I was under the impression that ALL Pennsylvania counties turned over birth and death registrations to the state effective 1906. The state required registrations at the county level in 1893, making the only records held at ALL county levels=1893 thru 1905. Janet, when you sent to the state for the death record, did you order a multi-year search (for which there is a larger fee) rather than an actual date? Did you write out the month and day, or did you use the 3/5/20 style? That can sometimes be interpreted as March 5 or May 3, therfore you must be specific on the application. Do you know absolutely that she died in Allegheny county? If so, do you know the municipality? Perhaps a search of newspaper obits for that date, or close thereafter, in the local newspaper that serves that minicipality would be in order. Touch base with a library close to the municipality where she died for the availability of newspapers on microfilm. If you are not close to that municipality/library, some will do the lookup for you, most for a reasonable fee.Especially since you have an approximate death date. This might be the economical way to go, since the state has recently increased the fees for copies of vital records. And they require copies of your photo ID, etc. I guess it has to do with identity theft,terrorism, etc, but gee, it just made legitimate genealogy searches, harder. If you know the municipality in which she died, have you found her burial place?Any stone or marker? Check with the cemetery office for details.Sometimes they will give different details than what you already know from your Bible entry. Personally I would trust the cemetery office dates before I would trust the Bible entry. Listers, I've recently had occasion to send for death certs from the state of Illinois vital records. What a TREAT. Much of it is on-line, up thru the late 40's, search ability is great. It's fairly easy to find who you're looking for, cost is affordable. That state made theirs EASIER to access, PA made theirs HARDER. Best of Luck, Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Pauley" <rebdp@earthlink.net> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:49 AM Subject: RE: [PAFAY] Death Certificates > Janet, > > Death certificates in Allegheny Co. are on file in Allegheny Co. This > county does not file at State level. > > Becky > > > > [Original Message] > > From: jewatson <watsonje@Comcast.net> > > To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: 1/13/2004 8:44:37 AM > > Subject: [PAFAY] Death Certificates > > > > Can anyone tell me where to research death certificates and/or dates of > death? I sent the required forms and fee to the Pennsylvania vital > statistics requesting a death certificate for my great grandmother. She > was born Carrie Shaw Davidson in Fayette. She married Oliver Crawford and > was widowed. At the time of her death she was married to William Peckman. I > submitted the query under the name Carrie or Caroline Peckman with a date > of 3/5/20 which is the date of her death written in the family Bible. > However, they could not locate a death certificate. > > > > She died in Allegheny County. Are death certificates also filed in the > County? > > > > Would appreciate any advice and strategies. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Janet Watson > > > > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > Fayette County GenWeb Page is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/ > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > "You Have a Friend in Fayette County, Pennsylvania"! > >