Montana, Yellowstone Genealogy Forum, Yellowstone County Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Yellowstone County obituaries for years 1955-1969 clipped from the Billings Gazette and provided to FamilySearch by the Yellowstone Genealogy Forum Montana.

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

Obituaries
 * The name and age of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Occupation and residence
 * Names of surviving family members
 * Cause of death
 * Date, place and time of funeral services or burial

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?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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

 * Search for the death certificate
 * If a birth date was provided in the obituary, search for a birth record
 * The name of the undertaker or mortuary could lead you to funeral and cemetery records, which often include the names and residences of other family members
 * Use the information found in the obituary to search for family members in census, vital, probate, and land records

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

 * 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. Try searching for these names as well

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Montana.


 * Montana Guided Research
 * Montana Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Montana Research, 1880-Present

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Montana, Yellowstone County Records, 1881-02011
 * Montana Death Index, 1860-2007

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Obituaries from Billings Gazette Newspaper, 1963, 1981-2001
 * Cemetery Records of Yellowstone County, Montana

Citing This Collection
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