Pennsylvania Burial Removal permits, 1906-1909
1 volume
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.