California, City of San Francisco and Stockton, J.S. Godeau funeral records, 1894-1931

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To view digital images of these California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, click here. Not available on microfilm.

Digital images of originals housed at the San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History & Archive Center, San Francisco, California.

Many obituaries and letters in the J.S. Godeau funeral records are in French and English.

Godeau Funeral Service was also known as Julius S. Godeau and J.S. Godeau. It had branches in San Francisco and Stockton.

Funeral record books and case books are written on pre-printed forms, and are arranged chronologically. Most give the name of the deceased, his age, birth place, death date, burial date, cause of death, burial site, doctor's or coroner's name, the person(s) making funeral / financial arrangements, place of residence, relationship to the deceased, place and time of funeral, clergy's name, and itemized funeral arrangements. Some funeral record forms also include the physician's certificate of death, the deceased person's occupation, religion, marital status, race, birth place, his parents' names, and their birth places. Some include an obituary.

Images and name index of J.S. Godeau funeral records.

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