Pennsylvania Burial Removal permits, 1906-1909

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

This collection consists of a small bound volume of pre-printed burial removal permits filled out for Pennsylvania undertakers O. M. Bennett, J. L. Vann, W. S. Clarke & Son, H. S. Cosher, John Henderson, and J. G. Luther. The forms document the deceased's name, age, date of death, cause of death, residence, place of burial, and the location where the body was to be removed.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jayne Ptolemy, June 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection consists of a small bound volume of pre-printed burial removal permits filled out for Pennsylvania undertakers O. M. Bennett, J. L. Vann, W. S. Clarke & Son, H. S. Cosher, John Henderson, and J. G. Luther. The forms document the deceased's name, age, date of death, cause of death, residence, place of burial, and the location where the body was to be removed. Causes of death include apoplexy, pneumonia, tuberculosis, cancer, cholera, gastritis, meningitis, accidents, drowning, heart failure and disease, still birth and injuries sustained during birth, senility and old age, and various other medical conditions. At least 21 deaths were related to railroad and train accidents.

Biographical / Historical:

No historical or biographical information is available for this collection.

Acquisition Information:

2024. M-8200.1 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Burial--Pennsylvania--History--20th century.
Death--United States.
Infants--Death.
Railroad accidents--Pennsylvania.
Undertakers and undertaking--Pennsylvania.

Formats:

Burial records.
Forms (documents)

Places:

Pennsylvania--Death and burial--History--20th century.