Substitute Records For United States Death Information
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For most of the United States, official death certificates were not recorded on a state level until after 1900. Some counties recorded deaths earlier. Other records are used to locate death information when death records do not exist.
Use these substitute records to locate death information about your ancestor: | |
United States Social Security Administration Records |
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Security Applications and Claims Index |
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Cemetery Records |
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Obituaries |
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Newspapers |
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Probate Records, including wills, distributions, inventories, etc. |
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Tax Records |
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City Directories |
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Church Records |
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Census Mortality Schedules |
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Family Bible Records |
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