Brenda, As in all such indexes, there is a fairly good chance of such an error. There is a probably equal chance in the 1920s, especially in rural areas, that the certificate either was not issued or was not forwarded to the state vital statistics office.. I have on several occasions found a certificate in a county health department when the state office in Jacksonville knew nothing of its existence. I'd recommend that you check both the county health department--asking them specifically to check the original certificate books that they should have but may not want to fool with--and the city, if the death was within their limits. Have you tried any local funeral home(s)? Sometimes they have copies--even in fairly early cases. If you have or can get a newspaper obituary, it MAY identify the funeral home. If they're out of business, someone may have or know the location of their records. [My guess: It is highly unlikely that anybody short of the governor himself could get Jacksonville to go through the original certificates there, even if they all still exist, which I doubt. And I'm not sure the governor himself could get it done well.] Hope this helps. --Brian Michaels **************************************** Brenda Antal wrote: > > With all the talk of vital records: I wonder about the chances of people > being left off the death index while there could in fact be a death > certificate. > > My gggrandfather, Zeb R Jones died in Graceville, Jackson Co, FL on Nov 19, > 1927 or 1928. I would have expected a death certificate. I checked the > death index myself and did not find it. State of FL says there is none. > > Does anyone know if the vital stat office checks the certificates or just > the index? Is there a reliable way to have them search the certificates? > > Thanks for any help, > Brenda > > Jones: GA>AL>FL > Paulk: GA>FL > Crawford: SC?>GA>FL > Griffin: GA>FL