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Galesburg Funeral Home Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: A-4155

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of one ledger from a funeral home in Galesburg Michigan. The date range of the material is 1913 to 1924.

This ledger is from a funeral home in Galesburg Michigan and the date range of the names in the ledger is from 1913 to 1924. The ledger contains a vast amount of information on each page: the name, age, race, occupation, birth and death of the deceased, the place of death, the cause of death , the place of burial, funeral services, and time of death and date of interment.

The ledger contains locations were funeral services were held, the majority of places were various churches in the area and homes. The ledger also listed places where the deceased are buried and the most common cemeteries listed in the ledger is Oak Grove, Mountain Home, and Maple Grove. The majority of people named in the ledger are from Galesburg and the surrounding area.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1913 to 1924

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

This collection is composed of one ledger from a funeral home in Galesburg Michigan. The ledger consists of 302 pages. The demensions of the ledger is "9.5x15. The ledger is written in ink and overall the docket is in good condition, the pages have minimal fading and tearing and the writing on the pages is clearly legible.

The cover of the ledger is not in good condition, the cover of the ledger is hardbound and made of black and red leather. The areas with red leather are beginning to show signs of tearing /peeling and the red leather along the spine has almost completely deteriorated, The cover of the ledger is still connected to the pages.

Notes

The ledger is from the Galesburg-Charleston Memorial District Library (A-315)

Title
Galesburg Funeral Home Ledger
Status
Completed
Author
Ian Daly
Date
1913-1924
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository

Contact:
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490