Just to touch upon what Robert has said about the funeral home,
I too have done this and received everything I needed about the deceased
including cause of death... free of charge. In fact most times it's done
right over the phone.
Hope This Helps, as just another source of information,
Gene Hutson
Norfolk, Nebraska
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Carneal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 6:35 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Personal Knowledge as a Source
> Just a possibility here. Some funeral homes will give you the essential
> facts of a funeral they did. I am close to the funeral home owner here,
and
> I can say:
>
> John, I believe Helen Smith was a client of yours. Can you give me
> information for my research?
>
> He may so no, but often he will do this:
>
> FACTS
> Deceased: Smith, Helene Denise
> Born: 19040812
> Died: 19890320
> Disposal Type: In ground burial
> BD: 19890323
> Parents Listed: Anderson, William & Ann
> Children Listed: Anderson, Eddie, Anderson, Margaret.
>
> (The dates are in format YYYYMMDD. Disposal Types can be in-ground, above
> aground, cremation, mausoleum, donated to medical science, etc.)
> He might charge, based on how much time he spent looking for it. The most
he
> charge me has been $55.00 so far, which is why I use him as rarely as
> possible.
>
> Point is, for this information I would list the funeral home as the
source.
>
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave
> Cripps
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 5:30 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [LegacyUG] Personal Knowledge as a Source
>
> I'm having trouble getting my mind around creating a source for this sort
of
> event.
>
> Let's say my wife attends a funeral of a relative.
> How do I approach this as a source? We know the facts are true, ie the
> coffin is on display, a large gathering of family members are present, yet
> the paper trail is thin. To my thinking, the Surety levels must be high
for
> this event.
>
> I was hopinmg for a Personal knowledge type source that hopefully would be
a
> catch-all for this sort of thing. Oh sure there may be newspaper death
> and/or funeral notices to support this, but let's say there isn't!
>
> Any ideas anybody?
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Dave in Hobart
>
>
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