Illinois Cemetery Transcriptions - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes cemetery records from from Elmwood cemetery in Centralia, Illinois. The records span from 1853 to 2009. This is an ongoing project, and more cemeteries will be added as they are transcribed.

What Can This Collection Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The date of death
 * The approximate birth date
 * The names of other family members and their relationships

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?
When you have located your ancestor’s burial record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Burial records are often brief so it can be easy confuse individuals. Compare what is information is given with what you already know about your ancestor to make sure it is the correct person.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the birth date or year to search for birth records
 * Use the birth date along with your relative’s names to find the family in census records
 * Compile the entries for every person with the same surname. This is especially helpful for rural areas or unusual surnames
 * Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the deceased who may have been buried in the same cemetery or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify

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

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Look for an index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby cemeteries

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Illinois.
 * Sexton Records
 * Cemeteries
 * Illinois Guided Research
 * Illinois Record Finder
 * Illinois Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Illinois Research, 1880-Present
 * United States, Tombstone and Sexton Records

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Illinois, Marion County, Centralia, Elmwood Cemetery records, 1853-2009
 * Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, Your Guide to Cemetery Research. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2002 FS Library 973 V37c

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Every name index to the Carroll O. Cox cemetery collection Fort Wayne, Ind. : The Library, 1982.
 * Cemetery records of Illinois 13 volumes.

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.

Illinois transcripciones de cementerios (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)