Arkansas, Marion, Oakland, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States

Arkansas

Pulaski County

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Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
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Location of Pulaski, Arkansas
Location of Arkansas
Record Description
Record Type	Cemetery
Collection years	1867-2013
FamilySearch Resources
Arkansas, United States Genealogy
Arkansas Cemeteries
Arkansas Archives and Libraries
Other Cemetery Records in the FamilySearch Catalog
Related Websites
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.
Archive
Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery

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.

To Browse This Collection

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.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

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

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Burial Book

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  Lot Sale

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  Burial card

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  Index

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How Do I Search This Collection?

You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

• Name of the person
• The location or date of the event

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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 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 Example Research Log that you can download and use.
• Print or download a copy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed.

I Found the Person I was Looking for, What Now?

• 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 United States, Internal Revenue Assessment Lists (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 BillionGraves Index or at Find A Grave.
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• Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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Citing This Collection

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Collection Citation

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