This may benefit those of you who are looking for information on early Seattle deaths prior to 1907, which is the year that the STATE began requiring registration of deaths. Prior to 1907 the CITY of Seattle and its COUNTY, King County, required registration of deaths. Due to the hard work and diligence of the South King County Genealogical Society, there are two books--one for the City of Seattle (1881-1907) and one for the County of King (1891- 1907)--abstracts of these early records. The information they contain are--number, name, date of death, age, sex, where born, place of death, cause of death, duration of disease, occupation, color, married or single, widow or widower, place of interment, attending physician or coroner, and remarks. The certificate may have some spaces left blank (just like death certificates today). You may be interested to know that the Seattle Genealogical Society has these microfilms. We offer a research service and this is one of the many things we may be able to help you find. Check out the terms of our research service--we would be glad to help, if this is a document you would find helpful. Basically, we request a nonrefundable $10 donation (if possible; up to 3 names per donation), and a business-size SASE. A couple of extra, loose 23-cent stamps (returnable) are a good idea, too. http://www.rootsweb.com/~waseags/research.html Sincerely, Sherry Steele (Director of Communications, SGS, Seattle)