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/AW.2ADE/963.1.2.2 Message Board Post: Sim, If you don't have a death certificate on your father, you should order one. It wiil tell who his parents were, where they were born, where he was born, his wife at time of death. the cause of his death and where he was buried and other information. Best regards, Gary Telford wgt@centurytel.net Here is the information to order: Arkansas Vital Records The State vital records office has birth and death records from 1914, and marriage records from 1917. Some City Clerks might have birth and death records before 1914. Clerks of counties where license was obtained also have marriage records. County Clerks or Clercks of Circuitt Courts have records of wills, deeds, divorces, and war service. The Woodruff County Vital Records Office, Woodruff County Clerk, 500 North Third, Augusta, AR 72006-2056, (870) 347-5206. Arkansas State Vital Records Office Arkansas Department of Health Division of Vital Records 4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-2726; FAX (501) 663-2832. A check or money order should be made payable to Arkansas Department of Health. Personal checks are accepted. To request a certificate from Vital Records through the expedite service you may call (501) 661-2726. There is a $5.00 handling fee for credit cards. Immediate family members may order birth/death /marriage/divorce records via VitaChek for an extra fee for expediting the order. Search Arkansas Databases online for birth, marriages, census, death, immigration, naturalizatioin, military records and more. Record Type Cost Dates Birth $8.00 Since February 1914 Remarks: Some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records form 1881. Tight restrictions on who can have copies. A family member must complete and sign application from the division. Death $8.00 Since February 1914 Remarks: Some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881. Tight restrictions on who can have copies. A family member must complete and sign application from the division. Marriage/ $8.00 Since 1917 Divorce Remarks: A fully certified copy may be obtained from the County Clerk in the county where the license was issued. Fees may vary. Divorce $8.00 Since 1923 Remarks: A fully certified copy may be obtained from the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. Fees may vary.