Joanne, Should have included this too, from the Wilson Co. web site: Vital Statistics According to law, anyone can obtain a photo copy of any vital record providing a notation is made stating the document will not be used for official purposes. By law, only certain family members may receive certified birth, death or marriage certificates. You may request a certified record of yourself, your spouse, your parents, your children, your siblings or your grandparents. Funeral Homes may request a certified death certificate. Those requesting a certified copy of any vital record must present a valid picture ID. All certificates are $10 per copy either in cash or money order. (My note: So, just a photo copy should be less but it doesn't say how much) Sue Joanne Gaudio wrote: >Can anyone tell me how likely it is that, if a person's name is in the NC Death Collection, there will be a death certificate available? I have a relative who died in 1910, and the Archives order form says that death certificates are available from 1913-1955. Yet I know there were death certificates issued before 1913. The name in the Death Index has the date, the county number (Wilson Co.), and then a number - D008 515. Is that a death certificate number? I'm trying to decide if it's worth sending the Archives $20 and asking, or if they're sure to tell me it's too early. Any advice will be appreciated. (I'm not in the area and can't visit myself, and it isn't practical to try and rent a microfilm for one record.) > Joanne Pearce Gaudio > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Thanks to everyone for the good advice. Sue, does that last info you gave mean they wouldn't send an old (1910) death record out to anyone but a close relative? I've seen that kind of warning before and it sounds as thought they won't give anything to anyone other than a direct and close relative. Does anyone have recent experience with this? Joanne

Oh, I read it again and see it's talking about CERTIFIED copies only going to close relatives. Guess that answers my question. Sorry! Joanne