Thanx for your hopes and prayers. Kerm Donna Heller Zinn wrote: > > Hello Kerm and Fellow Listers: > > I'm afraid to say that you're not going to find an actual Death Certificates > during this time. > > Death Records in most counties in Pennsylvania were kept from 1852-1855 and > then again from 1893-1906. For the years between these times, you will have > to find either church records or bible records... or if you're lucky enough > to have a person who was prominent in the society - to find a death notice > or obituary in the newspaper. > > Large wordy obituaries did not come into being until the early 1900's - > except in the case of a very prominent person or one who was involved in > politics ... or a soldier of one of the major wars. > > Best Wishes on your search! > Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kerm goda" <kermgoda@epix.net> > To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:09 PM > Subject: [PALANCAS] Death information? > > > What records are available (and where are they located) for the death > > of John C. Rittenhouse who died on 31 Jan 1885 in Lancaster City? Thanx. > > Kerm > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode then e-mail PALANCAS-L-request@rootsweb.com or PALANCAS-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in message.