Alabama, Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Alabama Mobile County

What is in the Collection?
This collection consists of an index and images of interment index cards from the Magnolia Cemetery Inc. in Mobile. The collection covers the years 1836 to 1995.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
These records usually contain the following:


 * Name of deceased
 * Date interred
 * Name of funeral director or undertaker
 * Location of grave
 * Cause of death
 * Book, page and jacket number of burial record
 * Death date
 * Birth date
 * Residence
 * Age
 * Permit and grave details
 * Name of informant

To Search the Index to This Collection

 * 1) Fill in the search boxes on the Collection Page with the information you know. This will provide possible a list of matches. Compare the information in the lists to what you already know to determine if you found the correct person.
 * 2) Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page

To Browse Images of the Records

 * 1) Check the indexes at the beginning or end. If your ancestor is in the index write down the page numbers listed for your ancestor so that you can then quickly turn to those pages.
 * 2) Go to the collection browse page.
 * 3) Select the Surname Range name
 * 4) Compare the information on the image to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person.

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What Do I Do Next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the book, page and jacket number to find the actual burial record at the cemetery.
 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and probate records.
 * Use the information to find additional family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Alabama, United States Genealogy.
 * Search in the Alabama Archives and Libraries.

Citing This Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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