I believe that Mason County retained all their records when the other counties split off of Mason. Bracken, Campbell, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, Lewis, Nicholas and Robertson all split of from Mason County at one time or another. There's a table here that's fairly easy to follow: http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/selection.html I'd suggest checking the online marriage records, then getting copies of what you need from microfilm: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymason/table.html I know of no FHL film number for deaths from 1860 and on, except a few in 1874. This is the only one that I'm aware of (see www.familysearch.org and let me know if you find something different) - Births, 1852-1853, 1855-1859, 1861, 1903, 1907 Marriages, 1852-1853, 1855-1859, 1861, 1904, 1907 Deaths, 1852-1859, 1861 FHL US/CAN Film 216834 Item 1 (I think that Deaths notation of 1861 is probably a mistake and it should be 1874 - let me know if anyone finds out differently) Births, 1908 Marriages, 1908, 1914 FHL US/CAN Film 974665 Items 7-8 Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Richard Obrien [mailto:robdesertrat@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 10:40 AM To: KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYMASON-L] Death Certificates Carol: You won't get a death certificate for 1888, but the County Records do record date of death, cause of death, and survivors. I found my information at the LDS (Morman) Family History Library here in Salt Lake City. Mason County must have the originals. You can also get (from County records) dates of birth, if born in Mason County, and marriage and divorce records. Lewis county was once part of Mason county and some records are kept in that set of County records. The information is probably there, but in a county ledger book. Good luck Carol. Richard O'Brien ==== 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