In a message dated 4/5/2004 1:41:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, mtamborski@woh.rr.com writes: Lynda, > Do you have any suggestions of where to look when you can not find a record > of the death? I have tried all versions of the name that I can think of, > using the first name in place of the last name, going through 2 counties for > a specific year looking at each name. I realize some are not on record. > But does that mean they are not on record with the state and there may be > some information floating around in the county courthouse records? Any > suggestions would be appreciated. > ************************************************************* Hi Debbie, I doubt if there are still any floating around any courthouses, because its the law that each Courthouse has to send them to Frankfort. Maybe the county keeps a log book of deaths? I know they used to, but I'm not sure if thats still true. So unless they were severely mispelled, which I have seen a few like that, I'd say that a death certificate never was filled out for that person. I've tried every way under the sun to find one on my great-great grandmother with no luck. I guess the physician, or whoever just didn't take the time to fill one out for her. Also, You can do a particial search on the RootsWeb Ky Death Index and maybe find any that were misspelled. If you know the year and the county, it will bring up all the deaths in that one county for that year. I have some luck doing it that way. You can even put a first name and a county and get hits that way, Good Luck, Debbie. By the way, that was a good question! Lynda