Cemeteries -- Missouri

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The collection consists headstone photographs taken by Bethel 29, Independence International Order of Job’s Daughters (Independence, MO) in 1992. The photographs are in color and a typed transcription of the information from the headstone is included. The photos are arranged by row and includes an index. The oldest date found on a headstone is from 1843 and the most recent date is from 1903. Family names inlucde Antle, Karns/Kerns, Kelley, Miller, and Schweedler.

Scope and Contents Among the books in this collection are several hand written journal style books that contain information about the lots and burials. Information may include name, date of birth, date of death, burial date, address, obituaries, funeral home, and lot number. A blue journal, red journal, and another journal contain burials by lot number. A typed alphabetical index referencing the lot and page number in the journal was created as a finding aid for the records by the Association. Sales and deed...

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This collection consists of transcribed gravestone markings from Sibley and Webb cemeteries. The gravestone markings range from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s. The Webb Cemetery records were transcribed by Francis A. Miller.

Scope and Contents This collection contains digital images of death registers, burial registers, and lot sales from the early cemetery sections of Woodlawn Cemetery known as City Cemetery and Saint Mary Cemetery in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. The register of deaths is a chronological list of deaths recorded by the city clerk from June 1897 to August 1911. Information provided on the registers is particularly helpful for genealogists because Missouri did not begin statewide registration...