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Things People Can Learn from County Death Records
County death records are chock-full of information - from the deceased
person’s occupation to any military records - you can use if you want to learn
something about a specific person or about your own family roots.
A lot of people skip county death records and make a beeline for a deceased
person's marriage and birth documents for more information. Since they already
know when and where their ancestor died, they figure tracking down the death
certificate isn't worth spending time and money on. One other scenario would be
that their ancestors keep disappearing between censuses and after a halfhearted
search, they decide it's pointless to go on since they've already got most of
the vital facts.
What people don't know is death records can tell them much more about their
ancestors than simply when and where they passed away. Death records like
obituaries, funeral home records and death certificates can provide plenty of
information regarding the deceased. They can contain the names of siblings,
spouse, kids, parents, birthdates, birthplaces, military service (if any),
occupation and cause of death.
County Death Records – More Than Just Death Dates and Places
The clues provided by various county death records are useful in learning more
about a person's ancestors. They can also lead to new sources of ancestor
information. All these add up to create a better picture of how one's ancestors
lived their lives.
• Occupation – The deceased's chosen occupation most likely defined a portion of
who he was as an individual. People can opt to keep this information in their
“noteworthy info” folder or they could use it as input for additional research.
• Cause of death – People compiling some sort of medical family history will
need this information. Cause of death is often listed on death certificates. If
it's not found in the certificate, people can try the funeral homes for further
information.
• Date and place of marriage and birth – Death records can provide information
pertaining to the maiden name of the deceased's spouse. Details found in death
certificates can also be used as a starting point when locating marriage or
birth records.
• Possible military service – Tombstones, obituaries and sometimes death
certificates are great places to look when surviving kin suspect ancestors of
having served in the military. Such death records will usually list which
military unit and branch, rank and years served by their ancestor. Armed with
these information, people can search military records for further details.
• Family members' names – Death records are excellent sources when attempting to
find out the names of spouses, children, parents and close relatives. Death
certificates will normally only include the deceased's next of kin while obits
may list scores of relatives – both living and departed.
Besides the above, county death records also serve up information that can open
up other doors for further research. Death certificates for instance, might
indicate the funeral homes and burial places used, leading towards funeral home
and cemetery searches. A funeral notice or an obituary could mention something
about the church used for the funeral service, yet another source of valuable
information. Since the late '60s, most death certificates in the US have listed
the Social Security number of the deceased party, making it easier to request
copies of original SSN applications which are full of genealogical tidbits.
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