Nebraska, Box Butte County, Funeral Home Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The digital images in this collection are of records from the Miller and Landa Funeral Home, 1919-1976, and from the Wildy Funeral Home, 1920-1950.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
Funeral Home records may contain:
 * Name at death
 * Death date
 * Cause of death
 * Name of spouse
 * Name of nearest relative
 * Birth date
 * Funeral date
 * Obituary
 * Residence at time of death
 * Burial date
 * Cemetery of interment

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

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the Surname Range to view the images.

What Do I Do Next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Search for the death certificate
 * Use the information to locate an obituary or cemetery record
 * Use the information to find vital records such as birth, christening,and marriage
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search for land and probate records

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * 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

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.

"Nebraska, Box Butte County, Funeral Home Records, 1919-1976." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Box Butte County Clerk of the District Court, Alliance.
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