Some general questions
Hi all.
My family came from Schoemberg. It seems that the menfolk within a family all had the same names from generation to generation and that they choose mates from about 3 towns. Typical I guess. A tad confusing though.
The question I have is where in the world were they buried? Where does one find burial records?
I am also curious about a potential relative. Can I retain genealogical help to find a connection, if one actually exists?
Thank you.
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Can you please provide some more information? Which Schömberg are you looking at? There are five different places with that name in Meyers: What time frame are we talking about? Please be aware that graves probably don't exist anymore if they died more than 30 years ago.
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That is a wonderful question.
My direct forbears left there in the 1840's.
Why don't the graves exist?
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To begin with the last question: In Germany, graves usually have a limited period of use of 25 or 30 years. After that they are leveled and reused, except for famous people and some tombs of historic interest. Sometimes entire cemeteries are leveled and reused for parks or even new buildings.
I don't know the situation in Schömberg, but it seems that the actual cemetery is quite new, outside of the historical village area.
The death/burial records of Schömberg are available in the Family History Library:
but cannot be viewed from home.They are also available on Archion.de , but require a paid pass for viewing (~ 20 $ for 1 month).
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Church records - births, marriages, and deaths - for Schömberg can be found here -
The reason you won't find old graves in Germany for the most part is that they don't have a lot of room for graveyards, so graves are "recycled" after a certain amount of time. Depending on the location, this can be anywhere from 10-30 years. See more at FamilySearch Wiki, or google German burial/funeral practices.
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Thank you. I learned something today.
I am looking for a genealogical researcher to find any potential link to an individual. How to go about it?
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If you're looking for a genealogist in Germany, this is a good place to start -
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