I'd also like to know the answer to this question, so if anyone responds, could you please respond to the list? My Guernsey County ancestor died in 1845 at the age of 47 and I can find nothing as to his cause of death. Thanks so much, Jessie In a message dated 4/6/01 9:17:07 PM Central Daylight Time, CObermire@aol.com writes: > Subj: [OHGUERNS] Mortality Schedules > Date: 4/6/01 9:17:07 PM Central Daylight Time > From: CObermire@aol.com > To: OHGUERNS-L@rootsweb.com > > When someone died in the early 1800s before there was a death certificate, > > did this county have a mortality schedule? If not, how did they record the > dead? I'd like to find something on my ancestors and how they died and > when... > thank you > christy