Pennsylvania, Carbon County, Jim Thorpe, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains funeral home obituary cards for Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of ancestor
 * Approximate death date

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 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives
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 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * 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 in your research for your family in the state of Pennsylvania.
 * Pennsylvania Guided Research
 * Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Pennsylvania, Carbon County, Jim Thorpe, cemetery records, 1747-2007
 * Pennsylvania, Carbon County, Eurena Beers Collection, cemetery records
 * Registration of deaths, 1894-1905

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999
 * Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950

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