Cemeteries, Military and City Directories
KIPCUG Genealogy SIG February 21, 2000
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Primary Documentation
Documentation created at the time of the event for the event being documented.
Secondary Documentation
Documentation used to document an event other than the event for which it was created.
Cemeteries
The final, though not necessarily permanent, resting place of your deceased relatives.
Reasons:
Limited use, moves and construction
Cemetery Records
· Contain the name of person buried and the date of burial.
· May contain date of death, age at death or date of birth.
· May contain next of kin, method of payment, church, funeral home, cause of death and a copy of the obituary.
· Records are usually located at the cemetery office. Some have been transcribed.
· Check the tombstone for information also.
· Remember that the tombstone may not have been placed at or near the time of death.
Military Records
· Records generated because of service as a volunteer or draftee while serving in a branch of the military. Service can be during war or peace time.
· Usually contains information on the identity of the soldier/ sailor such as name, place of enlistment, unit, date service began and ended, place of discharge and a physical description. Later records contain more information.
· Sources:
National Archives
Service Records Centers
Within Archive Collections
· Some records previously reported as destroyed at the Service Records Centers have been found and requests for information previously denied should be resubmitted.
City Directories
· Contain names and addresses of the businesses and people within the area designated.
· May list churches, hospitals and fraternal organizations.
· May list ward boundaries or city limit descriptions.
· May list descriptions of governmental divisions and courts.
· May list street addresses and cross street listings.
· May list conversions between street numbering systems.
· May identify people with telephones.
· May list adult occupants of the household.
· May list companies/people by occupation or service.
· May indicate home ownership.
City Directories
· Generally available in libraries.
· National filming project containing city directories is available outside of their local area. (U of L-Micrographics)
Sure Codes (TMG)
3 - Primary Documentation
2 - Secondary Documentation
1 - Guess
0 - No Information
- - Disproved Information
Available Tags in TMG
Burial Buried Group
Death Death Group
Milit-Begin Other Group
Milit-End Other Group
Flags in TMG
· No Flags for Cemeteries, Military or City Directories are Standard
· Flags must be Created
· Suggestion: Burial, Tombstone or Military
BURIAL
? - Not Designated
N - Not Applicable (German Record)
Y - Need Record
D - Documented
L - Living
TOMBSTONE
? - Not Designated
N - Not Applicable (German Record)
Y - Need Picture
D - Have Picture
L - Living
MILITARY
? - Not Designated
N - Not Applicable
Y - Don’t Know
D - Documented
S - Served in the Military
Example-Cemetery: Burial
Date: 06 Aug 1881
Place: St. Michael Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
Memo: None
Source: Calvary Cemetery
Citation Detail: Section H, Lot 314, West 1/2
Example-Military: Milit-Begin
Date: 12 Nov 1814
Place: Middletown, Jefferson Co., KY
Memo: Served in the war of 1812 as a substitute.
Source: Military Records, National Archives
Citation Detail: Box#____
Example-City Directory: Note
Date: 1926
Place: Miami, FL
Memo: Entry reads Kline, O. S. retired to Miami, Fla
Source: 1926 Louisville City Directory
Citation Detail: None
Reminder
· Omitting Citations simplifies TMG
· Adding Sure Codes to Citations enhances TMG
· Format of Citation is not critical - can change all Citations by changing the Source
Conclusion
Work from the information that you know to new information. Do not skip generations. You need to be able to verify that the new record is for your ancestor.