Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery Record Keeper's Book (colored) - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Interment records for people of color in the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia for years 1852-1942. The microfilm of original records is located at the Laurel Grove Cemetery Gatehouse in Savannah, Georgia.

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

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Georgia.
 * Researching African American Genealogy
 * Quick Guide to African American Records
 * Georgia Guided Research
 * Georgia Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Georgia Research, 1880-Present
 * United States, Tombstone and Sexton Records
 * Cemeteries
 * Sexton Records

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, Your Guide to Cemetery Research. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2002 FS Library 973 V37c
 * Laurel Grove Cemetery. Savannah. Cemetery lot record, 1852-1959
 * Laurel Grove Cemetery. Savannah. Keeper's record books, 1852-1959
 * Zion, Chatham County. Salem Baptist Church, and Lavinder cemetery records
 * Chatham County, Georgia index to deaths, 1733-1842

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * F. D. Lee and J. L. Agnew, Historical record of the city of Savannah Savannah, Georgia : J.H. Estill, 1869
 * William Harden, A history of Savannah and South Georgia 2 volumes. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Pub. Co., 1913

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