Library Collections Search Results
Modify Search  |  New Searchrss icon RSS | Saved Results (0)
Search:
Manuscript Collection in format [X]
Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. in subject [X]
Results:  13 Items
Sorted by:  
Page: 1
Format
Manuscript Collection[X]
Subject
Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland.[X]
Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (12)
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. (11)
Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (10)
Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (8)
Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (4)
German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (4)
African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Lakewood. (2)
Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Lakewood. (2)
Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. (2)
Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Genealogy. (2)
Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood. (2)
Lakewood (Ohio) -- Genealogy. (2)
McGorray Brothers Funeral Home. (2)
Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Lakewood. (2)
Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Lakewood. (2)
African Americans -- Mortality -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. (1)
African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Mortality. (1)
African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Beilstein-Young Company. (1)
Boyd's Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Boyd, Elmer F. (1)
Croatian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. (1)
Grdina Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Grdina, Anton, 1874-1957 (1)
Grdina-Cosic Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory. (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. (1)
Lindhorst Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Lindhorst, Edward H., d. 1940. (1)
McGorray, James W. II, 1892-1968. (1)
McGorray, James W. III, 1923-1994. (1)
McGorray, James W., d. 1919. (1)
McGorray, Joseph, d. 1910. (1)
McGorray, Mark, 1829-1891. (1)
McGorray, Mary Susan, 1957- (1)
Millard family. (1)
Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Manuscript CollectionSave
1Title:  James Fitch Millard Family Papers     
 Creator:  Millard, James Fitch Family 
 Dates:  1827-1963 
 Abstract:  James Fitch Millard was the co-founder of J.F. Millard and Son, a family funeral business in Cleveland, Ohio. It was patronized by many of the Italian Americans from the University Circle area of Cleveland. It underwent several name changes over the years. It was Millard and Betts from 1884-1887, J.F. Millard and Son from 1887-1917, and Millard, Son, and Raper Co. after 1917. William C. Millard was a founding member of the Fairmount Club, a gentlemen's social club. The collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal records, and a certificate relating to James F. and Catherine Catlin Bradford; correspondence, financial and legal records, certificates, news clippings, publications, blueprints and miscellany relating to James, William and Ralph Millard and their wives; minutes, treasurer's reports and certificates of incorporation of the Fairmount Club; and funeral records, ledgers, an index to unpaid accounts, bank books and miscellany from the Millard funeral business. 
 Call #:  MS 3890 
 Extent:  6.61 linear feet (6 containers, 6 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Millard family. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
2Title:  J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. Records     
 Creator:  J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. 
 Dates:  1909-1960 
 Abstract:  J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory was a Jewish funeral home founded by Jacob D. Deutsch around 1900 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1967 it became the Miller-Deutsch Memorial Chapel. The collection consists of burial books, which include name, address, age, spouse, parents, birthplace, cause of death, doctor, location of death, and location of cemetery. Included are some non-Jewish burials. click here to view the searchable index to the funeral records contained in this collection 
 Call #:  MS 4339 
 Extent:  4.70 linear feet (3 containers and 22 oversize volumes) 
 Subjects:  J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
3Title:  Charles Melbourne & Sons Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Charles Melbourne & Sons Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1917-1972 
 Abstract:  The Charles Melbourne & Sons Funeral Home was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1916 by Charles K. Melbourne (1864-1936). The funeral home was located at 12737 Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland and served a wide sector of the Cleveland community, including immigrants from England, Scotland, and Germany. The collection consists of funeral account records. 
 Call #:  MS 5422 
 Extent:  11.40 linear feet (12 containers and 3 volumes) 
 Subjects:  Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
4Title:  Boyd's Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Boyd's Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1906-1944 
 Abstract:  Boyd's Funeral Home served a predominantly African American neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. It was owned by Elmer F. Boyd. The collection consists of funeral records (1906-1944), financial records (ca. 1919-1944), and newspaper clippings relating to Elmer F. Boyd. click here to view the searchable index to the funeral records contained in this collection 
 Call #:  MS 3531 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Boyd, Elmer F. | Boyd's Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Mortality. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
5Title:  Beilstein-Young Company Records     
 Creator:  Beilstein-Young Company 
 Dates:  1907-1930 
 Abstract:  The Beilstein-Young Company of Cleveland, Ohio, was a funeral home firm. Fred Beilstein operated as an undertaker at 3311 Prospect Avenue as early as 1907, and in 1913 the Beilstein-Young Company was incorporated. The funeral home was located at 7508 Carnegie Avenue from 1918-1921. The firm moved to 1795 Crawford Road in 1921. Fred Beilstein died in 1926, and his partner William W. Young became president and treasurer, with W. E. Beilstein as vice president. The collection consists of bound funeral registers. The registers list details about the deceased including name, date of birth, occupation, marital status, religion, place and cause of death, certifying physician, and name and birthplace of parents. The details of the funeral service include location, resider, place of burial, style of casket, and a diagram of the cemetery lot. The name and address of the party paying for the funeral is also listed, with an itemized list of services and expenses, and payment schedule. An introduction to each register describes the duties and ethics of the funeral director. 
 Call #:  MS 4557 
 Extent:  1.80 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Beilstein-Young Company. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
6Title:  Wm. Wischmeier and Son Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Wm. Wischmeier and Son Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1908-1988 
 Abstract:  The Wm. Wischmeier and Son Funeral Home was established in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1887 by William Wischmeier (1866-1922). The company initially provided undertaking services and furniture sales to the German immigrant community on Cleveland's West Side. The funeral home merged with Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home in 1972, but continued providing independent funeral home services until 1988. The collection consists primarily of funeral ledgers but includes correspondence, death certificates, invoices, notes, obituaries, photographs, receipts, transit permits, and other documents related to funerals and burials. 
 Call #:  MS 5354 
 Extent:  4.00 linear feet (6 containers) 
 Subjects:  German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
7Title:  Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1917-1976 
 Abstract:  Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1890s by Gustav Buesch (1844-1931). Located in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland's West Side, the funeral home primarily served the German immigrant community. The collection consists of funeral ledger books. 
 Call #:  MS 5355 
 Extent:  2.70 linear feet (5 containers) 
 Subjects:  Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
8Title:  Wischmeier-Buesch Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Wischmeier-Buesch Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1977-2002 
 Abstract:  The Wischmeier-Buesch Funeral Home was established in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972 through the merger of the Wm. Wischmeier and Son Funeral Home and the Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home. Its predecessor funeral homes primarily provided funeral services to the German immigrant community on Cleveland's West Side. The collection consists of funeral ledger books. 
 Call #:  MS 5356 
 Extent:  1.00 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
9Title:  E. F. Boyd and Son Funeral Home Records, Series II     
 Creator:  E. F. Boyd and Son Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1919-1987 
 Abstract:  E. F. Boyd and Son Funeral Home is one of the oldest African American funeral homes in Cleveland, Ohio. Known earlier as Boyd's Funeral Home, the name was changed to E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home in 1938 when William F. Boyd joined his father, Elmer Franklin Boyd, in the business. Branches were opened in East Cleveland, Ohio in 1972, and in Warrensville Heights, Ohio in 1996. They arranged the funerals of many of Cleveland's most prominent citizens, white and black, as well as lesser known individuals. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, funeral books, and notes. The funeral books comprise the bulk of the collection and include name, age, cause of death, date of funeral, type of casket, place of death, birth date, spouse's name, parents' names and cost of arrangements. The collection is of value to those researching the funeral business in Cleveland, Ohio, particularly that of Boyd Funeral Home, as well as those interested in genealogy, mortality and occupational information on African Americans in Cleveland. click here to view the searchable index to the funeral records contained in this collection 
 Call #:  MS 4908 
 Extent:  15.50 linear feet (15 containers and 3 oversize volumes) 
 Subjects:  E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | African Americans -- Mortality -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
10Title:  Edward H. Lindhorst and Sons Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Edward H. Lindhorst and Sons Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1906-1974 
 Abstract:  Lindhorst Funeral Home (1905-ca. 1974) was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, at 2924 16th Street S.W. (98 Abram Street) by Edward H. Lindhorst. In 1909 the funeral home moved to 1610 Clark Avenue S.E., the former home of Elizabeth Lindhorst, widow of John H. Lindhorst (Edward's parents). It continued at the same location throughout its operation. In the early 1920s the name was changed to Edward H. Lindhorst & Son Funeral Home as Edward's son Roland E. Lindhorst joined the business. Sometime afterward, Edward's son-in-law Raymond N. Wilson, joined the business and it became known as Edward H. Lindhorst and Sons. Roland Lindhorst died in 1935, and Ruth Lindhorst Wilson, Roland's sister and Raymond's wife, joined the business. Edward Lindhorst died in 1940, leaving Ruth and Raymond Wilson to run the funeral home. Around this time, the business began being referred to as Lindhorst Funeral Home according to the death notices printed in local newspapers. Besides funeral services they also advertised invalid car service. Raymond Wilson died in July, 1972 and Ruth died in July, 1976. According to the donor, Judith Wilson Robertson, granddaughter of Edward Lindhorst, the funeral home building no longer stands. It was razed for a school in 1976. The collection consists of death certificates and funeral ledger books. click here to view the searchable index to the burial records contained in this collection 
 Call #:  MS 5091 
 Extent:  2.40 linear feet (3 containers and 2 oversize volumes) 
 Subjects:  Lindhorst, Edward H., d. 1940. | Lindhorst Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
11Title:  Grdina Funeral Home and Grdina-Cosic Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Grdina Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1912-1991 
 Abstract:  Grdina Funeral Home was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909 by Anton Grdina (1874-1957). The funeral home primarily served the Yugolav immigrant community in the St. Clair and Lake Shore neighborhoods of Cleveland. Immigrants from Slovenia and Croatia primarily used the funeral home. The collection consists of funeral ledgers, mortuary records, receipts, and tax documents. 
 Call #:  MS 5188 
 Extent:  10.80 linear feet (10 containers and 7 volumes) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Croatian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Grdina Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Grdina, Anton, 1874-1957 | Grdina-Cosic Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
12Title:  McGorray Brothers Funeral Home Records, Series II     
 Creator:  McGorray Brothers Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1935-1936 
 Abstract:  The McGorray Brothers Funeral Home was founded by Mark McGorray in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, as the McGorray Funeral Home. The name was changed to McGorray Brothers Funeral Home after the death of Mark McGorray in 1891, when two of his sons, James W. McGorray and Joseph McGorray, took over the business. Mark McGorray was an Irish immigrant, coming to the United States in 1844. He and his family settled in Cleveland in 1864. McGorray Brothers Funeral Home became a prominent Irish Catholic funeral home, and was located first on the west side of Cleveland, and by 1922, in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland. James W. McGorray II took over the business ca. 1919. His son, James W. McGorray III, assumed leadership of the business on the death of his father in 1968. He served as President until his death in 1994, when he was succeeded by his daughter and current president, Mary Susan McGorray. The collection consists of a funeral account record book. 
 Call #:  MS 5128 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  McGorray Brothers Funeral Home. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Genealogy. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Lakewood (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML  
Manuscript CollectionSave
13Title:  McGorray Brothers Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  McGorray Brothers Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1876-1935 
 Abstract:  The McGorray Brothers Funeral Home was founded by Mark McGorray in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, as the McGorray Funeral Home. The name was changed to McGorray Brothers Funeral Home after the death of Mark McGorray in 1891, when two of his sons, James W. McGorray and Joseph McGorray, took over the business. Mark McGorray was an Irish immigrant, coming to the United States in 1844. He and his family settled in Cleveland in 1864. McGorray Brothers Funeral Home became a prominent Irish Catholic funeral home, and was located first on the west side of Cleveland, and by 1922, in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland. James W. McGorray II took over the business ca. 1919. His son, James W. McGorray III, assumed leadership of the business on the death of his father in 1968. He served as President until his death in 1994, when he was succeeded by his daughter and current president, Mary Susan McGorray. The collection consists of funeral account ledgers, funeral record books, inventory records, carriage and coach ledgers, correspondence, death certificates, burial permits, and other receipts. This collection provides the genealogical researcher with much information, particularly those interested in Irish Catholic family history of Cleveland, Ohio. The funeral account ledgers provide the name of the deceased, name the account is being billed to, date of death, and date and location of burial. The majority of these ledgers contain an alphabetized index of names. The funeral record books include the name of the deceased, date of death, age, sex, cause of death, residence of the deceased, place of burial, name the account is being billed to (often next of kin), that person's address, and the attending physician and his address. Also contained in these volumes are receipts, burial permits, and death certificates for individuals. The collection also contains business records, including carriage, coach, and inventory volumes, detailing the funeral home business of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. click here to view the searchable index to the burial records contained in this collection 
 Call #:  MS 4805 
 Extent:  5.40 linear feet (14 containers) 
 Subjects:  McGorray, Mark, 1829-1891. | McGorray, James W., d. 1919. | McGorray, Joseph, d. 1910. | McGorray, James W. II, 1892-1968. | McGorray, James W. III, 1923-1994. | McGorray, Mary Susan, 1957- | McGorray Brothers Funeral Home. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Genealogy. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Lakewood (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
  View Finding Aid  |  View XML