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Statewide registration of births and deaths in Washington began in 1907 and was generally complied with by 1917. For copies of state birth and death records, contact [http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/CHS/cert.htm Washington State Center for Health Statistics] or write: | Statewide registration of births and deaths in Washington began in 1907 and was generally complied with by 1917. For copies of state birth and death records, contact [http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/CHS/cert.htm Washington State Center for Health Statistics] or write: | ||
:Vital Records<br>P. O. Box 9709<br>Olympia, WA 98504-9709<br>Telephone: 360-753-5936<br>Fax: 360-753-4135 | :Vital Records<br>P. O. Box 9709<br>Olympia, WA 98504-9709<br>Telephone: 360-753-5936<br>Fax: 360-753-4135 | ||
:*They have a series of indexes to state birth and death records from 1907 to the present. | :*They have a series of indexes to state birth and death records from 1907 to the present. | ||
::*Online at [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington Digital Archives], Washington State Death Records 1907-1960, and Birth and Marriage Records for some counties online. | |||
::*Also online {{RecordSearch|1454923|Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960}} at Familysearch Historical Records. | |||
*The Family History Library has copies of many of the state records from 1907 to 1952. | *The Family History Library has copies of many of the state records from 1907 to 1952. | ||
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{{FYI|Individuals born prior to 1907, or who did not have a birth certificate, may have applied for a delayed birth certificate. Washington began keeping delayed birth records in 1907. Many were registered during World War II or as people applied for Social Security.}} | {{FYI|Individuals born prior to 1907, or who did not have a birth certificate, may have applied for a delayed birth certificate. Washington began keeping delayed birth records in 1907. Many were registered during World War II or as people applied for Social Security.}} | ||
Click for sample images of [[Washington Vital Records#Birth Contents|Birth]] and [[Washington Vital Records#Death Contents|death]] records and their genealogical contents. | Click for sample images of [[Washington Vital Records#Birth Contents|Birth]] and [[Washington Vital Records#Death Contents|death]] records and their genealogical contents. | ||