California, San Joaquin, County Public Library Obituary Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of images to index cards located at the San Joaquin County Public Library in Stockton, California. The index cards contain clippings of obituaries from various San Joaquin County and Stockton city newspapers. The collection covers the years 1850 to 1991.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * The name and age of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Occupation and residence
 * Names of surviving family members
 * Cause of death
 * Date, place and time of funeral services or burial

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

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. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the County Public Library, Stockton.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Search for the death certificate
 * Search for the cemetery record
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records
 * Search for death or burial information in

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

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, try searching a nearby locality
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * 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 California.
 * California Guided Research
 * California Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1905-Present

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * San Joaquin County Public Library, Stockton, Obituary index file, ca. 1850-1991
 * San Joaquin County Public Library, Stockton, People file index, ca. 1849-1909
 * San Joaquin County Public Library, Stockton, Newspaper index, ca. 1850-1990
 * San Joaquin Public Library, Stockton, California local history index, ca. 1850-1967
 * Index to San Joaquin County death records, 1890-1905

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * George H. Tinkham, History of San Joaquin County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women Los Angeles, California : Historic Record Co., 1923

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.

California, San Joaquín, archivo de índice de obituarios de la biblioteca pública (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)