Currentobituary.com Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Description
Record Type	Obituaries
Collection years	2001-2014
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United States Obituaries
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What Is in This Collection?

The collection consists of and index to obituaries published on Currentobituary.com. Obituaries are from all over the United States. The collection covers the years 2001 to 2014.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The records may contain any of the following:

• Name of the deceased
• Birth, death and burial date and place
• Residences
• Names of family members
• Name of funeral home
• Cause of death
• Funeral officiator
• Name of newspaper, date and place of publication
• Other details such as military service

Collection Content

Sample of indexed information:

John Smith Currentobituary.com index Deceased John Smith Event Type Obituary Gender Male Age 86 Birth Date 03 Sep 1926 Birthplace Jordan Springs, Tennessee Death Date 20 Feb 2013 Death Place Tennessee, United States Spouse and Children Dorothy Blackwell Smith Wife Female Anne Weems Daughter Female Parents and Siblings John Herman Smith Father Male Ruth Shelby Smith Mother Female Extended Family Sam Weems Son-in-Law Male Sara Denson Grandchild Female Others on Record Dr Roger Freeman Non Relative Male How Do I Search the Collection? To begin your search you will need to know: The name of your ancestor The approximate date of death The place where your ancestor lived The names of other family members and their relationships Search the Index Search by name on the Collection Details Page. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields Click Search to show possible matches 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 research log. What Do I Do Next? I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now? Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information Use information from the obituary to locate church records Use information to find the family in census records Use the information to find a death certificate Use the information found in the obituary to search for the family in additional state and county records I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, What Now? Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name Citing This Collection 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 “Currentobituary.com Index, 2001-2014. ” Database . FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 20 December 2016. From multiple collections. Index. Currentobituary.com. http://www.currentobituary.com. Record Citation: When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information. Top of Page How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? In other languages: English | português |

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