Jane,
Birth and Death records were recorded beginning in 1882 - this from the
"Handy Book for Genealogists".
Write to :
Jay County Board of Health
1st Floor, Court House
120 North Court Street
Portland, IN
47371-2116
(219)726-8080
Have you been to the Jay County site at USGen Web - here is the address,
lots of good information there.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~injay/Jay
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jane Irwin" <5irwins(a)sgi.net>
To: <INJAY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 4:52 PM
Subject: [INJAY] Early death certificates
> Would someone know when death certificates began to be issued in Jay
County?
>
> A kind member has shared church death records with me, I was wondering
if
> death certificates as such would have been issued in 1896 or
1897?
Would
> there be a county record book at least? I have seen similar for
Ohio
> counties in late 1800's, listing parents of deceased, cause of death,
etc,
> and wondered if they were available in Jay County.
>
> If they are available in some form, how would I go about obtaining them?
Who
> to write to and fees involved?
>
> Interested in copies of death certificates or county death records for
> WAGNER, Peter d. 20 June 1897
> and
> WAGNER, Margaret, d. 29 September 1896 (Mrs. Peter WAGNER)
>
> Many thanks for your direction and help.
>
> Jane
> 5irwins(a)sgi.net
> or
> jane226(a)hotmail.com
>
>
>
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