Hello. I am trying to find information about the Eatinger family who lived in Wakeshma (Kalamazoo) in the 1800's. I have the parents as Benjamin and Leah (Rinehart) Eatinger. I have census records that have information, and I found an online index of Factoryville Cemetery that has their dates listed as: Benjamin: May 6, 1810 to April 27, 1888 Leah: June 17, 1815 to October 4, 1891 The person I am particularly interested in is Leah. I believe that she may be my gggg grandfather's sister, and I am hoping that by finding out more about her, it may help me go back one generation beyond them. I know in Ohio that death certificates lists parents' names-- do Michigan certificates do the same thing? Would there be a certificate available for her? If so, how would I go about getting a copy of it? Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer. Brian --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now.

Yes, if Leah (or Benjamin) died in Michigan, there should be a death record. The Michigan state death records at that time - 1891 - are not certificates, but written out in the large oversize ledger books. Parents' names are not typically found on the state death records until 1897/1898. There may be additional information on the county death record, housed at the county clerk's office in Kalamazoo; they're also available through the LDS network. Michigan death records from 1867-1920 are available at the Library of Michigan. I would still encourage you to get a copy of the death record, regardless if the parents' names are listed or not. Depending on when the family first settled in the Kalamazoo area, there are lots of other things to look at: plat books, county histories, obituaries, .... The Kalamazoo Public Library has an outstanding online index to the Kalamazoo Gazette, be sure to look at that. Good luck. Sincerely, Kris Rzepczynski Michigan/Genealogy Coordinator Library of Michigan 517.373.9456 [email protected] >>> Brian <[email protected]> 11/20/2007 1:26 PM >>> Hello. I am trying to find information about the Eatinger family who lived in Wakeshma (Kalamazoo) in the 1800's. I have the parents as Benjamin and Leah (Rinehart) Eatinger. I have census records that have information, and I found an online index of Factoryville Cemetery that has their dates listed as: Benjamin: May 6, 1810 to April 27, 1888 Leah: June 17, 1815 to October 4, 1891 The person I am particularly interested in is Leah. I believe that she may be my gggg grandfather's sister, and I am hoping that by finding out more about her, it may help me go back one generation beyond them. I know in Ohio that death certificates lists parents' names-- do Michigan certificates do the same thing? Would there be a certificate available for her? If so, how would I go about getting a copy of it? Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer. Brian --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. ***************************** The theme of this list is Michigan genealogy and research. Please respect others by keeping your postings to this theme. MI-Genealogy Mail List Information http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/maillist.html ***************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message