FamilySearch.org USA Death and Probate Record Databases Update

Here are recent USA death and probate related records databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site:   United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes Found at FamilySearch.org   THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE Continue reading FamilySearch.org USA Death and Probate Record Databases Update

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Eases Access to Pa. Death Records

The following article came from timesunion.com: Court ruling eases access to Pa. death records MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press Updated 12:53 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2012 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that coroners cannot withhold information about Continue reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Eases Access to Pa. Death Records

Grand Army of the Republic: Department of Illinois — Transcription of Death Rolls, 1879-1947

We recently reviewed two books with transcriptions of Death Rolls for Union soldiers who were members of the Grand Army of the Republic, as listed here: Indiana Civil War Veterans: Transcription of the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Continue reading Grand Army of the Republic: Department of Illinois — Transcription of Death Rolls, 1879-1947

Indiana Civil War Veterans: Transcription of the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1948

Over 409,00 Civil War Union veterans became members of G.A.R. at its peak in 1890. Among other works, the group maintained a list of deceased members. Indiana Civil War Veterans: Transcription of the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Continue reading Indiana Civil War Veterans: Transcription of the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1948

Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska Civil War Veterans – Compilation of the GAR Death Rolls

Over 36,000 Civil War Union veterans from just three states listed in a single book. This is the Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska Civil War Veterans: Compilation of the Death Rolls of the Department of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, Grand Army Continue reading Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska Civil War Veterans – Compilation of the GAR Death Rolls

Death Records: A Check List of Ten Documents Every Genealogist Should Acquire

The following article was written by my good friend, Bill Dollarhide: Here are ten places to look for a death record. All ten sources should be obtained for every ancestor on your pedigree chart, and every member of a family Continue reading Death Records: A Check List of Ten Documents Every Genealogist Should Acquire

Missing Transcript of the Coroner’s Inquest for the “Gunfight at the OK Corral” Found

The following excerpt is from an article in the Wednesday, April 21, 2010 edition of the Arizona Daily Star (Tucson). A missing handwritten transcript from a coroner’s inquest done after the legendary gunfight at the OK Corral has resurfaced in Continue reading Missing Transcript of the Coroner’s Inquest for the “Gunfight at the OK Corral” Found