they have?  Who were they?  Who did they marry?  Where did they live?
  
  
• What occupations did they follow?
  
  
• What fraternal organizations did they belong to?  What positions were held?
  
  
• Did they have military service?  What war?  What unit/units did they serve in?
  
  
• What political party did they belong to?
  
  
• Where did they die?  Where were they buried?

ADD SOME FLUFF

• Amusing anecdotes that have been passed down.
  
  
• Newspaper articles mentioning the family.
  
  
• Significant contributions to society.
  
  
• Family tragedies or successes.
  
  
• Class program.
  
  
• Funeral remembrance.