Ohio, Columbus, Union Cemetery, Burial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index and images of burial records.

Image Visibility
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
These records may contain this information:
 * The name of the deceased
 * Age
 * Race
 * Burial Date
 * Location of burial plot
 * The Undertaker

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * Approximate death date

View the Images
To view images in this collection:
 * 1) Look at the [DFNL URL Link Text] article to determine the folder/film number for the images you want to see
 * 2) Go to the Browse Page
 * 3) Select 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?

 * Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find church records and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.
 * Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?
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Record Finder
Consult the Ohio Record Finder to search other records.

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.
 * Collection Citation:  Ohio, Columbus, Union Cemetery, Burial Records, ca. 1878-1980 Database, or Images, or Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : publication date. Custodian.

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