Several of the Death Certificates I got from the Houghton County Clerk are typed abstractions for the actual certificates. They give cause of death and names of the parents of the deceased. Sometimes, it would be useful to know who gave the information -- a still living wife or children -- and where the person is buried. In one, I think the name of the mother is probably a guess at what was actually on the form. I would like to be able to decipher it myself. Can I request an actual copy? Marion Markham

You are right Marion. I have one of the original Death Registry for Schoolcraf Township (transcription over 1/2 done) for 1898 and 1917 and it lists the Medical Attendant, Undertaker, and Reporter of Death. A lot of times, the reporter of Death is a family member that you didn't know about, and a lot of times it is the Town Supervisor. In one entry, it listed the father as the Undertaker of a stillborn child. These additional fields do often provide helpful pointers. Clint Drake ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Markham" <mmrbm@ameritech.net> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 6:41 AM Subject: [MIHOUGHT] Death certificates > Several of the Death Certificates I got from the Houghton County Clerk are > typed abstractions for the actual certificates. They give cause of death > and names of the parents of the deceased. Sometimes, it would be useful to > know who gave the information -- a still living wife or children -- and > where the person is buried. In one, I think the name of the mother is > probably a guess at what was actually on the form. I would like to be able > to decipher it myself. Can I request an actual copy? > > Marion Markham > > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > MIGenWeb Houghton Co. Cemeteries > http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/cemeteries.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >