Ohio, Summit County, Veteran Burial Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
These records include Veterans of Foreign Wars burial cards and veterans grave registration cards acquired from the Summit County Public Library, Arkron Ohio. The collection covers the years 1700 to 1941.

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


 * Name of deceased
 * Residence of deceased
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date and place of death
 * War in which veteran served
 * Cause of death
 * Date and place of burial


 * Next of kin
 * Date and place of enlistment
 * Branch of service, rank and unit of service
 * Discharge date and place
 * Cemetery record includes grave number, book number and page of record
 * Source of information

Digital Folder Number List
This collection contains a digital browse. Only the DGS numbers are displayed.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person
 * The date of death or burial

View the Images
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 * 1) Look at the Digital Folder Number List section to determine the folder/film number for the images you want to see
 * 2) Go to the Browse Page
 * 3) Click the Film number to view the images

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.

What Do I Do Next?
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information found in the record to locate the death record
 * Search vital records for a birth or marriage
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records

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

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Ohio.
 * Ohio Guided Research
 * Ohio Record Finder
 * Ohio Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Ohio Research, 1880-Present

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Summit County, Auditor. Enlistment and enrollment of the Ohio Militia, volunteers, soldiers and marines, etc., 1857, 1862-1865
 * Summit County, veteran burial cards, 1700-1941
 * Grave registrations of soldiers buried in Ohio

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * William Henry Perrin, ed. History of Summit County : with an outline sketch of Ohio Chicago, Illinois : Baskin & Bettey, 1881
 * Ohio Historical Records Survey Projects Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration, Inventory of the county archives of Ohio, no. 77, Summit County (Akron) [Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Records Survey Project, 1941]

Citing This Collection
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