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From: "nightsky" <>
Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Undertakers FLOOD again.
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 10:07:20 -0500
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Hello again,

I forgot to mention my father SIM CALDWELL was born 1903 so his records may
have been a part of that. Were these records stockpiled in a warehouse. A
Program Specialist for the DSS in Frankfort, Charles Bonta, several years
ago said that the files I was looking for were in a warehouse, not in
alphabetical order and only a few people had keys. I contacts the Mormon
history center in Salt Lake and suggested they request a Commission from the
State of KY to copy those files before it was to late per Mr. Bonta's
suggestion. What I got back were suggestions for doing research in KY and I
was told KY was one of the hardest to research due to records not being kept
earlier on in history. That was when I gave up for some time. Well, I could
never really let this thing go.
PLEASE, if you know anything about this would you please contact me. I am
new to this list and to using PC let alone using it to do genealogy so
please excuse my fumbling around.

Sincere Thanks,

Elizabeth Lee Caldwell

Surnames: CALDWELL....DENNIS....FANCHER

----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick and Deborah Kaelin <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Undertakers


> Sue,
>
> I contacted Bosse Funeral Home in regard to several members of my
> family. I think the earliest date was 1915 though. They were very
> helpful.
>
> The left side of the page itemizes the charges for services, casket,
> clothing, obituaries, etc. It lists in which papers and on which dates
> the obituaries appeared.
>
> The right side includes the following if you're lucky enough to have
> everything filled in:
>
> Deceased name
> Residence
> Charge to
> Address
> Sex, Marital Status
> Husband or Wife
> Name of Father Living/Deceased
> Name of Mother Living/Deceased
> Occupation
> Birthplace
> Date of Birth
> Age (Years, Months, Days)
> Date of Death
> Place of Death Time
> Cause of Death
> Physician
> Date of Burial or Shipment
> Funeral from
> Place of Services Time
> Place of Burial
> Lot No. Section
> Survivors
> Remarks
>
> Please remember when asking for anything pre 1937 that the records in
> Louisville may have been damaged or destroyed in the flood. I was lucky
> enough that none of my records were damaged beyond repair but some of
> Bosse's records evidently have some damage.
>
> If you don't know the funeral home (my family has used Bosse for about 5
> generations) then the cemetery record or the death certificate should
> list it for you.
>
> Debbie Kaelin
>
>
> Sue Martinson wrote:
> >
> > I have contacted cemeteries for information about my ancestors but
> > not the undertakers. Does anyone have an opinion as to whether
> > contacting undertakers for 1850-1900 ancestors is worthwhile ? Is the
> > information the same as you would get from the cemetery ?
> >
> > Has anyone located on the internet the Topographical Map of 1864 ?
> >
> > Sue
> >
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