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Chicago Death Certificate, 1878-1915 from chicagogenealogy

If you provide an index entry from the Illinois Statewide Death Index, pre-1916 and I will provide you with a digital image of the corresponding record.

I can locate Chicago death certificates using microfilm available at my local Family History Center when you provide index information from the Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916.

If found, I will provide you with an image scanned directly from the film. I will also provide you with a second image with the brightness/contrast tweaked, as need, to make the record as clear and readable as possible.

If not found (rare, but it happens), I will let you know how and what I searched. Turnaround time: Usually a few days, sometimes quicker. Please note: Death certificate forms before 1910 did not ask for parent or informant names and forms before 1916 did not ask for spouse.

Fee if I find the record you requested: $5.00

Fee if I don’t find the record after a thorough search: $0.00

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FAQ for this lookup

Do these records list funeral home names and places of burial?

Yes, the undertaker's name is usually listed and I've only seen a few death records where a cemetery name isn't given.

What information can I expect to find on a death record?

The information will vary, depending on what an informant knew, but below is a list of information you might expect to find for the various years. 1878-1903 name sex and race age in years, months, days occupation date of death marital status nationality and place where born (usually a state or country) how long a resident in the state place of death (street address and ward) cause of death duration of disease place of burial name of undertaker 1904-1909 all of the information above father's birthplace (usually a state or country) mother's birthplace (usually a state or country) number of years in Chicago 1910-1915 all of the information above name and birthplace of father (usually a state or country) maiden name and birthplace of mother (usually a state or country) informant's name and address 1916 forward all of the information above name of spouse

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Instructions from chicagogenealogy

If you copy and paste the full index entry below, it saves me a lot of time. (Don't worry about how it looks and don't tweak it. It's in exactly the format that I need! It will look like this: ACKLEY, LOYD A 1891-01-29 CHICAGO 07 MO U 00000008 COOK) If you can't do that, please carefully type the name, death date, city of death (the index will say "Chicago" or "Cook County") and certificate number. If you need more than one record, please create a request for each one separately.

If you are unable to find a matching entry in the index, request my lookup titled "Chicago Death Certificate with Index Lookup."

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Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916