This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Georgia1910 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wayne/7490.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is no Michael Urban funeral home listed under funeral directors/homes in the 1928-1929 Detroit City Directory but under the listing for Michael Urban, he is shown as an undertaker whose home and business were at the same address-5326 McDougall. People were still laid out in the family home back then. I remember going to a home about 1948-49 where the person was laid out in the "parlor". >From previous conversations on this message board and others, many funeral home owners took the records with them and you will not be able to find them or they were destroyed by the new owners. In rare cases, the records are donated to a historical society or library. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This raises a VERY interesting question (for me!) My great grandfather, Will M. Cochran, died in San Francisco on July 6, 1941. He had no wife or woman at the time. His daughter Marguerite Huss was notified, and from the death certificate that I obtained his coffin was sent back to Marguerite Huss who at that time lived at 4338 Bingham, Dearborn, Michigan. I have been unable to find a burial date for him on FINDAGRAVE. Only his California death record. Are you suggesting that he could be buried in the back yard at 4338 Bingham, Dearborn, Michigan? Also, of further note, I called the MacFarland Funeral in Dearborn, home where his remains were shipped, and they have absolutely NO INFORMATION about what happened to him!! Which now, thanks to the perspective offered below, leads me to suspect that he really was buried at 4338 Bingham, Dearborn, where his daughter Marguerite was living. If anyone has any comments about this possible scenario, I would be most appreciative to hear your thoughts. Regards to all, Kathy Cochran San Andreas, California -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 4:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MIWAYNE] Funeral Home Help Please! This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Georgia1910 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.w ayne/7490.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is no Michael Urban funeral home listed under funeral directors/homes in the 1928-1929 Detroit City Directory but under the listing for Michael Urban, he is shown as an undertaker whose home and business were at the same address-5326 McDougall. People were still laid out in the family home back then. I remember going to a home about 1948-49 where the person was laid out in the "parlor". >From previous conversations on this message board and others, many funeral home owners took the records with them and you will not be able to find them or they were destroyed by the new owners. In rare cases, the records are donated to a historical society or library. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2171 / Virus Database: 2425/4999 - Release Date: 05/14/12