This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jV.2ADE/256.1 Message Board Post: The health dept. really wants a correct date of death; you might can get by with just the year. Be sure to put on the form any variation of the child's name. Good luck. Is there any family member you could ask to get a better idea of the correct date?