Thanks so much for the ideas Brian, I'll check both the funeral homes and county health dept. So glad you've joined the list. 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 >