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| RW_URL_02 = Find a Grave: [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2147965/charles-evans-cemetery Charles Evans Cemetery]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
Burial records from the Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory in Reading, Pennsylvania. This collection includes permit books, burial cards, and diagram cards. Burial cards and diagram cards are an index to the permit books. Burial cards list the name of the deceased, lot owner, lot number, lot section, age at death (year, month, day). (On the cards where birth and death dates are indicated - this information supplied by the funeral director. The cemetery then determined from this information the year, month and day of the age of the deceased). Diagram cards list lot number and section along with a diagram of the lot and persons interred there on. Microfilm of the original records is located in the Charles Evens Cemetery and Crematory.
Burial records from the Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory in Reading, Pennsylvania. This collection includes permit books, burial cards, and diagram cards. Burial cards and diagram cards are an index to the permit books. Burial cards list the name of the deceased, lot owner, lot number, lot section, age at death (year, month, day). (On the cards where birth and death dates are indicated - this information supplied by the funeral director. The cemetery then determined from this information the year, month and day of the age of the deceased). Diagram cards list lot number and section along with a diagram of the lot and persons interred there on.


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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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Permit book
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*Age at date of death
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*Cost of interment
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Burial Card
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*Name
*Name
*Age at date of death
*Age at date of death
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*Day of internment
*Day of internment
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== 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:
*Name of ancestor
*Name of ancestor
*Approximate death date
*Approximate death date
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=== Search the Index ===
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=== 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? ==
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.
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
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=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
*[[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
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* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
*[[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present]]
 
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=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/142331 Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory. Cemetery records, 1848-1979]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/395576 Wanda Gartner, et.al., comp. ''Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania veterans burials to 1944.'']
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/574924 Schuyler C. Brossman, comp. ''A list of veterans buried in the western part of Berks county, Pennsylvania.'']
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/326622 Raymone E. Kiebach. ''Cemeteries of Berks County with graves of U.S. war veterans.'']
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|3535178|Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999}}
*{{RecordSearch|3512181|Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880}}
*{{RecordSearch|2287449|Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977-2010}}
*{{RecordSearch|1999196|Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994}}
*{{RecordSearch|4138690|Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971}}
*{{RecordSearch|3743478|Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950}}
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/27721 Morton L. Montgomery, compiled, ''Historical and biographical annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania : embracing a concise history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families'' 2 volume, Chicago, Illinois : J.H. Beers & Co., 1909]
== Citing This Collection ==  
== Citing This Collection ==  
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Burial records from the Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory in Reading, Pennsylvania. This collection includes permit books, burial cards, and diagram cards. Burial cards and diagram cards are an index to the permit books. Burial cards list the name of the deceased, lot owner, lot number, lot section, age at death (year, month, day). (On the cards where birth and death dates are indicated - this information supplied by the funeral director. The cemetery then determined from this information the year, month and day of the age of the deceased). Diagram cards list lot number and section along with a diagram of the lot and persons interred there on.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

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What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

Permit book

  • Name
  • Age at date of death
  • Location and owner of lot
  • Date of interment
  • Time and day of internment
  • Cost of interment

Burial Card

  • Name
  • Age at date of death
  • Location and owner of lot
  • Day of internment

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Burial permit book 1959

    Burial permit book 1959

  • Burial card 1916

    Burial card 1916

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • Name of ancestor
  • Approximate death date

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

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?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Add any new information to your records
  • If available, check the image for additional information
  • Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Try searching by surname only
  • The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
  • Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Pennsylvania.

Other FamilySearch Collections[edit | edit source]

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Historical Records[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Digital Library[edit | edit source]

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
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