Minnesota, Olmsted County, Oakwood Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains a card inde to burials,1863-1998 and internment records,1878 -1998 from Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester, Minnesota. The records range from 1863-1998 with various cemetery records providing information on death and/or burial of the deceased. Records will be added if more become available.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:


 *  Record of Internments 
 * Name
 * Age: Years,Month,Day
 * Residence
 * Nationality
 * Married
 * Cause of Death
 * Date of Internment: Year, Month, Day
 * Lot No.
 * Secton No.
 *  Card Index 
 * Name
 * Place of Burial: Lot and Section Numbers
 * Date

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s death record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information found on the death record to locate the family in census records
 * Use the information found on the death record to locate an obituary
 * Use the information found to locate the family in additional state and county records

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

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
 * Consult the Minnesota Record Finder to find other records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Minnesota.
 * Minnesota Guided Research
 * Minnesota Record Finder
 * Minnesota Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Minnesota Research, 1880-Present
 * Cemeteries
 * Sexton Records

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Cemetery inscriptions of Olmsted County, Minnesota.
 * Oakwood Cemetery. Card Index,1863-1998 and Cemetery Records, 1878-1998.

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001
 * Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001
 * Minnesota Obituaries, 1865-2006
 * Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Layman Cemetery Burial Records, 1860-1926

Related Books

 * Wiley R. Pope and Sarah Fee ; second edition edited by Juanita J. Pope. Minnesota cemetery locations.
 * Joseph A. Leonard. History of Olmsted County, Minnesota : together with sketches of many of its pioneers, citizens, families and institutions. Chicago, Illinois : Goodspeed Historical Association, 1910

Citing This Collection
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