This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AB.2ACE/3308.1 Message Board Post: Deaths weren't required by the government to be recorded until 1911. Your Harriet Cook is NOT listed in the Henderson County Death Records 1839 - 1911 book compiled by the Historical Society back in 1981. However, this particular book is not complete. Going back through the records, we are finding that if the deceased had very little information, was black or a young child, they were not included. Most frustrating to say the least. Do you have Harriet's husband's name? What was Harriet's maiden name? Have you found her in any of the Henderson County census records? How much more info can you give on Harriet? I'm wondering if Harriet would be found in any of the Court Order Records the Society has on microfilm in their Research Library. You might give them a call on Tuesday or Thursday between the hours of 11:00 - 5:00 at (270) 830-7514. Or email them at: hendersoncounty@hotmail.com with your questions.