Maryland, Allegany County Monument Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Maryland Allegany County

What is in the Collection?
This collection consists of images of records from the local history collections of Allegany County of Maryland for the years 1983 to 1994. They include receipts of tombstone orders from companies in Allegany County. The receipts include the information requested to be inscribed on the tombstones.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The records generally include:


 * Name of deceased
 * Date of death and place of death
 * Name of cemetery with city and state of its location
 * Name and address of person making application
 * Name and address to whom headstone is being shipped

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