To get a Death Certificiate issued in Texas, write to Bureau of Vital Statistics 1100 W. 49th St Austin, TX 78756 The charge is $9 per Death Certificate. AND, they keep the fee if they do a search and do not find the death on the record. So be sure of your information. Are the numbers you showed on your letter requesting information, the Certificate Numbers? If so, you'll probably want to include that. Give the Bureau as much information as you know, for example: full name of deceased, date of birth, date of death, father's name, mother's maiden name, where he/she died (county). If you do not have all of the above information put as much as you know. The date of death and place of death plus full name is usually sufficient to get the certificate. Unless you are a close relative, they won't issue a Death Certificate when the deceased died within the last 25 years. However, when you list a relationship (Great Uncle, Grandfather, etc.) and the reason you want the certificate (family history research), they will probably issue it. Hope this helps Shirley Webb shirlwbb@ktc.com