--part1_43a21f1c.24bc9ac1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/12/1999 10:47:39 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << As far as I know they are not on line or are they available on CD, or are > they available through the Family History Centers. Actually they are available through the 1940s at the FHC. I have most of them on indefinite loan at my FHC. >> Hey List, I got this added information on my post about Texas Death Index, thought it should be shared. Thanks Jeri Happy Hunting, Yolanda --part1_43a21f1c.24bc9ac1_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from aol.com (rly-yc04.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.36]) by air-yc05.mail.aol.com (v59.55) with SMTP; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:47:39 -0400 Received: from js.metronet.com (js.metronet.com [207.170.104.226]) by rly-yc04.mx.aol.com (vx) with SMTP; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:47:33 -0400 Received: from Archives (jeri [192.168.1.5]) by js.metronet.com (Postfix) with SMTP id C363A3002F for <[email protected]>; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:13:56 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Jeri J. Steele" <[email protected]> From: "Jeri J. Steele" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Texas Death Index Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:13:56 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 > Hey All! > I have had a lot of questions on the Death Index subject so I thought I would > just send some information to the list. > The Texas Death Index is on microfilm at most all Texas libraries that have a > genealogy collection .... > As far as I know they are not on line or are they available on CD, or are > they available through the Family History Centers. Actually they are available through the 1940s at the FHC. I have most of them on indefinite loan at my FHC. > Now just because they are not listed in the index it does not mean that a > death certificate may not have been issued. Yolanda, all the information you have given is right. You will find some deaths that were registered at the counties just never made it to Austin. For that reason I always request my certificates first from the county clerks. Also, I have found extra tidbits scribbled on the pages by county clerks like a descendants name or comments about the death such as 'Killed at a RR crossing' that do not appear in the state extracted versions. Like all records, there always seem to be some that fall in the crack and never make it either place. Especially in rural areas where they had to bury someone before the doctor showed up. I use the index to find the county if I don't know it and then write the local county clerk specifying that I want only copies for family medical purposes and NOT certified copies. (This gets me $1/page charge instead of the more expensive one sometimes). Then at the last resort I get the copy from Austin. I also will get the Austin copy if the information is conflicting because you may find that someone filled in the form to go to Austin with different information. You're on the right track! Keep up the good work......jeri ______________________ Jeri J. Steele, CGRS(sm) Pioneer Information Services http://www.PioneerInfo.com Want to know about CGRS? http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/ --part1_43a21f1c.24bc9ac1_boundary--