Texas, Houston, Historic Hollywood Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection contains burial applications, obituaries, lot books, interment documents, mausoleum records, and plot maps from the historic Hollywood Cemetery near downtown Houston.

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Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Texas, Houston, Historic Hollywood Cemetery records, 1895-2008
 * Grandview Memorial Cemetery records, Harris County, Texas

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
 * Texas Death Index, 1964-1998
 * Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
 * Texas Deaths, 1977-1986

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