I ran into the same problem with W. T. Blasengym Funeral Directors in the early 40's who went out of business. In Indiana they were NOT required to do anything with their records, so in many cases all of those records were lost. Teresa Cece <mawcee@mindspring.com> wrote: Hello, I have a death certificate that indicates a "JJ Blackwell and Sons" was the funeral director. This was in the year 1953. I can't find a funeral home in Indianapolis with that name. If they went out of business, are they required to file their paperwork elsewhere? TY---- Cece ==== INMARION Mailing List ==== Check out the Marion County InGenWeb site at Marion County, Indiana GenWeb