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/TZ.2ADE/4885.1 Message Board Post: There are a couple of things to consider when trying to pinpoint a death date. First, do you have her birthdate verified? (There are many Emily Carlson's in the SSDI) Do you know where she died? Maybe you could check local newspaper indexes at the library. Third, do you have a year or range of years or age she approximately died? This way you could narrow down the amount of pages you'll have to look through. If you know when her relatives died, you can also look through their obits for clues such as "survived by.."