New Jersey, Mercer County, Veteran's Service Office, Grave Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains the Veteran's Grave Registration Records from the Veteran's Service Office in Mercer County, New Jersey.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 3

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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?
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 * Add any new information to your records
 * Search for birth and marriage records
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search for the veteran military service records

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

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 * Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
 * Search the FamilySearch Catalog to see if other records for this place are available

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of New Jersey.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records
 * New Jersey Guided Research
 * New Jersey Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Family History Library Holdings

 * New Jersey Civil War burial records, 1800s-1900s
 * Essex County. Veterans' grave registration record, ca. 1776-1979.
 * Essex County. Veterans interment record, ca. 1776-1940.
 * Essex County. Unfiled veterans' grave registration records
 * Gloucester County, Veterans' graves registration,: 1776-1945
 * Mercer County. Veteran's grave registration records.
 * Middlesex County. Veterans individual grave field report sheets.
 * Monmouth County, Veterans grave registrations.
 * Sussex County. Veterans grave registration cards

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * New Jersey, Essex County, Superintendent of Soldiers' Burials, 1776-1979
 * United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
 * United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
 * United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
 * United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
 * United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938

Citing This Collection
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