Death Records Now

This person died in Oakland, Ca, in 2005. I have date of birth, death and full name and want to find the details of his death (by natural causes) and particularly the location of his ashes. I want to use public records and not a paid service.

You can write to the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder and buy an informational copy of his death certificate:
http://www.acgov.org/auditor/clerk/death3b.htm

"Public" doesn’t mean "free"; it just means "Available". By contrast, most adoption records and the details of some civil suits are "sealed". That means you cannot buy copies no matter what.

It is $14, something they hide on a different page,
http://www.acgov.org/auditor/clerk/vitalrecords.htm

for their own convenience. Government web designers don’t have to think of the public’s convenience.

Even then the death certificate may not reveal where his ashes are; they may have given them to the family, and the family may have scattered them somewhere illegally.

It is illegal to walk through a wilderness area, for instance, a place the deceased spent many a happy hour backpacking, and scatter his ashes here and there, paying particular attention to patches of lupine. My son has promised to do that for me, and fiddle dee dee to the USFS.

I was wondering where the MAIN new york public library is in Manhattan. I was told that at the main branch, they would have birth/death records in the genealogy section of deceased ancestors
ill take the 7 train cuz i grew up using that train…im not even 20 and i remember when the 7 train was red before they changed it to silver lol

Main Branch of New York Public Library is located at 5th Av & 42nd St which is called Stephen A. Schwarzman Building which is next door to Bryant Park.and 5th-6th Av/42nd St Subway Stations.
http://www.nypl.org/locations

I am trying to apply to a group, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (I had family that fought in the TX war for independence, have been in TX since the 1700s, etc). I have the genealogy work done, but now I need to actually prove the validity of the family tree and my connection to either an original Texas settler or (this is easier) a person who is already a member of the group. To do this, I will need to get copies of birth certificates from people going from myself back a few generations. My problem is that I am not on very good terms with my father’s side of the family, and there’s no way I can get my grandfather’s records (he is still alive) which effectively stops that search pretty low on the family tree. How else can I go about getting any records?

In some circumstances you can order on line.

http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/tolapp/ovra/

Texas began to record vital information in 1903 but a lot of people who were born at home or died at home did not get recorded.
This was pretty much the case until after WW II.

Rootsweb(freesite) has the complete Texas Bureau of Vital Statistic Death Index1903 -2000. Now, you can save a lot of money for those who died between 1903-1976 if you order a copy from Clayton Library, 5300 Caroline, Houston, Texas. They will only charge you $3 for a copy.

You might get birth certificates also but I doubt if you can do so all the way up to 1976. States are clamping down on birth certificates to just anyone due to identity theft. Ancestry.Com has the complete birth index from 1903-2000. Your public library might have a subscription to Ancestry.Com.

If your grandfather is 75 years of age or older, then you probably can get his birth certificate without any problems in Texas.

I might add that Anglo settlements did not come to Texas until the 1800s. Moses Austin asked Spanish authorities for a large tract of land that he would promote and sell to Anglo American pioneers in 1820.

A Spanish settlement from the Canary Island was at San Antonio in the early 1700s.

http://bexargenealogy.com/index_islanders.htm

…Legislators clearly need compentency testing ! Citizens vote…The states/and FEDS collect taxes that are to preserve /protect the nation Yet our Congress refuses to ensure that votes are not compromised by failure to fund and enforce the simple requirement…Voters MUST be US citizens DUH..This is deceit and criminal fraud.
…Many states register "voters" based solely on utility stubs,local address, & maybe a DR liscense. Recently Texas was "embarrassed" to find that their prospective jurors were NOT US citizens..(seems the jury pool is taken from registered voter rolls)
…Why has there been NO demand ( or even noise) for a Federal data base that correlates birth/death records?States have had $ & time yet manyhave yet to complete record update(computer). In todays technological world, identifying a US citizen should be a few mouse clicks away. Yet every election, we joke about how many dead people vote ??
Government "by the people" or arrogant corrupt Congress?

Voters for federal office must be US citizens by law. State offices require voters to be citizens of that state (which in effect requires them to be US citizens). I’m not saying that there isn’t a huge fraud problem (there is – the laws are not being enforced well), just that it is already a requirement. A national ID is not the answer either. Laws are laxly enforced because some influential people whine that legitimate voters will be denied their vote if we make them prove they are citizens before voting but my belief is that those weeded out are likely to be those people who vote based on what others tell them they should do, ie, the people who are unwilling to prepare themselves. The US would be better off anyway if a greater percentage of those who do vote were knowledgeable voters. I’d also like to see the Electoral College strengthened as so many people are now squeezed into narrow strips along the four coasts that vast parts of the country simply have their views mainly ignored. It’s not a big state/little state issue anymore.

Can anyone get a copy of a birth/death certificate?

Yes and yes. Some states actually have websites you can get these from. Check the website for the Recorder for the county in which the birth/death occurred.

As with other states, marriage records in Florida are considered as public records. Along with birth, death, and divorce, they form the vital records under the Department of Health of Florida. Being public records, Florida marriage records are accessible by anyone as long as procedures are followed. From checking out a prospective spouse or partner to family tree and genealogy studies, they are one of the most widely searched public records not only in Florida but also nationwide.

In line with the standard structure across the country, Florida marriage records come under the jurisdiction of the state of Florida. Those dated June 6, 1927 and after are uploaded and maintained at the state repository in the Office of Vital Statistics located at Jacksonville which reports into the Florida Department of Health. Florida marriage records prior to that date are only obtainable from the Clerk of Court of that particular county where the marriage license was issued, with some known to be from as early as 1822.

There are an estimated 5 million marriage records on file at the Office of Vital Statistics of Florida. They can be requested through phone, fax, by mail or in person. Fees are required and they can be enquired at the respective agencies or viewed at their websites online. Every search is charged even if the requested record is not found in which case an official ‘not found’ statement will be provided. It must be noted that it does not strictly mean that no such marriage records exist when that happens. They may possibly be present but are classified as confidential marriage records or other categories that render them non-public. However, this is more of an exception rather than the rule.

Individual state records are not linked and that applies to Florida marriage records. Florida marriage records of former Florida residents will not show up in a marriage record search in another state and vice-versa. For people who have resided in multiple states, marriage record searches would have to be conducted for each of those states in order to cover their marital history fully but breezing through it online is a far, far cry from what people used to have to go through during the pre-internet era.

With the advent of the internet, online search has by far become the predominant mode of researching marriage records over the traditional on-site option. The foremost reasons for its popularity are:
1.    Privacy and discretion – you can research people in secret.
2.    Convenience – it can be conducted anywhere since only a PC with internet access is required.
3.    Vast options – wide range of information sources readily found online.
4.    Immediacy – instant and 24/7.

There are basically two versions of online marriage record searches: free-of-charge and fee-based. The former is usually offered in the form of teaser information or as enticement toward an underlying patronage or subscription. Their overall standards will fulfill nothing more than broad research. The latter is the one that’s necessary for official and other serious purposes and even so, finding the right commercial record provider can be tricky. Fortunately, online shopping is no-sweat so source around a little before signing up.

sahara-jones

I have already contacted the records clerk in Hill County, Texas that handles the birth, death & marriage certificates, but she said she doesn’t know who to contact. Any suggestions?
Update – I don’t need to know where they are buried or dates – I have pictures of their graves. My questions are pertaining to the data on the stones – discrepancies to other records on same people. If there is such a thing as a cemetery office, I can’t find a number or a address

If you’re looking for information related to their burial, doesn’t the cemetery office have the information you’re seeking?

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Sorry for the delayed reply .. let me see what I can find out and I’ll write again in a few minutes (it’s Friday, 5:00PM in Chicago)

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Okay, here’s a website with a list of the names of those buried there. The website also has a phone number for info on plot availability and an email address of the person who assembled the list of names. Sounds like the email addy may be useful to you.

It’s a small cemetery that may have begun as a family burial place. So you’re right that there’s no office.

I hope there’s something helpful here…

Public record means all the documents like photographs, papers; letter that has all the information include the personal information. The federal and local government creates public records like the persons background, record check etc. The government maintains most fundamental documents of public records. Now a day many public records are available in internet or other sources. With the help of public record, we can search personal information with in a short period.

The government of every country, records every aspect related with citizens. All these records are created at level of the country. This record keeps all information like birth, death, their backgrounds etc.

Records fee:

If fees are valid, for taking any information you want to know, the listing will be divided in-group. The amount charge should be taking before applying for information. The amount is chargeable not only for requesting for information but also for knowing about rules and regulations, laws and for forms necessities. Three types of charge are as follows:

• Charges for each record should be take that is known as record fee.
• When physical search was going than search fee should be taken.
• Copies of each record known as copy fee.

Under the laws, you have a right to disclose any information about any person. The Act gives you to see all the records under the government protection. The requested person does not to give any reason looking for any information. However, the public records may be helpful, has its restrictions also.

In simple word, we can say that public records are for every one. You just have to issue a request for the records and than you whole information about that person. If you have to wait for a long time to visits public officers then you can go for an online and search for public records. Get your public record search in small period to search your online. Your result can be ready in just few clicks. Enjoy the easy and affordable information about public record right to enter online.

Police also gives ‘good conduct’ and ‘no criminal background’ official document. These clearance certificates are very essential or required in employment, residential, etc. The local government officers are looking for public records, criminal background check and issue the report agreement with it. These government records are check under strict and serious manner.

Public record is the internet’s largest directory. Here you can search millions of public records and government records. Even you can search public records of other country. You can search the whole information from birth to death.

With very a small number of exceptions, every public had their records anywhere in files. Thousands of information all over the world has a record of yours and various facts about you.

romi rochard
http://www.articlesbase.com/public-relations-articles/public-record-connect-with-people-690849.html

Public record means all the documents like photographs, papers; letter that has all the information include the personal information. The federal and local government creates public records like the persons background, record check etc. The government maintains most fundamental documents of public records. Now a day many public records are available in internet or other sources. With the help of public record, we can search personal information with in a short period.

The government of every country, records every aspect related with citizens. All these records are created at level of the country. This record keeps all information like birth, death, their backgrounds etc.

Records fee:

If fees are valid, for taking any information you want to know, the listing will be divided in-group. The amount charge should be taking before applying for information. The amount is chargeable not only for requesting for information but also for knowing about rules and regulations, laws and for forms necessities. Three types of charge are as follows:

• Charges for each record should be take that is known as record fee.
• When physical search was going than search fee should be taken.
• Copies of each record known as copy fee.

Under the laws, you have a right to disclose any information about any person. The Act gives you to see all the records under the government protection. The requested person does not to give any reason looking for any information. However, the public records may be helpful, has its restrictions also.

In simple word, we can say that public records are for every one. You just have to issue a request for the records and than you whole information about that person. If you have to wait for a long time to visits public officers then you can go for an online and search for public records. Get your public record search in small period to search your online. Your result can be ready in just few clicks. Enjoy the easy and affordable information about public record right to enter online.

Police also gives ‘good conduct’ and ‘no criminal background’ official document. These clearance certificates are very essential or required in employment, residential, etc. The local government officers are looking for public records, criminal background check and issue the report agreement with it. These government records are check under strict and serious manner.

Public record is the internet’s largest directory. Here you can search millions of public records and government records. Even you can search public records of other country. You can search the whole information from birth to death.

With very a small number of exceptions, every public had their records anywhere in files. Thousands of information all over the world has a record of yours and various facts about you.

romi rochard
http://www.articlesbase.com/public-relations-articles/public-record-connect-with-people-690849.html

My Grandmother died in 1949 in Los Angeles California. I looked on the California and Los Angeles County records website to see if I can order her Death Certificate as part of a geneology project but it says 1995 to present deaths only. I went to rootsweb and got her SSN#, but not sure if its correct. Where else can I look?

This link is to the California Death Index. Enter her first name, her married surname and the death year. The results should give you her date of birth/death, her maiden name and her mother’s maiden name http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/death/search.cgi

For death certificates, you find more information about how to order copies for deaths between 1905 – present at this link http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/Pages/default.aspx