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Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920
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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
Indiana,
United States
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Record Description
Record Type Death Index
Collection years 1882-1920
FamilySearch Resources
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the Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Vital Records in Indianapolis


What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of a death index from the Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Vital Records in Indianapolis. The index is provided by Ancestry.com. The collection includes records from 1882 to 1920.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Death

  • Age at Death
  • Estimated Birth Year
  • DGS Number
  • Date of Death
  • Certificate Number or page number
  • GSU Film Number
  • Image number
  • Name of Deceased
  • Name of Father
  • Name of Mother
  • Name of Spouse
  • Place of Death
  • Sex
  • Page Number

Collection Content

An example of the information that may be included on an indexed record:

John P. Smith Indiana Death Index
Name John P. Smith
Event Type Death
Event Date 09 Sep 1912
Event Place Greenfield, Indiana
Age 74
Birth Year (Estimated) 1838
Gender Male
Race W
Affiliate Repository Place County Health Office, Hancock County Department of Health
Source Reference The source of this record...Indiana Works Progress Administration

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  • The name of the individual
  • The date of the event or the name of a parent or spouse

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What Do I Do Next?

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

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  • Search for the death certificate
  • Search for an obituary and cemetery record
  • Use the information found in the index to search for census records
  • Search for other vital records, such as birth and marriage
  • Search for land and probate records

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

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  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
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  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

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