Minnesota, Waseca County Historical Society, Burial Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains burial cards for Waseca County Minnesota. The original records come from the Waseca County Historical Society. Records will be added if more become available.

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


 * Name of deceased
 * Date of birth or age
 * Date of death
 * Names of parents or spouse
 * Last residence


 * Date of burial
 * Undertaker's name
 * Cause of death
 * Name of cemetery
 * lot and block number
 * Name of township

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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 death record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.

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

 * Use the information found on the burial card to locate an obituary
 * Use the information found to locate the family in census, church, and land records
 * Use the information found to locate mortuary records

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

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Check for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning or end of each volume. In addition, local historical and genealogical societies may have indexes to local records
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby counties

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Minnesota.
 * Minnesota Guided Research
 * Minnesota Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research
 * Cemeteries
 * Sexton Records

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Minnesota, Waseca County, Cemetery Records, 1850s-2006
 * Cemetery records of Waseca County, Minnesota, ca. 1860 - 1992.

Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

 * Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Layman Cemetery Burial Records, 1860-1926.
 * Minnesota Obituaries, 1865-2006
 * Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001

Citing This Collection
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