<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.

Given Name	Robert Vance
Last Name	Cottom
Birth Date	6 April 1932
Death Date	13 September 2009
Burial Country	United States
Burial State	Florida
Burial County	Sumter
Burial City	Bushnell
Burial Cemetery	Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter, Florida,
Notes	Fathers Name: Glenn H Cottom Mothers Name: Edna P Spouse: Alice
Source	aroundosceola.com

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