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== What Is in the Collection? ==
== What Is in This Collection? ==


This collection contains images of cemetery records including burial and lot sales books and 3 x 5 index burial cards for the years 1867 to 2013.  
This collection contains images of cemetery records including burial and lot sales books and 3 x 5 index burial cards for the years 1867 to 2013.  
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*Name of undertaker
*Name of undertaker


'''Lot sales usually''' include the following:  
'''Lot sales''' usually include the following:  


*Name of purchaser  
*Name of purchaser  
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*Signatures of witnesses
*Signatures of witnesses


== Collection Content ==
== Collection Contents ==
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px">
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=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
View images in this collection by visiting the  
View images in this collection by visiting the  
'''[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2156084/waypoints Browse Page]'''. br>
'''[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2156084/waypoints Browse Page]'''. <br>
# Select '''Volume or record name, volume number (if given), year range, surname range'''
Select '''Volume or record name, volume number (if given), year range, surname range'''
# Select '''next browse level'''


=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
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For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].
For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].


== What Do I Do Next? ==
*Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.
*In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the [[#Citing This Collection|Citing This Collection]] section. It's always a good idea to keep your citation on a Research Log.  This is an important tool to help keep track of what you have and have not found.  Family search wiki has a  [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/5/50/Research_Log.pdf Example Research Log] that you can download and use.
*Print or download a copy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed.


== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
*In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the [[#Citing This Collection|Citing This Collection]] section. It's always a good idea to keep your citation on a Research Log.  This is an important tool to help keep track of what you have and have not found.  Family search wiki has a  [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/5/50/Research_Log.pdf Example Research Log] that you can download and use.
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find county or [[Arkansas Vital Records]] such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.  
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find county or [[Arkansas Vital Records]] such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.  
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the [[United States Census, 1870 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1920 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1940 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]].  Search the state censuses as well.
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the [[United States Census, 1870 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1920 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] or the [[United States Census, 1940 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]].  Search the state censuses as well.
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*Use the information found in the record to find [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]].
*Use the information found in the record to find [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]].
*Search for death or burial information in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973 BillionGraves Index] or at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave].
*Search for death or burial information in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973 BillionGraves Index] or at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave].
*If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well.
*If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records.
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.  
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.  


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*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality.
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality.
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well.
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.  
*Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation.
*Check the infobox above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.
*Check the infobox above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.


{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2156084 Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2156084 Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}


== Citing This Collection  ==
== Citing This Collection  ==
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|title=Arkansas, Oakland and Fra...metery Records, 1867-2013
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