Does anyone know the difference in a death record and an Illinois certificate of death? What information might I find on each of these? Thanks in advance. Monica

I'm not sure what the context is for your "death record" but I would think that an (Illinois) death certificate would be one type of death record (county certificates, which sometimes differ from the state certificates, may be another example). The information on an Illinois death certificate changed over the years (in general, older records have less information), but generally they have the following information: - Deceased's name, and date and place of death - often has date and place of birth - often has parents names and sometimes places of birth - cause of death and other medical information and signatures - usually has date and place of burial - usually has an informant's name and sometimes an address - funeral director's name and sometimes address - etc. Hope that helps some. Gordon On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 07:35 PM, Acox Family wrote: > > > Does anyone know the difference in a death record and an Illinois > certificate of death? What information might I find on each of these? > Thanks in advance. > Monica

Monica, Upon receipt of a copy of a death certificate from the state of Illinois, the accompanying letter said they included a "Record of Death". The "Record of Death" which they sent, was titled "Standard Certificate of Death". At the Gail Borden Library in Elgin, on microfilm, is the "Record of Deaths, Interments and Permits for Removal; City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois". This is the city's record and covers from the very early 1900's until as late as 1948. What ever they are, both the Elgin records and the state's death certificate provide a wealth of information - though I know there are exceptions. Along with all the information Gordon listed, these particular records also included: time of death, age, sex, race, marital status, name of spouse, occupation, physician's name, nationality, rank, military company and war. The "Record of Deaths, Interments and Permits for Removal; City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois", even gave the number of years as an Illinois resident. It did not give the address of the informant. The Certificate of Death did give the address of the informant. I'd recommend checking both whenever available. Good luck, Gayl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon" <go3141@ameritech.net> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] RE: Death Record vs. Certification of Death > I'm not sure what the context is for your "death record" but I would > think that an (Illinois) death certificate would be one type of death > record (county certificates, which sometimes differ from the state > certificates, may be another example). > > The information on an Illinois death certificate changed over the years > (in general, older records have less information), but generally they > have the following information: > > - Deceased's name, and date and place of death > - often has date and place of birth > - often has parents names and sometimes places of birth > - cause of death and other medical information and signatures > - usually has date and place of burial > - usually has an informant's name and sometimes an address > - funeral director's name and sometimes address > - etc. > > Hope that helps some. > Gordon > > > On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 07:35 PM, Acox Family wrote: > > > > > > > Does anyone know the difference in a death record and an Illinois > > certificate of death? What information might I find on each of these? > > Thanks in advance. > > Monica > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. >