Government Death Record
How to Find a Death Record | StateRecords.org
A death record is considered the legal proof of the time and date a death event occurs. It is also the only tenable proof that someone has died. Generally, death records in the United States are public records and are accessible to eligible persons. Before the official recording of death records started in the United States, most religious institutions recorded them and were valuable sources of extracting family histories.
https://staterecords.org/vital/death
Free Public Death Records | Enter Name and Search. 14Days Free
Whatever your intentions may be, you may obtain copies of public death records in several ways. You may visit, write, or call your local government office. Local government offices keep and maintain these records on their files for archiving purposes. Public Death Records. If time or bandwidth is a constraint, it is better to resort to the paid-version.
https://gov-record.org/articles/free-public-death-records/
Public Death Records | Enter Name and Search. 14Days Free
A death certificate is a legal document issued by an authorized government official declaring the time, place and cause of death. Where there is reason to suspect foul play, or in cases of death in absentia or brain-dead patients, the issuance of the document will be less straightforward.
https://gov-record.org/death-records/
Vital Records | National Archives
Vital records most commonly refer to records such as birth and death certificates, marriage licenses and divorce decrees, wills and the like. These records are created by local authorities, and with possible exceptions for events overseas, in the military, or in the District of Columbia. They are not considered Federal records; therefore they are not held by NARA.
https://www.archives.gov/research/vital-records
United States Death Records • FamilySearch
The death record is the most recent record, so it will more likely be available to you. Death records are kept in the state where your ancestor died, not where they were buried. However these records can provide a burial location. Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information on a person's birth, spouse, and parents.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States_Death_Records
Data Access - National Death Index - Centers for Disease Control and ...
The NDI is a database of all deaths in the United States. Containing over 100 million death records, the National Death Index (NDI) can help you find out who in your study has died by linking your own research datasets to death certificate information for your study subjects. NDI matches your study subjects to U.S. death records.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ndi/index.htm
Vital Records | National Archives
Death records include the name, sex, color, age, occupation, marital status, nationality, birthplace; date, place, and cause of death; date and place of burial. National Adoption Information Clearinghouse This website assists genealogists seeking modern vital records and gives current information on state laws and procedures.
https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/vital-records.html
Death Records - Texas
Death Records Vital Statistics maintains death records for the state of Texas. A death record is a vital document that records a person's death. Vital Statistics issues certified copies of death certificates or death verifications. You can work with Vital Statistics to order certified copies of or make changes to death records. Death Record FAQs
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/vs/death/
Health: Vital Records: Death Information
Death Information. Death Information. Who Can Obtain a Death Certificate. Identification Requirements. Apply for a Death Certificate. Disinter/Reinter Permits. Death records in the IDOH Vital Records office begin in 1900. Prior to 1900, records of death are filed only with the local health department in the county where the death occurred. For deaths occurring from 1900 to 1917, the city and/or county of death is required in order to locate the record.
https://www.in.gov/health/vital-records/death-information/death-information/
Data Exchange – Requesting SSA’s Death Information
These files of death information include, if available, the deceased individual’s SSN, first name, middle name, surname, date of birth, and date of death. The full file of death information includes state death records. Pursuant to section 205(r) of the Social Security Act, we only share the full file with certain Federal and State agencies.
https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html