I would inquire further. Unless this is a new law, these should be public
records.
Have you already obtained obituaries and the autopsy if any?
They should be available from the county or the library.
You should also check for a will that might have been filed or probated.
These are gold mines and are filed with the county clerk or court clerk.
These should tell you everything on the death certificate.
I think you might have been blown off by a zealous bureaucrat. Death
certificates usually are available to banks, title companies, car dealers,
lawyers, heirs, real estate brokers etc.
They just prove that they are dead, and usually say what they died of.
I would take another swing at the health department, a little higher on the
food chain. Public records are just that, public.
Pierre Stephenson
Ocean Park, Washington
----- Original Message -----
From: "Casey" <Casey115(a)triton.net>
To: <INSTJOSE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:57 AM
Subject: [INSTJOSE] Death Certificate
Hello
I was told by the Indiana State Dept of Health that I could not get a
death
certificate on my great grandfather, who died in South Bend/1944,
until 75 years had passed. I was wondering if I sent into the County of St.
Joseph would I stand a chance of getting it or is the same ruling in effect?
Thanks
Casey
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