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[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_pre1882deaths.php Pre-1882 Indiana Deaths] is a searchable database on the website of the Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library. This database includes nearly 5,000 death entries culled from a variety of sources, including family Bible records, Civil War pension files, private family files and genealogical periodicals. | |||
As an alternative source of death information before the advent of civil death records, or as a supplement to death records, coroner's records may be useful. The Coroner’s Office was established in 1788 during the Northwest Territory period and continued under Indiana’s 1816 and 1851 Constitutions. The coroner investigated deaths whose causes were unknown or resulted from violence, and determined the cause of death. Coroner inquests were published in the local newspaper. Before 1879, few coroner’s records survived. Beginning in 1879, the coroner was required to file a report with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Many of these records survive. | As an alternative source of death information before the advent of civil death records, or as a supplement to death records, coroner's records may be useful. The Coroner’s Office was established in 1788 during the Northwest Territory period and continued under Indiana’s 1816 and 1851 Constitutions. The coroner investigated deaths whose causes were unknown or resulted from violence, and determined the cause of death. Coroner inquests were published in the local newspaper. Before 1879, few coroner’s records survived. Beginning in 1879, the coroner was required to file a report with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Many of these records survive. | ||