This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sharplongancestors Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.randolph/3378.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes it is possible that they have a record at the Indiana State Health Dept in INDY. Most records are in both places but every once in awhile there is only one copy at the county level or state level. Did you ask the local county office for a copy first and they searched for it? Or did you contact the museum for a look through the death index? There could of been a mix up, he could be listed as death in the county book and not the town book. There are books for county deaths and each town had a death book for quite a few years, before they were conslidated into just county deaths. It would be worth another look via the museum's indexes. If it's in the indexes then it is in the county office set of books. Mind that during these early years it was law to report a birth or death, but that doesn't mean it happened, most of the time it was up to the family to report, sometimes it was the doctor who reported, he might of just gotten lost in the cracks of the system. Do yo! u have an obit that lists who took care of his arrangements? That could also provide you with her name. I know that Walker's Funeral Home is very willing to help genealogists out in their records. I don't know what it would of been called during your time of death though, ask the museum for that info as well. The other current funeral home in Winchester is Thayers. www.randolphcountyindianahistoricalsociety.org e-mail address is on every page. Andrea Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.