California, Napa and Butte Counties, Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index and images of obituaries from Napa County and from the town of Paradise in Butte County for the years 1866 to 1992. Butte County is the more northern of the two counties.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of death
 * The names of other relatives named in the obituary

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.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * 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
 * Search for death or burial information in

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of California.
 * California Guided Research
 * California Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1905-Present

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Florence Styles. Butte County obituary index, 1963-1990
 * Paradise Genealogical Society obituary file index, 1902-1967
 * Deaths, Napa County, California, 1873-1905 : copied from records in the Napa County Recorder's Office by members of the Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society.
 * Butte County. Coroner's certificates of death, 1874-1917
 * Butte County. Coroner's register, 1886-1927
 * Butte County. Registers of deaths, 1859-1919, index 1905-1939
 * Butte County. Returns of deaths, 1873-1903

Citing This Collection
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