Hi Judy In TX unless you are immediate family, you have to wait 25 yrs to get a death certificate, unless you can get written consent from an immediate family member of the family. A few years ago I had no trouble getting birth & death papers on my husband's family members at the AR Health Dept, Bureau of Vital Statistics in Little Rock. Good luck in your research Peg Peggy Pike Gordon San Angelo, TX pgordon7@gte.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <JudyOwl@aol.com> To: <ARCONWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 11:00 PM Subject: [ARCONWAY-L] Re:Death Certificates | Hi everyone, | I'm really new to all this Genealogy stuff, but its fun and I really want | to know about my family. I was excited to find Arconway -- my Mom's side of | the family is all from Adona Arkansas. Well, I sent for my Aunt's Death | Certificate and they sent back a letter saying "You must submit a copy of the | document that states proof of the event is required. Signed consent from | executor of the estate. | Well, I thought that all birth, marriage and death certificates were | public record. I'm I wrong. Is it different in other states? | I wanted the death certificate because her parents were my great | grandparents. This would have such a big help. Any suggestions? Is there | still a way for me to get a copy of the death certificate? | JudyOwl@aol.com (Judy) | | ______________________________