New Mexico, County Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collections contains images of death records for the years 1907 to 1952, acquired from the county courthouses of Sandoval, Socorro, and Valencia.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Death
 * The name of the deceased
 * The date and place of death
 * Age in years, months, and days
 * Gender, race, and occupation of deceased
 * The birth place of the deceased
 * Marital status
 * The name of the spouse, if married
 * The names of parents
 * The cause of death
 * The name of the informant and relationship to the deceased
 * Burial information
 * The name of the undertaker

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person
 * The date and location of the person's death

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information that was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the County Court House nearest where your ancestor lived.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
 * Search for a cemetery record
 * Search local newspapers for an obituary
 * Use the information found in the record to find land records
 * Use the information found in the record to find probate records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records
 * Church records may be helpful in determining more information about a family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of New Mexico.
 * New Mexico Guided Research
 * New Mexico Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step New Mexico Research, 1880-Present

FamilySearch Catalog

 * New Mexico Department of Health. Certificate and record of death, 1889-1942
 * New Mexico Department of Health. Death certificates, 1927-1945
 * New Mexico Department of Health. Index to New Mexico death certificates, ca. 1889-1940
 * Sandoval County, Death records, 1925-1952; index to births & deaths
 * Sandoval County, Probate records, 1903-1929; court docket index
 * Sandoval County, Miscellaneous probate records, 1903-1966
 * Socorro County, Death register and certificates, 1907-1941, 1948
 * Socorro County, Probate packets, 1882-1941; indexes, 1882-1941
 * Socorro County, Wills, testaments & inventories, 1870-1874
 * Socorro County, Journal of Probate Court, 1885-1941, 1945
 * Socorro County, Administrator and guardian records, 1874-1935
 * Valencia County, Register of deaths, 1907-1928
 * Valencia County, Docket of Probate Court, 1856-1872, 1912-1946
 * Valencia County, Probate record books, 1856-1870, 1882-1888
 * Valencia County, Probate records, 1871-1946; indexes 1871-1911

FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945
 * New Mexico Deaths and Burials, 1788-1798; 1838-1955

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * New Mexico Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in New Mexico. Albuquerque, New Mexico : New Mexico Historical Records Survey, 1942

Citing This Collection
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