The first step is to figure out where the person died. The farther back in history you go the less likely the body was shipped to another location, especially before trains.If you can find a death certificate, it will usually have a u201cburialu201d section toward the bottom of the page. Go to findagrave.com and search for the cemetery. Then search for the personu2019s memorial within the cemetery.If the death certificate doesnu2019t have a u201cburialu201d section or it isnu2019t filled out or you canu2019t find a death certificate for the person go to findagrave.com or one of the other grave websites. Findagrave has a search you can use. It works better if you know the cemetery but there are millions of memorials on the site including many little cemeteries throughout the world.Findagrave may have a photo of the gravestone. It will, however, contain a transcription of the information on the stone. There may be memorials for people even if the grave doesnu2019t have a stone.