Ohio, Toledo, Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Index of Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The publication consists of three collections including burial cards, cremation records, and records of lot owners at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio.

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

Burial Cards • 2 Lot Owners • 2

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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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

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

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

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Historic Woodlawn Cemetery. Burial cards, cremation records and lot owner records, ca. 1877-1955
 * Toledo. Board of Health. Deaths, 1859-1940 ; Indexes, 1875-1954
 * Toledo-Lucas Public Library, Obituary index, 1837-1969
 * Dale-Riggs funeral home records, 1912-1956
 * Walter Funeral Home records, 1894-2009

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Historical Records Survey Division of Woman's and Professional Projects, Works Progress Administration, Inventory of the county archives of Ohio, no. 48, Lucas County (Toledo) Columbus, Ohio : Historical Records Survey, 1937

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