Washington County Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Washington

What Is in this Collection?
This collection includes county death records from 1891 to 1907.

There is an index and images of deaths recorded at the county level before the state records were kept. The counties included in this collection are:


 * Clark
 * Grays Harbor, including the city of Aberdeen
 * Lewis
 * Mason
 * Wahkiakum

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following important biographical facts may be found in the death records:


 * Name and age of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Gender, race and occupation of deceased
 * Residence of deceased at time of death
 * Length of residence in current locale
 * Sometimes, marital status is stated
 * Sometimes, name of spouse is given
 * Cause of death; name of attending physician
 * Birth place of deceased; sometimes, date of birth
 * Father's name and birthplace
 * Mother's maiden name and birthplace
 * Sometimes, name of informant
 * Burial information

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know at least some of the following:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate date of death.
 * The place where the death occurred.
 * The names of family members and their relationships.

Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information in the list to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several persons in the list before you find your ancestor.

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I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or Wiki link to local Vital Records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.
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 * Use the information found in the record to find wiki link to local Tax or Probate Records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find wiki link to local Immigration Records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the wiki link to local Censuses. Witnesses were usually family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records were kept years before counties and governments began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

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