Georgia Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes a death index to records from the Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, for the years 1933 to 1998. The index is provided by Ancestry.com. It should be noted that Mcduffie County is indexed as Mcduffe.

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

Death
 * Name of Deceased
 * Name of Father
 * Name of Mother
 * Name of Spouse
 * Place of Death
 * Gender
 * Age at Death
 * Date of Death
 * Certificate Number or Page Number
 * GSU Film Number
 * DGS Number
 * Image Number

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The date or location of the event or the name of a spouse

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.

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

 * Use the information to obtain the actual death certificate
 * Use the information to locate a funeral home, obituary or cemetery record
 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and probate records

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

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * 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 Georgia.
 * Georgia Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying you sources helps others find the records you used.