California Cemetery Transcriptions - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of cemetery transciptions, for the years 1850 to 1960 from the following counties: • 3

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

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

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.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

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

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for 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.

Family History Library Holdings

 * D.A.R. (California) Vital records from cemeteries in California, to 1962. 17v. typescript
 * D.A.R. (California) Vital records from cemeteries
 * Verna Stumpf Patterson and members of the Reno Chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonists. California cemeteries tombstone inscriptions, Northern Sierra area, 1850's to 1959.

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * California Death Index, 1905-1939
 * California Death Index, 1940-1997
 * California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000
 * California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994
 * California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002
 * California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973
 * California, Sacramento Cemetery Records, 1900-1959
 * California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records, 1899-2011
 * California, Sonoma County, Sebastopol, Evergreen Lawn Cemetery Burial Records, 1800-2010
 * California, Tulare County, Visalia Cemetery Records, 1875-1990

Related Digital Books

 * Cemetery records of California. 12 v. (1954-1963)
 * Helen Marcia Bruner. California's old burying grounds. San Francisco, California : Portal Press, 1945

Citing This Collection
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California, transcripciones de cementerios (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)