> I have a situation where I have found a gg grandfather and family in > the 1880 census but then he and his wife have disappeared by the > time of the 1900 census. Since he was born in the 1830's, I am > assuming he and his wife died during that 20 year period. Should I > try to narrow the dates down further or should I write to the county > asking for a death record based on a 20 year window? > > "Frank Cullison" <fcullison@yahoo.com> Hello Frank, You didn't mention which county, but you may find that there is an online death index available. See... Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Good luck with your search. Regards, Joe joe@genesearch.com