Hi Karen, They also told me that there was no death certificate for my great-grandfather. Fortunately, I had obtained the volume and page numbers and wrote back to them to send it to me. With the information I provided, they found it. I would try to get the certificate from Milwaukee County. Kathy Karen Schrade wrote: > > Hi all, I had sent a check, form, and SASE to madison (wisconsin vital > records) in september to get my g grandfather's death certificate. I got my > response last Saturday...no records found! And it only took 6 months! I > know when and where he died. Why wouldn't Madison have a death certificate. > He died on July 28, 1916 in Milwaukee. > > What should my next step be? Thanks for any suggestions.