Alabama, Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of interment index cards from the Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama. The collection covers the years 1836 to 1995.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
These records may contain:
 * Name of deceased
 * Date interred
 * Name of funeral director or undertaker
 * Location of grave
 * Cause of death
 * Book, page and jacket number of burial record
 * Death date
 * Birth date
 * Residence
 * Age
 * Permit and grave details
 * Name of informant

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The date of the event or the name of a parent or spouse

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the Surname Range  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.

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

 * Use the book, page and jacket number to find the actual burial record in the cemetery
 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and probate records
 * Use the information to find additional family members
 * Search for the death certificate and obituary for the individual

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

 * Consult the Alabama Record Finder to find other records
 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * 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

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Alabama, Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards, 1836-1995." Database and images. FamilySearc. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Friends of Magnolia Cemetery Inc., Mobile.
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