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The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Florida]]. | The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Florida]]. | ||
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of | Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917 and incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917. | ||
'''1917 to Present''' | '''1917 to Present''' | ||
State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics. | State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Office of Vital Statistics]. | ||
The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref>Family History Library microfiche {{FHL|6081769}}</ref>You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to: | The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref>Family History Library microfiche {{FHL|6081769}}</ref> You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to: | ||
:Office of Vital Statistics<br>1217 Pearl Street<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Florida Office of Vital Statistics] | :Office of Vital Statistics<br>1217 Pearl Street<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Florida Office of Vital Statistics] | ||
An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida''. <ref>Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962. </ref> | An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida''.<ref>Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962. </ref> | ||
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|+ '''Information in Florida Death Records''' | |+ '''Information in Florida Death Records''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="40" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Types of Information<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''before - 1917<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1917 - present<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Name of Deceased<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br> | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Death''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Death''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Birth/Age''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Birth''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Burial''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Parents' Names/Maiden''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Occupation of Deceased''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="52%" | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | | ||
'''Marital''' '''Status''' | '''Marital''' '''Status''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
| width="16% | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>''' | ||
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== Lost, Missing or Fragmented Records == | == Lost, Missing or Fragmented Records == | ||