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How to Find Cemetery Records Online
By Matthew Beeson
Creating a family tree can be very exciting and a lot of
fun. It makes a nice gift for a parent, grandparent or
other relative, or is something nice to keep for your
own family. You will find that filing in the information
for your current relatives, or even those a generation
or two back, will not be as difficult as trying to fill
in the blanks for those ancestors who have been dead for
over half a century or more. Thankfully, there are vital
records that you can search for that will help you
uncover the details to fill the empty spaces on your
tree.
Death records are where you should focus your search. A
death record can include various data including, but not
limited to, the details and location of the death and
funeral, death certificate, obituary and cemetery
listings. To find the documents related to the passing
of your relative, you can search the internet. This is a
luxury you should greatly appreciate, considering not so
many years ago a person would have had to conduct a far
more taxing and physical search for these records.
What type of a search? There are different searches that
could have been done, all of which can still be employed
today, such as:
- Checking the death records archived by the state or
county where the relative died.
- Visiting the church or funeral home where the wake or
funeral took place
- Looking through old city newspaper archives for
obituaries
- Searching for the gravestone in the cemetery where
your ancestor was buried.
Of all the methods mentioned that would enable you to
obtain death record information, a cemetery was often a
popular choice as it was a free and practical source.
The reason is because a headstone or grave plaque
typically includes the full name of the individual, the
date of birth and the date of their death, and sometimes
other information such as the names of their Memorial.
Unfortunately, if you only know the state where your
relative was buried, a physical cemetery search would be
out of the question. Not unless, of course, you intend
to spend an extensive amount of time visiting the
hundreds or thousands of cemeteries within the state and
browsing the millions of tombstones. Therefore, since it
is unlikely that you will want to waste a ridiculous
amount of time gravestone browsing when you can simply
sit in a comfortable chair in front of your computer,
you are probably interested in the more viable online
search option.
The best place to search cemetery records online is on a
public records provider site. This website will feature
a massive database that will not only allow you access
to death records, but also to an impressive amount of
other vital details including birth and adoption
records, as well as marriage and divorce records.
Searching is simple and you'll dig up results in no
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