Louisiana Statewide Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in the Louisiana Death Records usually include the following information:


 * Full name of Deceased
 * Gender
 * Color or Race
 * Age at death
 * Marital Status (Married, Never Married, Divorced or Widowed)
 * Name of Husband or Wife
 * Birthplace
 * Date of Birth
 * Date of Military Service or what war deceased served in
 * Citizen of what country
 * Occupation before death
 * Place & date of death
 * Cause of Death
 * Date & place of Burial
 * Certificate number
 * Date certificate was issued

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 * “Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.


 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.

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