Why was that document created? Why was the informant the informant and not someone else? Why did they get married where they did? Why was the deed recorded when it was?
Ask "why" about as many things on a record as you can. Even if you are unable to answer "why," sometimes just asking is helpful and gets you thinking.
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This reminds me of the 5 Whys method. From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys
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