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Illinois Death Certificates

Also check out the article, Using The Illinois State Death Certificate Index, which appeared in the Ancestry Daily News on 12 June 2002. It contains hints on actually using the index to search.

Samples from Michael's own reseach

John H. Ufkes--1924.
Louisa Meyers--1920--original difficult to read and some vague answers. Contrary to what the article in the Ancestry Daily News says, she is listed in the 1920 census as the date of the census was 1 January 1920!
Martha Sargent--this one is an excellent example of little information. Of course, these are always the people on whom I need the information the most.
Samuel Edward Neill- This certificate was not in the county where I expected it and is a good example of following all the children of the person for whom you are looking. Unfortunately it did not provide any information on the Irish origins of the mother which is what I was really looking for.
Ida Miller--another example where there are several blanks. Unfortunately, this individual was another one where I really needed the information. This is my great-grandmother and she is my real brick wall.
George Trautvetter---this is an EXCELLENT record that provided places of birth in Germany for George and his parents!

Articles by Michael John Neill