Tazewell County started registering deaths in 1878 but it was not mandatory until 1916. Estimate is only about 10% of deaths were registered before 1916. Here's some details on our website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iltcghs/deathrecs.htm I'd recommend requesting the record from IRAD - they don't charge anything but copy fees. Hope this helps, Mike Dickson Webmaster Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ardath Buckaway" <bqueen@compusmart.ab.ca> To: <ILTAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [ILTAZEWE] Death Index > Cheryl or anyone with the answers: > > Can anyone tell me where there is a death index for Tazewell Co. for 1886, > especially for the City of Pekin? If so, who can access it, is it on line, > or do I have to pay someone to check out a name. Don't want to send money > to some dept. only to find they don't have that name. > > Thanks for any explanations. > Ardath > > > > > ==== ILTAZEWE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Tazewell County ILGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.usgennet.org/~iltazewe/index.html >