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==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
The records may contain: | The records may contain a list: | ||
* | *surviving immediate relatives, sometimes the names of grandchildren, in-laws, and other relatives. | ||
*Residences for surviving relatives | *Residences for surviving relatives. | ||
*Obituary or notes to prepare | *Obituary or notes used to prepare the obituary may be in the record, along with a record of newspapers where the obituary was placed. | ||
*Deceased's former residences, education, church affiliation, military service, membership in clubs, lodges and other organizations | *Deceased's former residences, education, church affiliation, military service, membership in clubs, lodges and other organizations. | ||
*Grave location or type of marker. | |||
*Grave location or type of marker | *Information regarding the funeral services, such as the officiating minister, pallbearers, and music may also be included. | ||
* | *Information may also include life insurance information where additional genealogical information could be obtained. | ||
* | |||
===Genealogical Value=== | ===Genealogical Value=== | ||
==Funeral Records by Location== | ==Funeral Records by Location== | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== How to Use This Record == | == How to Use This Record == | ||
Use funeral home records to identify useful information not found on the death certificate. | |||
The records may contain a list of the surviving immediate relatives, sometimes the names of grandchildren, in-laws, and other relatives. The record could provide residences for the listed relatives. | The records may contain a list of the surviving immediate relatives, sometimes the names of grandchildren, in-laws, and other relatives. The record could provide residences for the listed relatives. | ||
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A copy of the obituary or notes used to prepare the obituary may be in the record, along with a record of newspapers where the obituary was placed. Records may also contain information regarding former residences, education, church affiliation, military service, membership in clubs, lodges and other organizations. | A copy of the obituary or notes used to prepare the obituary may be in the record, along with a record of newspapers where the obituary was placed. Records may also contain information regarding former residences, education, church affiliation, military service, membership in clubs, lodges and other organizations. | ||
The records may include details of the grave location or type of marker. Notes regarding the funeral services, such as the officiating minister, pallbearers, and music may also be included. Information may also include life insurance information where additional genealogical information could be obtained. | The records may include details of the grave location or type of marker. Notes regarding the funeral services, such as the officiating minister, pallbearers, and music may also be included. Information may also include life insurance information where additional genealogical information could be obtained. | ||
== Why This Record Was Created == | == Why This Record Was Created == | ||
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== Record History == | == Record History == | ||
Funeral records generally began in the late | Funeral records generally began in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century (1900's). Embalming within the United States was not a widely accepted practice until the Civil War and the death of President Abraham Lincoln. | ||
Most funerals prior to the early | Most funerals prior to the early twentieth century were a family and friends event taking place at the decedent’s home with burial taking place within twenty-four to forty-eight hours of death. Funeral homes or parlors were not used and caskets were made by the local cabinet or furniture maker. | ||
Large cities are more likely to have earlier funeral home records. Most rural areas did not have funeral homes until the early | Large cities are more likely to have earlier funeral home records. Most rural areas did not have funeral homes until the early twentieth century. Funeral directors are now responsible for initiating and filing the death certificate. Since the 1950s many funeral homes have merged with other firms or gone out of business. | ||
== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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== Record Coverage == | == Record Coverage == | ||
Most funeral homes came into existence in the early Twentieth Century (1900's). | |||
Funeral records are generally recorded in the locality where the person resided or is buried. They were not used by the general population until local regulations required embalming and the use of a funeral home became a generally accepted practice. | |||
== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||