Family Cemetery Records

Cemetery records include online and paper documents, and headstones. Usually there is an image of the original record or headstone (JPG) and a text transcription (TXT).  The files are named by Last Name, First Name, and a short description. For example, GillespieVictorVaughn-Headstone.jpg. The name will be the name at the time of burial (usually the married name for women).

• Headstones and Cemetery Records (files)

Notes:

• Cemetery records are provided to the cemetery by the next of kin responsible for the burial. They may recall incorrectly or the cemetery clerk may make a mistake taking down the information or typing it. For online sources, there may be similar transcription errors. It may be hard to get access to the original paper record for verification.
• Similarly for headstones, there may be errors unknown to or overlooked by the next-of-kin.
• A headstone may have been placed at the time of burial, or much later by surviving kin.
• Handwriting is often hard to interpret. You may have to refer to Handwriting Samples, and compare writings on the same page.
• The date on picture or image files is the date the picture was taken if by digital camera, or the date it was scanned for older pictures.

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