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About this project This collection contains various records from the Sheriff's Office of Visalia County in California.

Contents 1 Need help keying this project? 2 Coroner Register 2.1 Prefix 2.2 Given 2.3 Surname 2.4 Suffix 2.5 Alias Given 2.6 Alias Surname 2.7 Gender 2.8 Age 2.9 Race 2.10 Birth Place 2.11 Residence Location 2.12 Death Day 2.13 Death Month 2.14 Death Place 2.15 Death Year 3 Fee Book 3.1 Prefix 3.2 Given 3.3 Surname 3.4 Suffix 3.5 Plantiff Prefix 3.6 Plantiff Given 3.7 Plantiff Surname 3.8 Plantiff Suffix 3.9 Record Day 3.10 Record Month 3.11 Record Year 4 Miscellaneous 4.1 Prefix 4.2 Given 4.3 Surname 4.4 Suffix 4.5 Alias Given 4.6 Alias Surname 4.7 Record City 4.8 Record Day 4.9 Record Month 4.10 Record Year 4.11 Gender 4.12 Age 4.13 Birth Place 4.14 Photograph Available 5 Register of Actions 5.1 Prefix 5.2 Given 5.3 Surname 5.4 Suffix 5.5 Plantiff Prefix 5.6 Plantiff Given 5.7 Plantiff Surname 5.8 Plantiff Suffix 5.9 Record Day 5.10 Record Month 5.11 Record Year 5.12 Court Township 5.13 Court County 6 Register of Convicts 6.1 Prefix 6.2 Given 6.3 Surname 6.4 Suffix 6.5 Alias Given 6.6 Alias Surname 6.7 Day Received 6.8 Month Received 6.9 Year Received 6.10 Race 6.11 Gender 6.12 Age 6.13 Birth Place 6.14 Birth Day 6.15 Birth Month 6.16 Birth Year 7 Index

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Coroner Register
Fee Book
Miscellaneous
Register of Actions
Register of Convicts
Index

Coroner Register

Chose the "Coroner's Register" form type when the image is of the Coroner's Register. It will typically say "Coroner's Register" at the type of the image and contain the name of the deceased, age, gender, race, nativity, residence, place and date of death.

Prefix

Key any titles before the given name such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods.
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Surname

Key the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Alias Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the alias name as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods.
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Alias Surname

Key the surname of the alias name as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Gender

Key the gender in full using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Age

Key the age at the time the record was recorded.Valid ages include numeric digits between "0" and "120" and fractions between "1/12" and "11/12". If an age includes years, months, and/or days key only the years. For example, if an age appears as 10 years, 7 months, key age as "10" If an age appears in months, such as 10 months, key age as a fraction: "10/12" If an Age includes years plus a fraction, such as 3 3/12, key only the year: "3." If the age is less than one month, key "0."
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Race

Key the Race from the field titled "Race," using the dictionary provided to assist. If the race listed is not in the dictionary, please key as seen.
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Birth Place

Key the birth place as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If no place of birth column appears on the record, key the birth place from the nativity column. Separate all geographical locations with a comma.
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Residence Location

Key the residence location using the dictionary provided to assist you. Do not key the street address as part of the residence place should it appear.
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Death Day

Key the day from the death date.
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Death Month

Key the month in its three-letter abbreviation from the death date using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Death Place

Key the death place using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the death place appears as "Same as Above", key the death place from the residence place. If an address is given, do not key the street address as part of the death place. Otherwise, key as seen. Separate all geographical locations with a comma.
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Death Year

Key the year from the death date.
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Fee Book

Choose the the "Fee Book" form type for images from the fee book. This form type is being used for images that contain the plaintiff and defendant relationtionship but are NOT Registers of Actions. They will typically say "Sheriff's Fee Book" at the top of the image and include a date, and the names of a plaintiff and defendant. Please review the wiki for specific image samples.

Prefix

Key any titles before the given name of the defendant, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the defendant name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Given" field.
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Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods. If the defendant name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Given" field.
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Surname

Key the surname of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the defendant name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Given" field.
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Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the defendant name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Given" field.
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Plantiff Prefix

Key any titles before the given name of the plantiff, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the plantiff name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Plantifft Given" field.
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Plantiff Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods. If the plantiff name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Plantifft Given" field.
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Plantiff Surname

Key the surname of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the plantiff name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Plantifft Given" field.
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Plantiff Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the plantiff name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Plantifft Given" field.
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Record Day

Key the day from the record date. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record.
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Record Month

Key the month in its three-letter abbreviation from the record date using the dictionary provided to assist you. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record.
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Record Year

Key the year from the record date. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record. The date range for this content is 1874-1963. Expand any 2 digit years into the appropriate 4 digit year.
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Miscellaneous

Choose the "Miscellaneous" form type for images that do not fall into the other specific form types but still contain names to be keyed. This includes, but is not limited to, records of stolen articles, wanted posters or notices, sales books and warrants of arrest.

Prefix

Key any titles before the given name, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods.
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Surname

Key the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Alias Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the alias name as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods.
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Alias Surname

Key the surname of the alias name as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Record City

Key the record city as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Record Day

Key the day from the record date. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record.
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Record Month

Key the month in its three-letter abbreviation from the record date using the dictionary provided to assist you. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record.
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Record Year

Key the year from the record date. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record. The date range for this content is 1874-1963. Expand any 2 digit years into the appropriate 4 digit year.
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Gender

Key the gender in full using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Age

Key the age at the time the record was recorded.Valid ages include numeric digits between "0" and "120" and fractions between "1/12" and "11/12". If an age includes years, months, and/or days key only the years. For example, if an age appears as 10 years, 7 months, key age as "10" If an age appears in months, such as 10 months, key age as a fraction: "10/12" If an Age includes years plus a fraction, such as 3 3/12, key only the year: "3." If the age is less than one month, key "0."
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Birth Place

Key the birth place as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If no place of birth column appears on the record, key the birth place from the nativity column. Separate all geographical locations with a comma.
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Photograph Available

Key "Yes" if a photograph is available for the record. If there is not photograph, then leave the field blank.
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Register of Actions

Choose the "Register of Actions" form type when the image is recording a court case. It will typically say "Sheriff's Register of Actions" at the top, and have have a "Title of Action" and "Title of Court."

Prefix

Key any titles before the given name of the defendant, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the defendant name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Given" field.
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Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods. If the defendant name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Given" field.
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Surname

Key the surname of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the defendant name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Given" field.
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Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the defendant name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Given" field.
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Plantiff Prefix

Key any titles before the given name of the plantiff, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the plantiff name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Plantifft Given" field.
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Plantiff Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods. If the plantiff name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Plantifft Given" field.
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Plantiff Surname

Key the surname of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the plantiff name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Plantifft Given" field.
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Plantiff Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the defendant as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If the plantiff name is a business or other non-person entity, key the entire business name in the "Plantifft Given" field.
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Record Day

Key the day from the record date. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record.
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Record Month

Key the month in its three-letter abbreviation from the record date using the dictionary provided to assist you. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record.
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Record Year

Key the year from the record date. The record date will be the earliest date found on the record. The date range for this content is 1874-1963. Expand any 2 digit years into the appropriate 4 digit year.
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Court Township

Key the township of the court as seen on the image using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Court County

Key the count of the court as seen on the image using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Register of Convicts

Choose the "Register of Convicts" form type when the image is of a type of register, such as a jail register, register and descriptive list of convicts, description of prisoners to be discharged, or recidivist's reports. The "Register of Convicts" form type will typically be a list of prisoners or convicts, and include a recival date, age, gender, charge or crime, race, and place of birth or nativity.

Prefix

Key any titles before the given name, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods.
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Surname

Key the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Alias Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the alias name as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods.
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Alias Surname

Key the surname of the alias name as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Day Received

Key the day from the receival date.
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Month Received

Key the month in its three-letter abbreviation from the receival date using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Year Received

Key the year from the receival date.The date range for this content is 1874-1963. Expand any 2 digit years into the appropriate 4 digit year.
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Race

Key the Race from the field titled "Race," using the dictionary provided to assist. If the race listed is not in the dictionary, please key as seen.
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Gender

Key the gender in full using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Age

Key the age at the time the record was recorded.Valid ages include numeric digits between "0" and "120" and fractions between "1/12" and "11/12". If an age includes years, months, and/or days key only the years. For example, if an age appears as 10 years, 7 months, key age as "10" If an age appears in months, such as 10 months, key age as a fraction: "10/12" If an Age includes years plus a fraction, such as 3 3/12, key only the year: "3." If the age is less than one month, key "0."
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Birth Place

Key the birth place as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. If no place of birth column appears on the record, key the birth place from the nativity column. Separate all geographical locations with a comma.
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Birth Day

Key the day from the birth year.
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Birth Month

Key the month in its three-letter abbreviation from the birth date using the dictionary provided to assist you.
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Birth Year

Key the year from the birth date.
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Index

Choose the "Index" form type when the image is of an index, typically containing a list of names with page numbers.