Just out of interest I got a death certificate in Seattle for my great great grandfather who died in 1900. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <genehisthome@comcast.net> To: <WAKING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 11:37 AM Subject: Re: Death record info pre-1930 needed, please. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/pBC.2ACE/4265.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Microfilm of Washington death records is available through your local LDS > library. All the death records for 1907-1950 [and, yes, that includes > film of the actual death certificates themselves!] can be ordered on loan > from them. The index rolls, however, would be of the most initial > interest to you. These are available many, many places--Seattle Public, > Tacoma Public, University of Washington, and also available through LDS. > Two filmings (one more legible than the other!) are available, and the > indexes are separated by decade (1910-1919, 1920-1929), so you would need > two rolls or more. Washington State Vital Records will give you certified > copies for a fee, of course. If the Urbanek home was in Des Moines, there > is a chance they were actually residents of the Masonic Home at Zenith. > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >