Raymonda, I haven't run into any trouble in any of the funeral homes I've visited in both Tulsa and Creek counties. In fact, the Creek County (Sapulpa) library actually has many of them on file. I honestly don't think there is any "law." Sounds to me like the funeral home you visited just didn't want to be bothered. Susan <>< "Kinfolk Korner" <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kinfolkkorner">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kinfolkkorner</A> PARSONS, VAN HORN, CANFIELD, MAYO, STRAIN, MANKINS, BEACH, CARR

I have in the past and am currently transcribing funeral home records from two old funeral homes in Oklahoma City. The funeral home who maintains these old records allowed me to take the records from their office to transcribe them. There was no question as to legality with my request. Perhaps a quick call to the Oklahoma Embalmer and Funeral Director Board in Oklahoma City would clear this issue up. Their phone number is (405) 522-1790. Their address is 4545 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Pamela Stephenson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma foaly@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Burnett" <kathleenburnett@earthlink.net> To: <OK-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: [OK-CEM] Funeral Home Records > The following query was sent to me. Have any of you run into this same > problem and if you have, were you able to solve it. > > Kathleen Burnett > List Mom > > > Kathleen, > > Can you tell me if a funeral home can refuse you access to your > grandparents records? I was told it is private > information and they could get sued if they gave it out. > Is there any law against a grandchild getting the information? These > records are 75-100 years old. I > asked if I could at least see the index and was told NO. > > The only way I could get info on death and burial on these folks. The > vital records can not find the right ones. > > I don't want to name the funeral home but it is located in Pawnee > County, OK > > Thanks, > > Raymonda Allen > > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I know that here in Tennessee the funeral homes let us go into the records and do our research. Most of them do it with no problem and offer to help. Others do it grudgingly (the big corporation ones). But we can go see them. Leslie Moore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy" <jgood@cableone.net> To: <OK-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [OK-CEM] Funeral Home Records I haven't personally, but I do know of one lady who was literally loaned the books from way back and she has made this into a book. Also another lady from the same area is doing another funeral home listing. If I understood it correctly and I think I did, the funeral home is lending her the books and she is copying them. Judy Kathleen Burnett wrote: > The following query was sent to me. Have any of you run into this same > problem and if you have, were you able to solve it. > > Kathleen Burnett > List Mom > > Kathleen, > > Can you tell me if a funeral home can refuse you access to your > grandparents records? I was told it is private > information and they could get sued if they gave it out. > Is there any law against a grandchild getting the information? These > records are 75-100 years old. I > asked if I could at least see the index and was told NO. > > The only way I could get info on death and burial on these folks. The > vital records can not find the right ones. > > I don't want to name the funeral home but it is located in Pawnee > County, OK > > Thanks, > > Raymonda Allen > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Oklahoma Cemetery list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to OK-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the digest list to OK-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I haven't personally, but I do know of one lady who was literally loaned the books from way back and she has made this into a book. Also another lady from the same area is doing another funeral home listing. If I understood it correctly and I think I did, the funeral home is lending her the books and she is copying them. Judy Kathleen Burnett wrote: > The following query was sent to me. Have any of you run into this same > problem and if you have, were you able to solve it. > > Kathleen Burnett > List Mom > > Kathleen, > > Can you tell me if a funeral home can refuse you access to your > grandparents records? I was told it is private > information and they could get sued if they gave it out. > Is there any law against a grandchild getting the information? These > records are 75-100 years old. I > asked if I could at least see the index and was told NO. > > The only way I could get info on death and burial on these folks. The > vital records can not find the right ones. > > I don't want to name the funeral home but it is located in Pawnee > County, OK > > Thanks, > > Raymonda Allen > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

The only problem I have encountered is that one funeral home in CA would not give out the social security number, but provided all other information. The ones in Woodward make copies for me on any info I request. In 1984 the LDS church microfilmed all but one of the funeral homes records. One director refused to allow his records to be filmed. At this point, no one knows where those records are at, last reported to possibly have been stored in the sons garage after the death of the funeral director. One funeral home in Ellis Co has loaned his books to the President of the Ellis Co Historical Society to transcribe & will eventually be online on the Ellis Co. Web site. So doesn't seem to me like there are concerns from these folks regarding law suits. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online

The following query was sent to me. Have any of you run into this same problem and if you have, were you able to solve it. Kathleen Burnett List Mom Kathleen, Can you tell me if a funeral home can refuse you access to your grandparents records? I was told it is private information and they could get sued if they gave it out. Is there any law against a grandchild getting the information? These records are 75-100 years old. I asked if I could at least see the index and was told NO. The only way I could get info on death and burial on these folks. The vital records can not find the right ones. I don't want to name the funeral home but it is located in Pawnee County, OK Thanks, Raymonda Allen

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Even though I appreciate the words of Elaine, who I have contacted personally. I ask you, to please do not respond the the list regarding her message. It touches my heart that she wanted you to know, but the list rules are for me as well as you. I appreciate each of you and your willingness to do all that is necessary to make our list the success it is. Know, that I love being a List Mom. Thank you. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Knowing that she would never tell us, I wanted you to know. And she deserves it. Bud Caudle IN GOD WE TRUST MY HOME PAGE http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/u/Richard-M-Caudle/index.html

wow! Congrats, Kathleen! Wanda Long Houston, TX

Fellow List Members; Our List Mom is going to slap my hands on this one, so I am asking for her forgiveness up front and she is really going to get upset when I ask you to pass this to other lists you are on of hers----but Did you know Kathleen Burnett our List Mom is the Spotlighted Rootsweb Volunteer of the Month? http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/spotlight/ Knowing that she would never tell us, I wanted you to know. Elaine Davis Palo Alto, CA AncestorSearch@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Not that I'm aware of, I'll have to do some more checking to see if any of these names ring a bell with one of my oldest living Aunts. Thanks for the information. Sharon

THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! I don't know how I haven't found that page! April S. Lamb Stansberry -----Original Message----- From: Pamela F. Stephenson [mailto:foaly@cox.net] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:38 PM To: OK-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OK-CEM] Cemetery Help April-- Go to this link http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/garcemeteries.html and you should be able to find Elmore City Cemetery. Directions to the cemetery can be found on the cemetery's web page. Hope this helps. Pamela Stephenson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma foaly@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "April S. Stansberry" <AStansberry@cox.net> To: <OK-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:26 PM Subject: [OK-CEM] Cemetery Help > I need help finding the Elmore City Cemetery. Where is it at? Also > does anyone have records of the Wetumka Indian Baptist Church > Cemetery? I am looking for Eura Wickware born 1882 unknown death date. > > > April S. Lamb Stansberry > > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Oklahoma Cemetery list, send only > the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to OK-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on > the digest list > to OK-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

April-- Go to this link http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/garcemeteries.html and you should be able to find Elmore City Cemetery. Directions to the cemetery can be found on the cemetery's web page. Hope this helps. Pamela Stephenson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma foaly@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "April S. Stansberry" <AStansberry@cox.net> To: <OK-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:26 PM Subject: [OK-CEM] Cemetery Help > I need help finding the Elmore City Cemetery. Where is it at? Also does > anyone have records of the Wetumka Indian Baptist Church Cemetery? I am > looking for Eura Wickware born 1882 unknown death date. > > > April S. Lamb Stansberry > > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Oklahoma Cemetery list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to OK-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the digest list > to OK-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I need help finding the Elmore City Cemetery. Where is it at? Also does anyone have records of the Wetumka Indian Baptist Church Cemetery? I am looking for Eura Wickware born 1882 unknown death date. April S. Lamb Stansberry

In Major Co., OK Cemetery Book, 1888-2000: Pleasant Hill Cemetery - Gregg, Doris M. 1894-1954 Gregg, James D. 1879-1954 Gregg. Raymond V. 4-15-1932 - 3-22-1984 Gregg, Ruby no dates Square Cedar Cemetery - Gregg, Jessie E. 5-19-1877 - 1-19-1914 Gregg, Vera A. 5-9-1902 - 3-00-1915 Do any of these fit your family? These are the only references to GREGG that I can find in my Major Co. resources. Pat Weaver Major Co. Genealogical Society --- Sharon34me@aol.com wrote: > HI, I'm looking for a Great-Grandparent that might > be buried in Oklahoma > Cementaries. His name would be Jeff Gregg. Don't > have much information on > him, except he had a daughter by the name of Basheba > Gregg. Thanks for any > information. > > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, > chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, > personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will > be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen > Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com

Sharon, Do you have any time frame or location (county) in Oklahoma where you Gt Grandparent was living? There are 77 counties and looking at cemeteries there are 26 just in the Oklahoma City area. -- Fred Frederick M. Dittmar Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service Box 2601 - Norman, Oklahoma 73070-2601 http://www.dittmar.net/fred Member: Association of Professional Genealogists Mail List Administrator: MAPLYMOU-L@rootsweb.com DITMER-L@rootsweb DITTMAN-L@rootsweb.com DITTMAR-L@rootsweb.com CANNING-L@rootsweb.com HEMMERLY-L@rootsweb.com CLINKSCALE-L@rootsweb.com CLINKSCALES-L@rootsweb.com ZIEGENGEIST-L@rootsweb.com OK-GEN-SOC-L@rootsweb.com TX-VINTAGEPHOTOS@rootsweb.com Board Member & Genealogical Assistant Oklahoma Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs

HI, I'm looking for a Great-Grandparent that might be buried in Oklahoma Cementaries. His name would be Jeff Gregg. Don't have much information on him, except he had a daughter by the name of Basheba Gregg. Thanks for any information.

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Try the below site. Some information is online. If not, you may have to write to the various ones to see if they might be buried there' http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa/cemetery.htm Jeff Smith http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa