<heading>What is the BillionGraves App Headstone Collection?</heading>The BillionGraves App Headstone Collection contains photos of gravestones taken by volunteers with the BillionGraves app in cemeteries around the world. The names, dates, and other information have been transcribed and are searchable.Each gravestone photo has been tagged with GPS coordinates and the locations are plotted on a cemetery map.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from the BillionGraves App Headstone Collection?</heading>The BillionGraves App Headstone Collection 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>Clubs, hobbies, organizations, and interests</li><li>Religion</li><li>Burial Location and Cemetery</li><li>Military Information</li><li>Birthplace or Country of Origin</li></ul>The BillionGraves App Headstone Collection also shows nearby gravestones. Since 70% of people are buried in family plots, this can reveal even more family relatives.<heading>What years does it cover?</heading>The BillionGraves App Headstone Collection spans from about 1600 to the current day.

BillionGraves GPS Headstones

<heading>What are BillionGraves Veteran Burial Records?</heading>Veteran Burial Records contain burial permits, cemetery records, and documents regarding burial locations for United States Veterans and their family members.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from Veteran Burial Records?</heading>All Veteran headstones and markers must include:<ul><li>The person’s legal name</li><li>The Veteran’s service branch</li><li>Birth and death years</li><li>The section and grave number (if in a state or national cemetery)</li></ul>The Veteran headstones and markers may also include:<ul><li>Birth and death dates </li><li>The highest rank the Veteran attained</li><li>The Veteran’s awards and war service</li><li>A religious emblem of belief </li><li>Nicknames</li><li>Terms of endearment (like “Loving Father”)</li><li>Special unit identification</li></ul>These records are especially helpful for identifying death dates since most military headstones prior to 1920 do not have dates on them. Spouses and dependents only receive government-furnished headstones or markers if they are buried in a national cemetery, state Veteran's cemetery, a military post, or a military base cemetery.<heading>What years does it cover?</heading>The first group of national cemeteries were established in 1862, though some interments had occurred prior to the cemetery being designated as such. Veteran Burial Records for Veterans buried in private cemeteries was collected for the purpose of furnishing government grave markers. They do not include information for burials prior to 1997.Prior to the American Civil War, military burial sites were unmarked or marked with wooden headstones that usually deteriorated within about five years.

United States Veteran Burial Records

<heading>What is the Social Security Death Index?</heading>When someone dies in the United States, a family member, attorney, or mortician typically reports the death to the United States Social Security Administration in connection with filing for death benefits.The information about the deceased is then recorded in the Social Security Administration's Death Master File (DMF). The DMF currently contains more than 94 million records. The index for the DMF is a database called the Social Security Death Index (SSDI).The SSDI is a popular tool for genealogists and biographers because it contains valuable genealogical data.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from the Social Security Death Index?</heading><ul><li>Name of the deceased (married women usually by married name)</li><li>State (or territory) where their Social Security Number was issued</li><li>Birth date</li><li>Death date</li><li>Death residence with zip code (last place of residence on file but not necessarily the place of death)</li></ul>When two geographical names are listed they represent the county and state (not the city and state). The city may be determined by using the zip code.<heading>What years does it cover?</heading>The SSDI has a few deaths from 1935 to 1961, about 50% of the deceased from 1962 to 1971, and about 85% of the deceased from 1972 to 2005.

Social Security Death Index

<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.

BillionGraves Burial Records

<heading>What are BillionGraves Headstone Records?</heading>BillionGraves Headstone Records contain photos of gravestones taken by volunteers in cemeteries around the world. The names, dates, and other information have been transcribed and are searchable.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from BillionGraves Headstone Records?</heading>The BillionGraves Headstone 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>Clubs, hobbies, organizations, and interests</li><li>Religion</li><li>Burial Location and Cemetery</li><li>Military Information</li><li>Birthplace or Country of Origin</li></ul><heading>What years does it cover?</heading>The BillionGraves Headstone Records span from about 1600 to the current day.

BillionGraves Headstone Records

<heading>What are BillionGraves Historical Records?</heading>BillionGraves Historical Records contain vital records (birth, marriage, and death certificates), land records, tax information, documented business transactions, military records, biographical sketches, and other information about specific people.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from BillionGraves Historical Records?</heading>The BillionGraves Historical 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>Land, business, tax, and other financial dealings </li><li>Religion</li><li>Burial Location and Cemetery</li><li>Military Information</li><li>Birthplace or Country of Origin</li></ul><heading>What years does it cover?</heading>The BillionGraves Historical Records span from about 1600 to the current day.

BillionGraves Historical Records

<heading>What are BillionGraves Memorial Records?</heading>BillionGraves Memorial Records contain photos, vital records (birth, marriage, and death certificates), stories, or other information about specific people.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from BillionGraves Memorial Records?</heading>The BillionGraves Memorial 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>Clubs, hobbies, organizations, and interests</li><li>Religion</li><li>Burial location and/or cemetery name</li><li>Military Information</li><li>Birthplace or country of origin</li></ul>The memorial records may contain photos, stories, and documents.<heading>What years does it cover?</heading>The BillionGraves Memorial Records span from about 1600 to the current day.

BillionGraves Memorial Records

<heading>What are BillionGraves Obituary Records?</heading>Obituaries are memorials or announcements published in newspapers or online following a death. The information in the obituary is usually supplied by a close family member.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from BillionGraves Obituary Records?</heading>The information in obituaries varies but the following information is typical: <ul><li>Name of the deceased (married women usually by maiden and married name) </li><li>Birth date </li><li>Birth place</li><li>Death date </li><li>Death place</li><li>Residence address at time of death</li><li>Gender</li><li>Age at death</li><li>Marital status</li><li>Occupation</li><li>Military information</li><li>Names and relationships of family members </li><li>Clubs, hobbies, organizations, and interests </li><li>Religion </li><li>Burial Place</li><li>Burial Date</li><li>Funeral home or mortuary</li></ul><heading>What years does it cover?</heading>BillionGraves obituary collection begins in the mid-1800s.

BillionGraves Obituary Records

<heading>What are death certificates?</heading>Death certificates are legal documents issued by the government following a death. The information on the form is supplied by an informant who is usually a close family member.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from Death Certificates?</heading>The information on death certificate varies based on the governing agency and time period but the following information is typical: <ul><li>Name of the deceased (married women usually by maiden name) </li><li>Birth date </li><li>Birth place</li><li>Death date </li><li>Death place</li><li>Name of spouse</li><li>Parent’s names </li><li>Birthplace of parents</li><li>Residence address at time of death</li><li>Gender</li><li>Race</li><li>Age at death</li><li>Marital status</li><li>Occupation</li><li>Military information</li><li>Attending Physician’s Name</li><li>Dates and duration of final of medical care</li><li>Burial Place</li><li>Burial Date</li><li>Undertaker’s name</li><li>Informant’s name and address </li></ul><heading>What years do death certificates cover?</heading>Death records began in 1871 for people who died inside city limits and in 1907 for people who died outside of city limits.

BillionGraves Death Certificates

These records contain records submitted by BillionGraves users.  Each record contains information about an individual including given names, family names, birth date, death date, marriage date, burial location and more.

Other Supporting Records

<heading>What is the Carnegie Public Library Obituary Collection?</heading>The Carnegie Public Library Obituary Collection is housed at the Carnegie Public Library in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. The collection was started by Audree Seibel Lewis in 1950. For more than 15 years Lewis clipped obituaries from newspapers and mounted them to index cards or to the back of old library catalogue cards. Frequently, she contacted family members of the deceased and interviewed them to gather more information which she then recorded on the cards by hand.The collection also includes some anniversary announcements, photos, court cases, and family reunion announcements. Most of cities mentioned in the records are located in Steuben County, Indiana. On the obituary cards, the name of the cemetery where the deceased is buried is often handwritten in block letters on the corner of the card.What genealogical data can I learn from the Carnegie Public Library Obituary Collection?<heading>The Carnegie Public Library Collection records may include:</heading><ul><li>First name</li><li>Last name</li><li>Age</li><li>Residence</li><li>Gender</li><li>Occupation</li><li>Names and relationships of family members</li><li>Clubs, hobbies, organizations, and interests</li><li>Religion</li><li>Place of death</li><li>Cause of death</li><li>Burial Location</li></ul><heading>What years does it cover?</heading>The Carnegie Public Library Obituary Collection spans from approximately 1950 – 1965 and 1975 - 2020.In the mid-1960’s Lewis discontinued her hobby of collecting obituaries. After about a 10 year gap, the Carnegie Library staff took up the task of adding to the collection.

Carnegie Public Library Records

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Jewish Genealogy Records

This series consists of records of 527,394 passengers who arrived at the United States between 1834 through 1897 and identified their country of origin or nationality as Armenia, Finland, Galicia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Russian Poles, or Ukraine. There are records of passengers who were U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens planning to continue their travels, returning to the U.S., or staying in the U.S. There are records of passengers arriving at the following ports: Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia; the bulk of the records are for passengers arriving at the Port of New York. Each of the passenger records may include name, age, town of last residence, destination, and codes for passenger's sex, occupation, literacy, country of origin, transit and/or travel compartment, and the identification number for the ship manifest. Information on each ship is in the manifest header file and includes the ship manifest identification number, the name of the ship, the code for its port of departure, and date of arrival. The ship manifest identification number indicates the port of arrival.

Russian Immigration Records

These materials identify 604,596 persons who arrived in the Port of New York, 1846-1851, and the ships on which they arrived. Approximately 70 percent of the passenger records list Ireland as the native country. The other 32 countries include Canada, Brazil, Saint Croix, Russia, Morocco, the United States and countries throughout Europe. These records include passengers aboard ships with both Irish and non-Irish ports of embarkation for emigration to America. The series consists of four electronic files. The primary file is the Famine Irish Passenger Record File (FIPAS) that includes passenger lists with the personal names involved in this wave of immigration. Three additional files supplement it and serve as electronic code files. They are the Famine Irish Manifest Header File, the Famine Irish Port Code List and the Famine Irish Country Code List. Each of the FIPAS records contains data on a passenger and may include name, age, town of last residence, destination, passenger arrival date, and codes for passenger's sex, occupation, literacy, native country, transit status, travel compartment, passenger port of embarkation, and the identification number for the ship manifest.

Irish Famine Immigration Records

This series consists of records of 4,048,907 passengers who arrived at the United States between 1850 through 1897; about 90 percent identified their country of origin or nationality as Germany or a "German" state, city, or region. In about 10 percent of the records, passengers identified their country of origin or nationality as France, Luxemburg, Switzerland, United States, and other places. There are 109 unique "country of origin" codes used in this series. There are records of passengers who were U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens planning to continue their travels, returning to the U.S., or staying in the U.S. There are records of passengers arriving at the following ports: Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia; the bulk of the records are of passengers arriving at the Port of New York. Each of the passenger records may include name, age, town of last residence, destination, and codes for passenger's sex, occupation, literacy, country of origin, transit and/or travel compartment, and the identification number for the ship manifest. Information on each ship is in the manifest header file and includes the ship manifest identification number, the name of the ship, the code for its port of departure, and date of arrival. The ship manifest identification number indicates the port of arrival.

German Immigration Records

This series consists of records of 845,368 passengers who arrived at the United States between 1855 through 1900. About 99 percent identified their country of origin or nationality as Italy or one of the following Italian regions: Lombardy, Piedmont, Sardinia, Sicily, or Tuscany. Some records are of passengers who identified their country of origin as England, France, Germany, Spain, or United States. There are records of passengers who were U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens planning to continue their travels, returning to the U.S., or staying in the U.S. Most of the records are of passengers arriving at the Port of New York, although there are some records of passengers arriving at the following ports: Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia. Each of the passenger records may include name, age, town of last residence, destination, and codes for passenger's sex, occupation, literacy, country of origin, transit and/or travel compartment, and the identification number for the ship manifest. Information on each ship is in the manifest header file and includes the ship manifest identification number, the name of the ship, the code for its port of departure, and date of arrival. The ship manifest identification number indicates the port of arrival.

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