Nebraska, Lancaster County, Wyuka Cemetery Burial Permits - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This publication contains burial permit books, giving burial number, date of issue, location of grave, owner of lot, name of deceased, dates of birth and death, age, place and cause of death, residence, names of parents or spouse, name of undertaker, burial costs for the Wyuka Cemetery in Lancaster County, Nebraska.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: There are indexes available in these collections. The indexes are located in individual folders. Find your ancestors name in the index and look for the locator information (page, entry, certificate number, or book number). This will help you find the record you are looking for in the collection.
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date 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. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s burial record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Burial records are often brief so it can be easy confuse individuals. Compare what is information is given with what you already know about your ancestor to make sure it is the correct person.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the birth date or year to search for birth records
 * Use the birth date along with your relative’s names to find the family in census records
 * Compile the entries for every person with the same surname. This is especially helpful for rural areas or unusual surnames
 * Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the deceased who may have been buried in the same cemetery or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify

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

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Look for an index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby cemeteries

Research Helps

 * Cemeteries
 * Sexton Records
 * How to Find Nebraska Death Records
 * Nebraska Guided Research
 * Nebraska Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research
 * Nebraska Record Finder

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Elinor L. Brown. History of Lancaster County, then and now. Lincoln, Nebraska : E. L. Brown, c1971. FHL 978.2293 H2b
 * Lincoln. Wyuka Cemetery Records
 * compiled and published by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society Cemeteries in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

 * Find a Grave Index
 * Billion Graves Index

Related Digital Books

 * Lancaster County, Cemetery Records
 * A. B. Hayes and Sam. D. Cox. History of the city of Lincoln, Nebraska : with brief historical sketches of the state and of Lancaster County. Lincoln, Nebraska : State Journal Co., 1889

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