On Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:49 AM MDT, justin berg <[email protected]> wrote: >I have been told by several individuals that documents were lost >in a courthouse fire. When I contact the courthouse to inquire >about the fire, and how a duplicate death certificate might be >acquired, they tell me that there never was a fire in any >Guernsey County government building that led to the loss of >documents. I am curious if anyone knows whether there was or >wasn't a fire. I don't recall there being a fire, but I think this information is now maintained by the county health department. > My Great-Great-Grandfather, Otho(Otha) Berg, >died in Sept of 1913, in a mining accident in Guernsey County, >near Byesville, according to mostly oral, and some written >family history. I am reaching my wits end trying to verify >this information, and/or get more information on him and his >death. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. County health information has been compiled by the state since at least 1913. I took a look at the list put on the web by the Ohio Genealogical Society here: http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/results.cfm It is not the easiest database to manipulate, but searching for variations on your grandfather's name the only ones that came close were: BERG ROY A County Name: GUERNSEY Date of Death: 2/27/1914 Volume Number: 1290 Certificate Number: 8667 MCDANIEL OTHO E County Name: STARK Date of Death: 9/19/1913 Volume Number: 1183 Certificate Number: 54876 (Stark is two counties north.) Scott