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==What | ==What Funeral Records Are== | ||
Funeral records can include: | Funeral records can include: | ||
*Funeral Home records/mortuary records | *Funeral Home records/mortuary records | ||
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Large cities are more likely to have earlier funeral home records. Most rural areas did not have funeral homes until the early twentieth century. Funeral directors are now responsible for initiating and filing the death certificate. Since the 1950s many funeral homes have merged with other firms or gone out of business. | Large cities are more likely to have earlier funeral home records. Most rural areas did not have funeral homes until the early twentieth century. Funeral directors are now responsible for initiating and filing the death certificate. Since the 1950s many funeral homes have merged with other firms or gone out of business. | ||
==Information | ==Information in Funeral Records== | ||
== Record Reliability == | |||
The name of the decedent, death date, and death place are quite reliable. Burial information will be reliable unless the body was transported to another locality. Other information provided will only be as reliable as the informant’s knowledge or memory. | |||
==How to Find Funeral Records== | ==How to Find Funeral Records== | ||
==Funeral Records by Location== | ==Funeral Records by Location== | ||
[[Category:Funeral Records]] | [[:Category:Funeral Records]] | ||
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