Greetings! I am looking for a death of Frederic(k) Dowling 1931 - 1950 using the Pennsylvania death records. I cannot figure out the soundex code I try D452 but never get Dowling. Help please! Regards E.P.Dowling -----Original Message----- From: philly-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:philly-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Walter Blenderman Sent: March 18, 2012 9:13 PM To: PHILLY-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [Phly-Rts] Pennsylvania Death Indices online The Pennsylvania Death Indices are now on line at: <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1085804&mode= 2 > They cover the years 1906-1961. Death indices can be made public 50 years after the death. As a further explanation, the years 1906-1919 are alphabetical, 1920-1924 use the Russell Soundex code, 1925-1929 are alphabetical, 1930-1951 use the Russell Soundex Code 1952-1961 are alphabetical. On the black on white pages, the Soundex code is the column with the letter followed by the 3 digit number. On the white on black pages, the Soundex code appears in the first column. For rules/directions on how to determine the Soundex code see: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundex> There is also a PA birth Indices page, but only 1906 is posted, as births cannot be made public until 105 years after the year of birth. See: <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1086145&mode= 2 > For an overview/explanation see: <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/206 86 > Lynn Blenderman **************************************************************************** ******** They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benj. Franklin, 1759 Walter G. Blenderman, Lynn K. Blenderman, N. Plainfield, NJ, USA **mailto:netchemist@earthlink.net*******************************http://www.b lenderman.net ** ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message