This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thomasker2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wayne/18767.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not related to any member of this family. You will need to order her death cert. Death certs for that time period are not online. Wayne county does not permit public browsing of vital record. They will not do phone look-ups. REQUESTING A MICHIGAN DEATH RECORD The Michigan Vital Records office has records of deaths that occurred in Michigan and were filed with the state since 1867. Some of the records were not filed with the state; more records are missing from the pre-1916 files. Anyone is eligible to request a copy of a Michigan death record if the application is completed and signed and the required fee paid. City of Detroit Link: http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/health/vital/vital_m.htm http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/fAQ.htm (death certificate) **************************************************************** Q. Where do I go to get a birth certificate or death certificate? A. The Detroit Health Department, Vital Records Division, Herman Kiefer Health Complex, 1151 Taylor (zip 48202-1732) near the John C. Lodge expressway. The phone numbers are 313-876-4049 [recorded message] and 313-876-4133. Person must have died in Wayne County, Michigan & within the city limits of Detroit. Cost is $20.00. Call first before ordering as pricing may have changed. Hours are 8 - 4pm Eastern time SHARP Mon - Fri. FREE parking. Cash, certified check, money order are accepted. Phone lookups will not be done. A walk-in service is available. Public browsing of the records is not permitted. Make payment to - City of Detroit. DO NOT REQUEST A DEATH CERT. FOR A MARRIED WOMAN USIN HER MAIDEN NAME. Personal checks or credit/debit cards are not accepted. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wayne County excluding Detroit but within Wayne county, Michigan Cost is $22.00 Cathy M. Garrett- Clerk of Wayne County C/o Birth and Death Records Division 201 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center Detroit, Mi 48226 http://www.waynecounty.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ***************************************************************** State of Michigan Requests: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/michigan.htm http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-4645_4671-9471--,00.html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.