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| title = Arkansas, Marion, Oakland, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013
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== 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.


*Sexton's Daily Record Oakland Cemetery, v. A-J, 1899-1984
== What is in the Collection? ==
*Oakland Cemetery Deeds
 
*Oakland and Fraternal Lot Index Cards, 1868-2013
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.
*Index to burials Oakland Cemetery, 1891-1898
 
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== Collection Content  ==
 
<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px">
Image:Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records (13-0346) Burial Book DGS 100176601_20.jpg|Burial Book
Image:Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records (13-0346) Lot Sales DGS 100176608_18.jpg|Lot Sale
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'''The Burial Books''' usually include the following:
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
{{Image Visibility}}
=== To Browse This Collection ===
{{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID2156084 |title=Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013 }}


== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
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'''Burial books'''
*Name of deceased  
*Name of deceased  
*Race  
*Race  
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*Fees charged  
*Fees charged  
*Name of undertaker
*Name of undertaker
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'''Lot sales'''
'''Lot Sales usually''' include the following:
 
*Name of purchaser  
*Name of purchaser  
*Amount paid  
*Amount paid  
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*Purchase date  
*Purchase date  
*Signatures of witnesses
*Signatures of witnesses
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== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===
<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px">
Image:Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records (13-0346) Burial Book DGS 100176601_20.jpg|Burial Book 1899
Image:Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records (13-0346) Lot Sales DGS 100176608_18.jpg|Lot Sale 1901
Image:Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records 1868-2013 (13-0346) DGS 100187849 920.jpg|Burial card 1982
Image:Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records 1868-2013 (13-0346) DGS 100187847 3.jpg|Index
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The name of the deceased person
*The approximate date of death
=== Search the Index ===
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=== View the Images ===
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{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at {{FSC|2156084|item|disp=Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013}}. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I was Looking for, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Search for a death certificate
*Search for an obituary in local newspapers
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records
*If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records


=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
== How So I Search the Collection? ==
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
*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 these names as well
*Name of the deceased
=== Research Helps ===
*Other identifying information such as race and approximate age.
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Arkansas, United States Genealogy|Arkansas]].
 
* [[Cemeteries]]
=== Search the Collection  ===
* [[Sexton Records]]
 
* [[GuidedResearch:Arkansas|Arkansas Guided Research]]
'''To browse by image:'''<br>
* [[Arkansas Research Tips and Strategies]]
To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>
* Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step Arkansas Research, 1880-Present|1880-Present]]
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>
⇒Select the appropriate "Volume or record name, volume number (if given), year range, surname range" which takes you to the images
 
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:
 
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==
 
Once you have located your ancestor’s burial record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Burial records are often brief so it can be easy confuse individuals. Compare what information is given with what you already know about your ancestor to make sure it is the correct person.
 
Next, look at the pieces of information given in the burial record for new information. Add any new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. For example:  
 
*Use the birth date or year to search for birth records.  
*Use the birth date along with relative’s names to find the family in census records.  
*Use the locality and relative’s names to locate church and land records.  
*The name of the undertaker or mortuary could lead you to funeral records which often include the names and residences of other family members.
 
=== Tips to Keep in Mind  ===
 
*Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the deceased who may have been buried in the same cemetery or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 
{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|Arkansas, Cemetery Records|keywords|disp}} items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see the wiki article [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries]].  For additional information about this state see the other links in  Related Wiki Articles below.}}
 
== What If I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For? ==
 
*Check for variant spellings of the surnames. You should also look for abbreviated names and nicknames.  
*Search the indexes and records of nearby cemeteries.
 
== Related Websites  ==
 
*[http://billiongraves.com/ BillionGraves] page for this cemetery. All the records on this site, inscriptions of the headstones in the cemetery, will also appear in the [[BillionGraves Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] on FamilySearch. Burials through most of 2012 will be found in this index.
 
== Related Wiki Articles  ==
 
*[[Arkansas, United States Genealogy | Arkansas]]  
*[[Arkansas Cemeteries]]
 
== How You Can Contribute ==


== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
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These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.


=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
== Citing this Collection  ==
*{{FSC|3753651|item|disp=Suffridge, Lynda Childers, ''Research in Arkansas'' Falls Church, Virginia : National Genealogical Society, 2019 FS Library 976.7 D27ngs}}
*{{FSC|1042188|item|disp=Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, ''Your Guide to Cemetery Research.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2002 FS Library 973 V37c}}
*{{FSC|4092187|item|disp=Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery records, 1868-2013}}
*{{FSC|1324183|item|disp=Pulaski Co. Inquest files; index, 1865-1903}}


=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.
*{{RecordSearch|1940760|Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950}}
*{{RecordSearch|1674710|Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963}}


=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
'''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation
*{{FSC|2748176|item|disp=''Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring counties, Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state ... biographies of distinguished citizens ... [etc.}}''  Chicago ; St. Louis : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1889.]
| text = “Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013” Images. <i>FamilySearch.</i> http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery. Little Rock.}}<br><br>


== Citing This Collection  ==
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Revision as of 10:56, 5 August 2016

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Template:US State HR Infobox 01

What is in the Collection?[edit | edit source]

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.

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Arkansas, Oakland and Fra...metery Records, 1867-2013.

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

  • Burial Book

    Burial Book

  • Lot Sale

    Lot Sale

The Burial Books usually include the following:

  • Name of deceased
  • Race
  • Gender
  • Whether adult, child or infant
  • Burial date
  • Burial place
  • Burial permit number
  • If a pauper
  • Fees charged
  • Name of undertaker

Lot Sales usually include the following:

  • Name of purchaser
  • Amount paid
  • Lot number
  • Purchase date
  • Signatures of witnesses

How So I Search the Collection?[edit | edit source]

To begin your search it is helpful to know:

  • Name of the deceased
  • Other identifying information such as race and approximate age.

Search the Collection[edit | edit source]

To browse by image:
To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links:
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
⇒Select the appropriate "Volume or record name, volume number (if given), year range, surname range" which takes you to the images

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:

  • There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
  • You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
  • Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

Once you have located your ancestor’s burial record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Burial records are often brief so it can be easy confuse individuals. Compare what information is given with what you already know about your ancestor to make sure it is the correct person.

Next, look at the pieces of information given in the burial record for new information. Add any new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. For example:

  • Use the birth date or year to search for birth records.
  • Use the birth date along with relative’s names to find the family in census records.
  • Use the locality and relative’s names to locate church and land records.
  • The name of the undertaker or mortuary could lead you to funeral records which often include the names and residences of other family members.

Tips to Keep in Mind[edit | edit source]

  • Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.
  • Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the deceased who may have been buried in the same cemetery or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.
  • When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
Tip: Don't overlook FHL Keyword Arkansas, Cemetery Records items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see the wiki article Arkansas Archives and Libraries. For additional information about this state see the other links in Related Wiki Articles below.

What If I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For?[edit | edit source]

  • Check for variant spellings of the surnames. You should also look for abbreviated names and nicknames.
  • Search the indexes and records of nearby cemeteries.

Related Websites[edit | edit source]

Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

How You Can Contribute[edit | edit source]

Template:Contributor invite

Citing this Collection[edit | edit source]

Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

Collection Citation:

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.



Image Citation:
This template has been deprecated and is no longer used.

When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for Arkansas, Oakland and Fra...metery Records, 1867-2013.
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