This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: skdulcich Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14591.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You can obtain the exact date of death from the Online Index of California Deaths known affectionately as the CADI. Calif. began indexing all deaths in July 1905. It goes until 2000. The there is a grass roots effort to get all the deaths prior to July 1905 indexed and online, too. All are free. 1940 - 1997 http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi ------------------- 1905 - 2000 http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cadeathm.htm --------------------- Pre-1905 Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cabf1905/ You will need to register with the Vital Search website as a guest and you will be given a guest's password. Sharon Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.