Kansas, Lawrence City Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains interment records for the city of Lawrence, Kansas. The collection also includes records for Oakhill and Maple Grove cemeteries. The records range from 1850-1988. Records will be added if more become available.
 *  Collection Content
 * City of Lawrence, interment records V. 1-2 1860-1923 No v. number 1865-1920 Oakhill Cemetery deed record No v. number 1865-1988. Film 1548566. DGS 8198456
 * Maple Grove Cemetery No v. number 1870-1982 Certificates, no v. number 1907-1974 Interment cards for sections 1-7, potters field, R, R1, R2, and R4, ca. 1870-1970 Oakhill Cemetery Interment cards for sections 1-4, ca. 1850-1950. Film 1548823. DGS  8616852
 * Oakhill Cemetery Interment cards for sections 5-13, potters field, mausoleums and miscellaneous cards ca. 1850-1950. Film 1548824. DGS  8616853
 * Oakhill Cemetery Interment cards for mausoleums, veteran's plot, section 1-12 ca. 1850-1988. Film 1548825. DGS  8616854
 * Oakhill Cemetery Interment cards for sections 13-18, ca. 1850-1988 Maple Grove Cemetery Interment cards ca. 1850-1988. Film 1548826 iems 1-7. DGS  8183154

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Interment Record
 * Interment Number
 * Name
 * Late Residence
 * Place of Death
 * Date of Death
 * Charge to
 * Age:Years,Months, Days
 * Cause of Death
 * Undertaker
 * Grave, Lot, Section

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of death
 * The county where your ancestor was buried
 * The name of the cemetery where your ancestor was buried

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the information to obtain the actual death certificate
 * Use the information to locate funeral home, or obituary
 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and probate records

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
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 * 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 in your research for your family in the state of Kansas.
 * Cemeteries
 * Sexton Records
 * Kansas Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research
 * United States, Tombstone and Sexton Records

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Lawrence City Clerk. Cemetery Records, 1850-1898

Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

 * Kansas Deaths and burials, 1885-1930
 * Kansas Cemetery Abstracts.

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