How would I go about getting a death certificate for my great-grandfather, who died in Mason County in 1888? I have visited the Mason County Museum and have even found his gravesite in Locust Grove Cemetery in Dover. But have been unable to get a more exact date -- just 1888. Would the information be available at the Mason county courthouse? It may be a long time before I get back there again (I'm in Pittsburgh). Is there anyone there that would lookup the information and how do I contact them? I know there are people who will get copies of death certificates, but I need to know more than just the year he died. Would appreciate any suggestions. Carol G. _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement
County records do exist for Mason County. These records are meticulous and thorough. I've found several ancestors from the mid 19th century. Richard O'Brien ----- Original Message ----- From: "C George" <bearsrme181@hotmail.com> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:22 PM Subject: [KYMASON-L] RE: KY Death certificates > How would I go about getting a death certificate for my great-grandfather, > who died in Mason County in 1888? I have visited the Mason County Museum and > have even found his gravesite in Locust Grove Cemetery in Dover. But have > been unable to get a more exact date -- just 1888. Would the information be > available at the Mason county courthouse? It may be a long time before I get > back there again (I'm in Pittsburgh). Is there anyone there that would > lookup the information and how do I contact them? I know there are people > who will get copies of death certificates, but I need to know more than just > the year he died. Would appreciate any suggestions. > Carol G. > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== > The Simon Kenton Festival and Kenton Kin Reunion is an annual event > that is held in Old Washington, Mason County, KY, during the > 3rd week-end in Sept. The Festival features Pioneer encampments > and craft demonstrations, historical buildings and genealogy research. > >
Dear Richard, Do tell where you found all of the meticulously kept death records. I haven't found much of anything for the 1880s at all. I have a copy of this book - from the courthouse records: Mason County Death Records, by Frances Terry Ingmire published by Ingmire Publications, St. Louis, MO, 1984 They only have 1852-1859, a few for 1874, and then it skips to 1904. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Richard Obrien [mailto:robdesertrat@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:09 PM To: KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KYMASON-L] RE: KY Death certificates County records do exist for Mason County. These records are meticulous and thorough. I've found several ancestors from the mid 19th century. Richard O'Brien ----- Original Message ----- From: "C George" <bearsrme181@hotmail.com> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:22 PM Subject: [KYMASON-L] RE: KY Death certificates > How would I go about getting a death certificate for my great-grandfather, > who died in Mason County in 1888? I have visited the Mason County Museum and > have even found his gravesite in Locust Grove Cemetery in Dover. But have > been unable to get a more exact date -- just 1888. Would the information be > available at the Mason county courthouse? It may be a long time before I get > back there again (I'm in Pittsburgh). Is there anyone there that would > lookup the information and how do I contact them? I know there are people > who will get copies of death certificates, but I need to know more than just > the year he died. Would appreciate any suggestions. > Carol G. > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== > The Simon Kenton Festival and Kenton Kin Reunion is an annual event > that is held in Old Washington, Mason County, KY, during the > 3rd week-end in Sept. The Festival features Pioneer encampments > and craft demonstrations, historical buildings and genealogy research. > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received when you subscribed. E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com Visit Daisy's Roots! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm