California, San Francisco Funeral Home Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images of funeral ledgers from the Harry Glynn Funeral Home, located in San Francisco for the years 1910 to 1949.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Funeral home records may contain:
 * Name of the deceased
 * Age of deceased
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Cause of death
 * Name of physician

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your deceased ancestor
 * The death date or age at death

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the Volume Title, Year Range and Letter to view the images.

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?

 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or California Vital Records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the United States Census, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records) or the United States Census, 1930 (FamilySearch Historical Records). Search the state censuses as well.
 * Search for death or burial information in BillionGraves Index.
 * If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.

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

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county.
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"California, San Francisco Funeral Home Records, 1910-1949." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Glynn Ed, Private Collection, Watsonville, California.
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