These dates are a bit misconceptive (is that a word?). Indiana actually started keeping records statewide in 1882 (just because there are not WPA indexes in every county does not mean there are not records... just have to look harder) and Massachusetts started before time began. I wonder if there are not actually less Massachusetts records after 1842 than before! Virginia it seems started in 1853, if I remember correctly. On the other hand, I found out the hard way that South Carolina did not even keep marriage records at the county level until 1913! That place seemed impossible to research. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "bVirginia76" <bvirginia76@earthlink.net> To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 12:59 AM Subject: [KYJEFFER] Fw: When The States Began Death Registration > Death-Registration Dates--Family Tree Magazine > http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/aug02/deathregistration.html > > When The States Began Death Registration > > Alabama: 1908 > Alaska: 1913 > Arizona: 1909 > Arkansas: 1914 > California: 1905 > Colorado: 1907 > Connecticut: 1897 > Delaware: 1881 > District of Columbia: 1855 > Florida: 1899 > Georgia: 1919 > Hawaii: 1896 > Idaho: 1911 > Illinois: 1916 > Indiana: 1900 > Iowa: 1880 > Kansas: 1911 > Kentucky: 1911 > Louisiana: 1914 > Maine: 1892 > Maryland: 1898 > Massachusetts: 1841 > Michigan: 1867 > Minnesota: 1900 > Mississippi: 1912 > Missouri: 1910 > Montana: 1907 > Nebraska: 1905 > Nevada: 1911 > New Hampshire: 1905 > New Jersey: 1848 > New Mexico: 1919 > New York: 1880 > North Carolina: 1913 > North Dakota: 1908 > Ohio: 1909 > Oklahoma: 1908 > Oregon: 1903 > Pennsylvania: 1906 > Rhode Island: 1852 > South Carolina: 1915 > South Dakota: 1905 > Tennessee: 1914 > Texas: 1903 > Utah: 1905 > Vermont: 1857 > Virginia: 1912 > Washington: 1907 > West Virginia: 1917 > Wisconsin: 1907 > Wyoming: 1909 > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > Click here to find your contact lenses! > > ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ > Attachments are no longer permitted as a safety precaution. > Post message: Pugh@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: Pugh-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: Pugh-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: Pugh-owner@yahoogroups.com > URL to page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pugh > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, KY History and Genealogy page is part of USGenWeb, AHGP and ALHN which are not-for-profit Projects. Visit us at http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >
For information on the various statistical data of any state, your best source is the Ancestry.com " Red Book" which provides not only what you can find in each state, but where to go to get it. Indiana: birth and death records were kept by the county health departments starting in 1882, and then the legislature mandated that deaths by sent to the state archives starting in 1900, and births starting in Oct. 1907. Some county health departments started earlier. On marriages, the state required marriage licenses starting in 1816 with the formation of the state. Up to 1958 these were obtained and records kept at the county level. In 1958 the marriages through 1965 are in books, and from 1965 through 1981 are on microfilm. The WPA listed statewide births and deaths from 1882 through 1920 in 68 of the 92 counties, and marriages from 1850 through 1920. South Carolina while it did not record at state level marriages, was due to the fact that the Church of England parishes were mandated to keep the vital records of births, marriages, and deaths. The primary documentary source for marriages are actually the marriages listed in newspapers from 1732 to the present time. Al and Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick" <patrick@migrations.org> To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Fw: When The States Began Death Registration > These dates are a bit misconceptive (is that a word?). Indiana actually > started keeping records statewide in 1882 (just because there are not WPA > indexes in every county does not mean there are not records... just have to > look harder) and Massachusetts started before time began. I wonder if there > are not actually less Massachusetts records after 1842 than before! > Virginia it seems started in 1853, if I remember correctly. On the other > hand, I found out the hard way that South Carolina did not even keep > marriage records at the county level until 1913! That place seemed > impossible to research. > > Patrick > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bVirginia76" <bvirginia76@earthlink.net> > To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 12:59 AM > Subject: [KYJEFFER] Fw: When The States Began Death Registration > > > > Death-Registration Dates--Family Tree Magazine > > http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/aug02/deathregistration.html > > > > When The States Began Death Registration > > > > Alabama: 1908 > > Alaska: 1913 > > Arizona: 1909 > > Arkansas: 1914 > > California: 1905 > > Colorado: 1907 > > Connecticut: 1897 > > Delaware: 1881 > > District of Columbia: 1855 > > Florida: 1899 > > Georgia: 1919 > > Hawaii: 1896 > > Idaho: 1911 > > Illinois: 1916 > > Indiana: 1900 > > Iowa: 1880 > > Kansas: 1911 > > Kentucky: 1911 > > Louisiana: 1914 > > Maine: 1892 > > Maryland: 1898 > > Massachusetts: 1841 > > Michigan: 1867 > > Minnesota: 1900 > > Mississippi: 1912 > > Missouri: 1910 > > Montana: 1907 > > Nebraska: 1905 > > Nevada: 1911 > > New Hampshire: 1905 > > New Jersey: 1848 > > New Mexico: 1919 > > New York: 1880 > > North Carolina: 1913 > > North Dakota: 1908 > > Ohio: 1909 > > Oklahoma: 1908 > > Oregon: 1903 > > Pennsylvania: 1906 > > Rhode Island: 1852 > > South Carolina: 1915 > > South Dakota: 1905 > > Tennessee: 1914 > > Texas: 1903 > > Utah: 1905 > > Vermont: 1857 > > Virginia: 1912 > > Washington: 1907 > > West Virginia: 1917 > > Wisconsin: 1907 > > Wyoming: 1909 > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > Click here to find your contact lenses! > > > > ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ > > Attachments are no longer permitted as a safety precaution. > > Post message: Pugh@yahoogroups.com > > Subscribe: Pugh-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Unsubscribe: Pugh-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: Pugh-owner@yahoogroups.com > > URL to page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pugh > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > The Jefferson County, KY History and Genealogy page is part of USGenWeb, > AHGP and ALHN which are not-for-profit Projects. Visit us at > http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ______________________________