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Ionia Funeral Home records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 107

Scope and Contents

The volumes provide data on the funerals handled by the home. Data such as: name, address, occupation, age at death, cause of death, parents' names and birthplaces, place of internment and details of burial arrangement are included. Many of the burial of former residents of the Ionia County Home. An alphabetical index, "Index to the Records of the Ionia Funeral Home, 1907-1920," was prepared in 1989 by Evelyn Sawyer of the West Michigan Genealogical Society, currently only available in paper. Since volume one of the original records had no page numbers, the index was keyed to the record number, which is located at the top, right corner of each page.

Dates

  • 1907-1921, 1965
  • Majority of material found within 1907 - 1921

Creator

Extent

1.8 Linear Feet (Three boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Ionia Funeral Home records consist of three volumes that record burials handled by the Ionia Funeral Home, Ionia, Michigan. They contain such data as the name of the deceased, address, occupation, death date, age at death, cause of death, parents' names and birthplaces, funeral costs, and place of internment. Many of the records are for those who were occupants of the Ionia County Home. The volumes are arranged in chronological order, 1907 to 1920, with a brief recording in Jan. 1921, and a loose sheet for a death believed to be a murder in 1965. A copy of an alphabetical name index, prepared by Evelyn Sawyer in 1989, is included in this collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown, no accession number

Title
Finding Aid for the Ionia Funeral Home Records
Status
Completed
Author
Evelyn M. Sawyer and Richard H. Harms
Date
November 1989
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository

Contact:
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497