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Ancestry.com - California Death Index, 1940-1997 $

Original source: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003 $

Original source: The New York Times (1851-2003), The Los Angeles Times (1881-1985), The Boston Globe (1872-1923), The Chicago Defender (Big Weekend and National Editions) (1921-1975), The Chicago Tribune (1850-1985), The Hartford Courant (1791-1942), The Washington Post (1877-1990), The Atlanta Constitution (1869-1929). Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Nevada State Journal, 1870-1900 $

Original source: Nevada State Journal. Reno, NV, USA: 1870. Compiled by Kim E. Barghouti from microfilms held in the special collection of Washoe County Library, Reno, NV. This database shows the births, marriages, and deaths of the local population, not only in Nevada, but also through northern California as well. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Archives.com - California Death Index, 1940 to 1997 $

9,289,235 Records. Source: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

CA Death Records

Records: 9,366,786. Surnames: 498,701. Contains records from 1940 thru 1997.

CA-DEATH-INDEX Mailing List

For anyone who desires lookups in the California Death Index (July 1905 to 1995) or who has access to the index and can do lookups for other subscribers. Archives: browse or search.

FamilySearch.org - California, Death Index, 1905-1939 ^FREE

Death index located at the Office of the State Register, Sacramento, and the Butte County Courthouse, Oroville. The index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the deceased, initials of spouse, age, and date of death. Place of death or county of death is coded.

FamilySearch.org - California, Death Index, 1940-1997 ^FREE

Name index of death index created by the California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section in Sacramento. Index includes name, sex, date and place of birth, date and county of death, father's last name, and mother's maiden name.

How to Order a Certified Copy from the California Office of Vital Records

Contact information, availability, and fees for vital records from California.

Online California Vital Records Indexes - Birth, Marriage & Death Records

A directory of helpful resources for genealogy research and adoption searches.

PCGS - Index to Deaths 1852-1885

From the Placer Herald Newspaper, Auburn, California.

Records Room: California Counties, United States

San Joaquin County - Recorder-County Clerk - Birth / Death / Marriage Certificate Copies

VitalChek Network - California

vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - California

Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

Where to Write for Vital Records - California

From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

WorldVitalRecords.com - California Death Index $

Death records are indexed by last name, first name, middle name or initial, death date, birthdate, and birthplace. Many records also have -- and can be searched by -- the mother's maiden name, the father's surname, and the individual's Social Security number.