South Dakota, South Lead City Cemetery, Card Index of Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Index and images of cards containing death and burial information from the South Lead city cemetery in South Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota, for the years 1912-1966

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


 * Name of deceased
 * Marital status
 * Sex
 * Age
 * Death date and place
 * Internment date


 * Cause of Death
 * Relatives
 * Grave location
 * Undertaker
 * Remarks

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the deceased
 * The birthplace of the deceased
 * Burial place of deceased

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?

 * Add the new information to your records
 * Use the age to determine an approximate birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage and death records.
 * Search for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
 * Repeat this process with additional family member’s records to find more generations of the family

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

 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives
 * 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, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of South Dakota.
 * South Dakota Guided Research
 * South Dakota Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1905-Present
 * Cemeteries
 * United States, Tombstone and Sexton Records

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Helen Chandler. South Lead city cemetery, South Dakota; card index of deaths, 1912-1966
 * Donald D. Toms. Monument inscriptions for South Lead Cemetery, Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota
 * Donald D. Toms. West Lead Cemetery inscriptions, West Lead Cemetery, Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota.
 * Lawrence County Historical Society, Some history of Lawrence County Deadwood, South Dakota : Lawrence County Historical Society (South Dakota), 1981 FHL 978.391 H2L

Citing This Collection
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