Death certificate SHOULD be in the county where she died. However, I had a
relative that, according to newspaper reports, died instantly in a train
accident in Greene Co. However, his death certificate was found in Clay Co,
his place of residence. Evidently, they took him home and his death was
certified there.
If your relative died between 1882 and 1920, then I would check the WPA
Indexes to see if they are listed. If after 1920, checking the Terre Haute
Obits would be a good suggestion. If you have the exact date of death, it
would be a great help. Another source would be the funeral home that
handled the burial arrangements, if you know who they were.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharlene Miller" <smiller(a)ccp.com>
To: <INCLAY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: Death Certificate Question
Most death records are filed with the State Vital Records
Department.
However, this depends upon the time of death. I don't have the exact
dates
for IN, but most states around the turn of the century began filing
death
records at the state level.
Sharlene
At 10:26 PM 11/27/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Where would I look for the following death certificate?
>Nancy E (Griffith) Beatty was hit by a car in Patricksburg (Owen), taken
to
>the hospital in Terre Haute (Vigo), but she lived in Clay County.
So do I
>order the death certificate from Vigo, Clay, or Owen? I think she may
have
>been still barely alive when arriving in the hospital in Vigo
County.
Even
>if DOA, wouldn't the death been certified at the hospital in
Vigo County?
I
>just don't want to send my money to the wrong place.
>Thanks
>
>
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