In a message dated 12/18/2002 10:08:02 PM Central Standard Time, tbgreen@attbi.com writes: > I was hoping that his death certificate might include the name of his > father. > > > > However, after searching the death record indexes of both Baltimore City > > and the counties for every year from 1930 until he would have been 100, I > > have not been able to find a record of his death. Nor have I been able > to > > find a record of the death of his wife. > > > > Is it possible that both he and his wife died without any death > certificate > > being recorded? > > > Hi Bruce, Just an idea.... but... I had the same problem. I searched the county where I "knew" they lived. I searched the counties surrounding that county and no luck. Finally found the death certificate clear across the state in another county. When they became ill they were taken to a daughter's home. As a result, their death certificate was in that county instead of their home county. Do you suppose your grandfather was at someone else's home when he died and the certificate would be filed there instead of his home county. It is possible that it might even be in another state if he had children who lived out of state. LIke I said.... just an idea. Take care - Emma

This is very true. When I searched for my great grandmother's death certificate I sent the info and money to and said she died in Baltimore City. I had the exact death date and even the obituary. I got a letter back saying they could not find it, but for a little more money they would search county records. Come to find out while she lived in Baltimore City from the time she came fro Ireland, when she got ill she went to live with a daughter who was living in Anne Arundel County at the time. I also never knew the daughter had lived in the county, and I mentioned it to another relative who remembered both of these people. She said yes, she knew my great grandmother had gone to live with her daughter but had not thought of saying anything!! Ask your dad if he is sure he went to see him in the City. Monica ----- Original Message ----- From: <ENC6@aol.com> To: <MDGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [MDGEN] ? re lack of death record > In a message dated 12/18/2002 10:08:02 PM Central Standard Time, > tbgreen@attbi.com writes: > > > > I was hoping that his death certificate might include the name of his > > father. > > > > > > However, after searching the death record indexes of both Baltimore City > > > and the counties for every year from 1930 until he would have been 100, I > > > have not been able to find a record of his death. Nor have I been able > > to > > > find a record of the death of his wife. > > > > > > Is it possible that both he and his wife died without any death > > certificate > > > being recorded? > > > > > > > Hi Bruce, > Just an idea.... but... I had the same problem. I searched the county where > I "knew" they lived. I searched the counties surrounding that county and no > luck. Finally found the death certificate clear across the state in another > county. When they became ill they were taken to a daughter's home. As a > result, their death certificate was in that county instead of their home > county. > Do you suppose your grandfather was at someone else's home when he died and > the certificate would be filed there instead of his home county. It is > possible that it might even be in another state if he had children who lived > out of state. > LIke I said.... just an idea. > Take care - Emma > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > Census project needs transcribers for any state . There web page is http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/index.htm > >