Glenn County, California This Site is part of The CAGenWeb Project & The USGenWeb® Project ~ Welcome ~ My name is Martha and I am your host for 'All things Glenn County' I live on the Central Coast of California so cannot do 'on the ground research' but... I am an experienced online researcher and might be able to find that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie' Please use this link for contact: Martha Table of Contents History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ "What's New" Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries "California Corner" ~ Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite] Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries Cemetery Records Obituaries, Death & Funeral Notices, Miscellaneous News Articles : Film 1887452, 1966 > 1991~ Items: 7, 8, 9 This collection is huge. The index is one of Dates and Image numbers. These Obits are pasted news-clips, some dated, some not They are here on a Google Drive in Alpha Batches If you are interested in the other items on Film # 1887452, continue... There are Burial Permits, Various Sections of the Willows Cemetery: Veteran's, Odd Fellows, Catholic Masonic, Masonic Driveway Plots & General Willows Cemetery Plots The  Charts below will help you with the indexes. Each Item on the Film is listed with the Image Ranges, The Cemetery Plots and Blocks follow the indexes. The "Application for Permit to Dispose of Human Remains" have a lot of valuable information. This Link is for all of the Cemetery Books kept by the Cemetery Manager There are indexes in from of each section followed by the Plot and Block Entries Here are the Image Ranges for Film #1887453 The Cemeteries of Glenn County Graves Cemetery: See Below for more Details Graves Family Cemetery: Find~A~Grave F~A~G Cemeteries [FAG Link] ~ Please use this link for chart showing Cemeteries People Legacy [Glenn County] Cemetery District Listings / Locations / Addresses Elk Creek Cemetery District; P.O. Box 163, Elk Creek, CA 95939 Elk Creek Cemetery [2 miles south of Elk Creek on County Road 306] German Cemetery District Artois Cemetery [County Road N, 3 miles north east of Artois, CA] Grindstone Cemetery [County Road 306, 5 miles north of Elk Creek, CA] Hamilton Cemetery [Filmed Index] Marvin Chapel Cemetery District; P.O. Box 192, Butte City, CA 95920 Butte City Cemetery [County Road Y, 1.5 miles southeast of Butte City, CA] Marvin Chapel Cemetery [County Road Y, Afton, CA] Monroeville Cemetery [State Highway 45, 5 miles south of Hamilton City, CA] Newville Cemetery District [Old Index-1964] Chrome Cemetery/Millsap Cemetery [County Road 306, 1 mile north of Chrome, CA] Newville Cemetery [County Road 200, 20 miles west of Orland, CA] Orland Cemetery District; P.O. Box 424, Orland, CA 95963 Catholic Cemetery [County Road P, 3 miles southeast of Orland, CA] Graves Cemetery [County Road 200, 6 miles west of Orland, CA] Odd Fellows Cemetery [County Road P, 3 miles southeast of Orland, CA] Masonic Cemetery [Wyo Road, 1 mile north of Orland, CA] Willows Cemetery District Many years ago, the Willows Cem. Dist. Manager offered access to the files of the Cemetery. I paid for a Double Layer DVD of all the files. They were in a format that required renaming which took a good deal of time. I had one volunteer who assisted. The Document files are all on a Google Drive: Please use this Link I am happy to send images, be advised that if there is a SS # included, it will be redacted. The FS Catalog also has files from the Willows Cemetery District Funeral Records, Biographies, Death Certificates [Send for Scans] There are a lot of Obituaries clipped from local Newspapers. The Index is here ~ The images are here in Alpha Sections The LDS Photographed the Willows Cemetery Files in the 1990's. The Films are available using this link Mortuaries & Funeral Records: Willows, Glenn, California F D Sweet & Son, Funeral Directors: Coroner Records [Web Site for the Business] 114 North Shasta Street Willows, Glenn County, California There are two sets of Coroner Films: Please use this link The Coroner Records are indexed, the Registers follow the index Here is a 'Sample Coroner's Register' FS Catalog Films; Funeral Data Time frame: 1921 - 1991 008266426 - 11 May 1930-31 Dec1937 008266427 - 1937-1946 008852450 - 1946-1952 Funeral Ledgers and Funeral Desk Records Please Use This Link for these Resources - Here is a 'Sample Funeral Record' In 1992 & 1994 the LDS Church contacted and photographed records contained within the Mortuary listed above. Most, if not all, of the records have been digitized and can be found in the Family Search Catalog. Many of the documents are hand written. Interpretation of them will remain with the researcher. In the case of a couple of the films, charts have been created to facilitate easier searching. The types of documents include, but are not limited to the following: Coroner's Inquests, Mortuary Copies of Death Certificates, Funeral Records, Burial & Transmittal Records & Obituaries. Below is a listing of available records Family Search Catalog "Willows - Funeral & Mortuary Records" F D Sweet & Sons Films: 1838471 - 1920-1932 ///???\\\ Films: Coroner Registers, 1838470 & 1838471 [1916-1939 & 1931-1963] Item 4 and Item 1 ///???\\\ >>>New<<< Death certificates, 1938-1973; Records of funerals, 1974-1993 Authors: F. D. Sweet & Sons Funeral Directors (Orland, California) There are "Work Sheets" for the Funeral Files, which can be used as an index. Please Use This Link for Films Listed Below Most of the Funeral Documents are in Chronological Order Record of Funerals, 1974-1978: Film # 1955642: Item 4: Index-1974 ~ Doc's: Imgs 455-659 Item 5: Index-1975~ Doc's: Imgs 667-873 Item 6:  Index-1976 ~ Doc's: Imgs 881-1070 Item 7:Index-1977~ Doc's: Imgs 1077-1349 Item 8: Index - 1978 ~ Doc's: Imgs 1356-1579 ///???\\\ Record of Funerals, 1979-1984: Film # 1955643 Item 1: Index-1979 ~ Doc's: Imgs 5-240 Item 2: Index-1980 ~ Doc's: Imgs 244-491 Item 3: Index-1981 ~ Doc's: Imgs 495-729 Item 4: Index-1982 ~ Doc's: Imgs 733-971 Item 5: Index-1983 ~ Doc's: Imgs 975-1198 Item 6: Index-1984 ~ Doc's: Imgs 1202-1478 ///???\\\ Record of Funerals, 1985-1989: Film # 1955644 Item 1: Index-1985 ~ Doc's: Imgs 3-244 Item 2: Index-1986 ~ Doc's: Imgs 248-497 Item 3: Index-1987 ~ Doc's: Imgs 501-825 Item 4: Index-1988 ~ Doc's: Imgs 829-1104 Item 5: Index-1989 ~ Doc's: Imgs 1108-1440 ///???\\\ Record of Funerals, 1990-1993: Film # 1955645 Item 1: Index-1990 ~ Doc's: Imgs 6 -328 Item 1: Index-1991 ~ Doc's: Imgs 333-727 Item 1: Index-1992 ~ Doc's: Imgs 733-1169 ///???\\\ And... Funeral Records: Film: 1838471 [Items 2 & 3] There are indexes for both sections: [Items 2 & 3] Images begin on Film 1838471, 329 > 491 and continue with Item 3, Image 511>614r> These Documents contain the information gathered for the Funeral. FD Sweet & Sons, Funeral Directors, Orland, Glenn, California Death Certificates: 1938 - 1973 1955640 ~ Vol 1-4, 1936>1954 Indexes at the Beg of each Item, Then DC's are Chronological 1955641 ~ Vol 5-9, 1954>1968 Indexes at the Beg of each Item, Then DC's are Chronological 1955642 ~ Vol 10-11, 1969>1973 Indexes: Img 6-39, DC's are Chronological 1955642 ~ Vol 10 Index: Img 6-39, DC's Imgs 3 Family Search: Catalog: Death Certificates & Records of Funerals Coroner Records Colusa County: LDS Film 1666596 Coroner Inquests: Item 5: 1878-1910 "Coroner's Office: Coroner Register" : Access, Use this Link after your login Images 526 - 735 There is No Index, Files are Chronological Info Contained on Register [Double Page] Name of Deceased ~ Date of Death ~ Cause of Death ~ Age ~Nativity ~ Married / Single ~ Male / Female ~Occupation Date of Inquest ~ Miles Traveled by Coroner ~ Coroner's Fees ~ Description of Deceased ~ Verdict of Jury & General Remarks March 1878 - May 1910 Time Frames: Image Range 1878-1880: 526-536 ~ 1881-1890: 537-577 1891-1900: 578-634 ~ 1901-1910: 635-734 More Coroner Records: LDS Film 1887403 Coroner Inquest Register, Burial Books, Masonic Cemetery & Veteran Grave Indexes News Articles & Obituaries from 1898 & 1990's For Access: Log into your FS Account, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in fiche/film Slot, Use chart below for image ranges. There are no indexes for these records, but they appear to be in chronological order. Please Use This Link for the FS Catalog Entries for the above information Obituaries Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves  There is not an index for Glenn County specifically but it would be worth your time to check out the "Birth Place not Identified and 'California Birth Place' Indexes Here is the Index for all of California Here is the Index for the United States Here is an index for Countries of the World Note: Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection which is available in many local Public Libraries. Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card Obituaries: Family Search Napa & Butte County Obituaries: 1866 > 1992 'POB: Glenn County, CA' I do have one for HeritageHub [Includes NewsBank] Obituaries: Died: Glenn County, 2004 > 2023 September 2024 Note: I will not be creating any more Obit Indexes: I have had no queries for them for a couple of years. But, that said, I will still do lookups on Heritage Hub Contact: Martha "The Fine Print" Glenn County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please review our "Volunteer" page and contact us! Here are the Guidelines for being a County Coordinator: Please use this Link There are many ways to participate. If you have an idea or comment please let us know. Information contained on all of the Pages within the Glenn County portion of the CAGenWeb may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes. Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due: Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator. Any person donating information in the future retains the right to have it returned to them upon request  Site Updated: 23 September 2024 Contact the webmastera> Glenn County, California ~CAGenWeb ~ USGenWeb® ~ USGenWeb® Archives Back to Top