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| CID = CID3161103 | | CID = CID3161103 | ||
| title = California, Santa Clara County, San Jose, Oak Hill Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions, 1838-1985 | | title = California, Santa Clara County, San Jose, Oak Hill Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions, 1838-1985 | ||
| location = San Jose (Santa Clara) | | location = San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||
| LOC_01 = California | | LOC_01 = California | ||
| LOC_02 = Santa Clara | | LOC_02 = Santa Clara | ||
| LOC_02_type = County | | LOC_02_type = County | ||
| LOC_03 = | | LOC_03 = San Jose | ||
| loc_map = | | loc_map = US locator map California Santa Clara, San Jose.jpg | ||
| state_loc_map = US Locator California.png | | state_loc_map = US Locator California.png | ||
| State_flag = California flag.png | | State_flag = California flag.png | ||
| record_type = | | record_type = Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions | ||
| start_year = 1838 | | start_year = 1838 | ||
| end_year = 1985 | | end_year = 1985 | ||
| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:California|California Guided Research]] | | FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:California|California Guided Research]] | ||
| FS_URL_02 = [[California_Research_Tips_and_Strategies#California_Record_Finder|California Record Finder]] | | FS_URL_02 = [[California_Research_Tips_and_Strategies#California_Record_Finder|California Record Finder]] | ||
| FS_URL_03 = [[California | | FS_URL_03 = [[California Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
| FS_URL_04 = Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|1850-1905]] {{!}} [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present|1905-Present]] | | FS_URL_04 = Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|1850-1905]] {{!}} [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present|1905-Present]] | ||
| FS_URL_05 = [[California, United States Genealogy]] | | FS_URL_05 = [[California, United States Genealogy]] | ||
| FS_URL_06 = [[California | | FS_URL_06 = [[How to Find California Death Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_07 = [[Santa Clara County, California Genealogy]] | | FS_URL_07 = [[Santa Clara County, California Genealogy]] | ||
| FS_URL_08 = [[California Archives and Libraries]] | | FS_URL_08 = [[California Archives and Libraries]] | ||
| FS_URL_09 = | | FS_URL_09 = [[Sexton Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_10 = | | FS_URL_10 = [[Cemeteries]] | ||
| FS_URL_11 = | | FS_URL_11 = [[United States, Tombstone and Sexton Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_12 = | | FS_URL_12 = | ||
| FS_URL_13 = | | FS_URL_13 = | ||
| FS_URL_14 = | | FS_URL_14 = | ||
| FS_URL_15 = | | FS_URL_15 = | ||
| RW_URL_01 = Find | | Coverage = | ||
| Inventory = | |||
| DFNL = | |||
| RW_URL_01 = Find a Grave - [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/8212/oak-hill-memorial-park Oak Hill Memorial Park] | |||
| RW_URL_02 = BillionGraves - [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Oak-Hill-Memorial-Park/11824 Oak Hill Memorial Park] | | RW_URL_02 = BillionGraves - [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Oak-Hill-Memorial-Park/11824 Oak Hill Memorial Park] | ||
| RW_URL_03 = [https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/san-jose-ca/oak-hill-funeral-home-memorial-park/2473 Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park] | | RW_URL_03 = [https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/san-jose-ca/oak-hill-funeral-home-memorial-park/2473 Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park] | ||
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| custodian = California State Archives, Sacramento | | custodian = California State Archives, Sacramento | ||
}} | }} | ||
== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
Cemetery headstone inscriptions from the Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose, California. The inscriptions were made by the Santa Clara Historical and Genealogical Society as a part of a cemetery project. The collection is a card index and arranged alphabetically. | Cemetery headstone inscriptions from the Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose, California. The inscriptions were made by the Santa Clara Historical and Genealogical Society as a part of a cemetery project. The collection is a card index and arranged alphabetically. | ||
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=== Index and Image Visibility === | |||
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
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*Person buried next to | *Person buried next to | ||
*Other relatives | *Other relatives | ||
== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
===Sample Images=== | === Sample Images === | ||
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Image:California, Santa Clara County, San Jose, Oak Hill Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions, 1838-1985008272859 00083.jpg|Cemetery record, 1909 | Image:California, Santa Clara County, San Jose, Oak Hill Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions, 1838-1985008272859 00083.jpg|Cemetery record, 1909 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === 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]]. | 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? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?=== | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | |||
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death | *Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records | *Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find probate records | *Use the information found in the record to find probate records | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find land and property records | *Use the information found in the record to find land and property records | ||
*Search for death or burial information in | *Search for death or burial information in {{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} | ||
*If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well | *If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
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*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names | *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names | ||
=== Research Helps === | === Research Helps === | ||
The following articles will help you | The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[California, United States Genealogy|California]]. | ||
* [[Sexton Records]] | |||
* [[Cemeteries]] | |||
* [[GuidedResearch:California|California Guided Research]] | * [[GuidedResearch:California|California Guided Research]] | ||
* [[California | * [[California Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
* Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|1850-1905]] | * Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|1850-1905]] {{!}} [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present|1905-Present]] | ||
== Other FamilySearch Collections == | |||
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research. | |||
=== FamilySearch Catalog === | |||
*{{FSC|1042188|item|disp=Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, ''Your Guide to Cemetery Research.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2002 FS Library 973 V37c}} | |||
*{{FSC|620878|item|disp=Compiled by members of the Santa Clara Historical and Genealogical Society. Cemetery headstone inscriptions ca. 1838-1985.}} | |||
*{{FSC|624140|item|disp=Oak Hill Cemetery. Cemetery inscriptions of unmarked graves, ca. 1922-1950}} | |||
*{{FSC|293433|item|disp=Santa Clara County Recorder. Death records, 1873-1905 }} | |||
=== FamilySearch Historical Records === | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1932433|California Death Index, 1905-1939}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2015582|California Death Index, 1940-1997}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|3518938|California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1985807|California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} | |||
=== FamilySearch Digital Library === | |||
*{{FSC|125918|item|disp=Eugene Taylor Sawyer, ''History of Santa Clara County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present'' 2 volumes, Los Angeles, California : Historic Record Co., 1922}} | |||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying you sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying you sources helps others find the records you used. | ||
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