I believe the State of Illinois made it a law in August of 1915. It took awhile to get everyone doing it. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Russell D. James <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 4:07 PM Subject: [ILWASHIN] death certificates >When did Washington County begin issuing death certificates? If it was >before the IRAD date of 1919 (earliest they can get), where would one find >the pre-1919 ones and how much would they charge for a mere photocopy? > >Russell >Russell D. James >Delta, Colorado >[email protected] > > > >==== ILWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Looking for genealogy in other states? Visit the USGenWeb Project at: >http://wwww.usgenweb.org/ >