Montana, Mineral County Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index and images to obituaries compiled by Kay Strombo from local and area newspapers. It covers the years 1870 to 2010.

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

Obituaries
 * Name of the deceased
 * Age
 * Death date
 * Names of parents, spouse, children, siblings or other relatives
 * Name of newspaper, date and place of publication
 * Birth date and place
 * Other details such as military service

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of death
 * The place where the death occurred
 * The names of family members and their relationships

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.

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

 * Use the information found in the obituary to obtain the death certificate
 * Use the information found in the obituary to locate funeral home or cemetery records
 * Search for vital records such as birth and marriage
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search for church, land, and probate records

I Can’t Find the Person 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
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. 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

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

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Mineral County, obituaries, 1870-2010
 * Mineral County, death and burial records, 1870-2010
 * Mineral County. deaths index, 1914-1947
 * Mineral County, cemetery index, 1893-2010

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Inventory of Public Archives (Montana Historical Records Survey), Division of Community Service Programs, Works Projects Administration. Inventory of the county archives of Montana : no. 15. Flathead, no. 24. Lake, no. 27. Lincoln, no. 31. Mineral, no. 41. Ravalli, no. 45. Sanders. Bozeman, Montana : Historical Records Survey (Montana), 1940

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.