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Jan 15, 2024 · STEP ONE: Find Death Information. For deaths that exist during the time period, try the following databases. Try each link. STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate. If the image was not included in the index entry above, with the person's name, date and place of death, you can order a copy of the death record for a fee from the following locations:
This collection is an index of death records from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The records may contain the following searchable information: first name, middle name, last name, gender, and death date of the individual. Records may also contain the certificate number for the death.
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Mar 10, 2024 · Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists (as well as the largest of them all – FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific death information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual death certificates themselves.
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1. 1600s-2017: United States Obituary Notices at Findmypast ($) 2. 1700-2018: North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index at Ancestry ($) 3. 1906-1930: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 at MyHeritage ($) 4. 1908-2004: North Carolina, Death Indexes at Ancestry ($) 5. 1916-2019: North Carolina, Mecklenburg County Death Index, 1916-2019 at MyHeritage ($) 6. 1931-1994: North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 at MyHeritage ($) 7. 1935-2014: U.S., Social Security Deat...
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This database contains North Carolina death certificates from 1909-1976. It includes stillborn and fetal deaths. Information contained in this database includes: name of deceased, death certificate number, death place, death date, residence, gender, race, birth date, birthplace, age, parents' names, and spouse's name.
Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in North Carolina for current fees and application process. Mecklenburg County, birth and death certificates may be obtained at the local health department. You can search online for Mecklenburg County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records.
