I ran across a REALLY strange situation yesterday... I was trying to help a sister missionary at the Family History Library Her (deceased) brother was a member of the Church in another country. His name did not come up in a search. I tried different variations on his Spanish name (both last names).. I suspect that a membership record got lost.. but I did not quiz the sister about her knowledge of her brother's death. Might it be that the record is not visible because the brother is still alive? Has anyone else had this problem? Alan

Alan, It is possible that his ward clerk failed to update his membership record upon his death. That would mean that the record is there but not visible to his sister, since the system still sees him as living. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Whitcomb" <hwhitcomb@gmail.com> To: <lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:18 AM Subject: [LDS-WC] nFS errors of dead LDS records? >I ran across a REALLY strange situation yesterday... I was trying to help a > sister missionary at the Family History Library > > Her (deceased) brother was a member of the Church in another country. His > name did not come up in a search. I tried different variations on his > Spanish name (both last names).. > > I suspect that a membership record got lost.. but I did not quiz the > sister > about her knowledge of her brother's death. Might it be that the record > is > not visible because the brother is still alive? > > Has anyone else had this problem? > > Alan > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Whitcomb wrote: > I ran across a REALLY strange situation yesterday... I was trying to help a > sister missionary at the Family History Library > > Her (deceased) brother was a member of the Church in another country. His > name did not come up in a search. I tried different variations on his > Spanish name (both last names).. > > I suspect that a membership record got lost.. but I did not quiz the sister > about her knowledge of her brother's death. Might it be that the record is > not visible because the brother is still alive? > Has anyone else had this problem? Yes Allan, we get them regularly at FS Support. It might be that the death was never recorded on the the membership record. There are also cases were there was an excommunication or request to be taking of the church records. By sending the information below it will be researched and clarified. She needs to send her brother's full name, birth date and place, death date and place as well as the info for the parents and spouse(s). A digital copy of a death certificate, funeral program or obit is also needed and should be attached to the email. Instructions are in KD 104365 in the help center. Sincerely Elder van Schaik FamilySearch Support, Membership records -- Groetjes Peter http://familyrecordfinder.com/ Printed with 100% recycled electrons.

Family History Research wrote: > Whitcomb wrote: >> I ran across a REALLY strange situation yesterday... I was trying to help a >> sister missionary at the Family History Library >> >> Her (deceased) brother was a member of the Church in another country. His >> name did not come up in a search. I tried different variations on his >> Spanish name (both last names).. >> >> I suspect that a membership record got lost.. but I did not quiz the sister >> about her knowledge of her brother's death. Might it be that the record is >> not visible because the brother is still alive? >> Has anyone else had this problem? > > > Yes Allan, we get them regularly at FS Support. It might be that the > death was never recorded on the the membership record. > There are also cases were there was an excommunication or request to be > taking of the church records. By sending the information below it will > be researched and clarified. > > She needs to send her brother's full name, birth date and place, death > date and place as well as the info for the parents and spouse(s). > A digital copy of a death certificate, funeral program or obit is also > needed and should be attached to the email. > Instructions are in KD 104365 in the help center. > > Sincerely > Elder van Schaik > FamilySearch Support, Membership records In addition to what Elder van Schaik said, the membership records in another country outside of USA and Canada are not normally sent to the headquarters the same manner the records are routinely done in USA and Canada. It takes time to track down the whereabout of the record outside of USA and Canada. W. David Samuelsen