<heading>What are BillionGraves Burial Records?</heading>BillionGraves Burial Records contain burial permits, cemetery records, and documents regarding burial locations.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from BillionGraves Burial Records?</heading>The BillionGraves Burial Records may include:<ul><li>First name</li><li>Last name</li><li>Age at death</li><li>Spouse</li><li>Gender</li><li>Occupation</li><li>Names and relationships of family members</li><li>Burial location (including cemetery name, cemetery section, plot number, and/or family plot)</li><li>Religion</li><li>Clubs, organizations</li><li>Military information</li><li>Birthplace or country of origin</li></ul>These records are especially helpful for identifying children who died young or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. Check the sexton's records or visit the cemetery in person to see if other relatives are buried in the same or adjoining plots. Or use the BillionGraves Headstone Collection to view burial proximities of nearby graves.<heading>What years does it cover?</heading>The BillionGraves Burial Records span from about 1800 to the current day.

Given Name	Philip W.
Last Name	Smith
Death Date	18 February 1928
Burial Country	United States
Burial State	Illinois
Burial County	Tazewell
Burial City	Minier
Burial Cemetery	Minier Cemetery
Rank	PRIVATE
Branch	INFANTRY
Conflict	AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
Source	Headstone Application: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VHZX-BN7

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