Colorado, Jefferson County, Wheat Ridge, Crown Hill Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains cemetery records from the Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The collection was created from a survey of the cemetery made by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1952. At that time the cemetery was in an unincorporated part of Jefferson County, and Denver was the largest nearby major city. The city of Wheat Ridge was incorporated in 1969.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of deceased
 * Death date
 * Birth date

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

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?
Whenever possible, look at the original record. It often has more information than the indexed record.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, land and death records
 * Search the family in census records

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

 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relationships that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. 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

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

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, Your Guide to Cemetery Research. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2002 FS Library 973 V37c
 * Crown Hill Cemetery records, Denver, Denver County, Colorado
 * Jefferson County, Colorado veterans' graves registration to 1943.Lakewood, Colorado : Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, c1992. FS Library 978.884 V3j
 * compiled by Mrs. John Winton Erwin and presented through Nevada Sagebrush Chapter, NSDAR, Reno, Nevada. Biographical sketches, early settlers of Wheat Ridge. Wheat Ridge, Colorado : Wheat Ridge Centennial-Bicentennial Commission, c1976.
 * Jefferson County Colorado marriage index, 1860-1890 : indexes of brides and groom. Lakewood, Colorado : Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, c1998
 * Indexed by Betty Kaufman and Liz Burdick with Leya Cragin, Julie McKeown, Doris Roberts, assisted by Cynthia Baumann. Jefferson County probate records index, 1862-1910.Lakewood, Colorado : Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, c1985. FS Library 978.8 A1 no. 58
 * Colorado genealogist Denver, Colorado : Colorado Genealogical Society. Computer Interest Group, 1939- FS Library 978.8 B2cg

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