Search Tips:

• It is best to supply either the decedent's or father's last name.  All of the search fields are optional, but searching will be fastest when you can supply the decedent's last name, or the father's last name. Searches omitting both these criteria may be slow, and are likely to return a very large result set.
  
  
• 200 Record Limit on Search Results.  Be aware that there is a limit of 200 names for each search. The program does not have the capacity to store more names at one time. If your work requires the examination of a large group of records, such as all deaths for 1867, you will need to limit the search systematically. For example, you will most likely produce a complete list of records for 1867 if you conduct a separate search for each county for this year of death.
  
  
• Narrowing a Search.  A broad search such as searching on the last name Smith may provide more possible matches than you wish to examine. To reduce the number of possible matches, enter as much information as you know about the individual you are looking for. The search will result in a list of people matching all of the criteria you enter.
  
  
• Any criteria entered into a name field will match any record that begins with those letters. For example, entering Ols in the Decedent's Last Name field will match Olson, Olsen, Olsson, etc. This is useful in that exact spellings cannot always be determined from the original, handwritten ledgers. This is also useful if you are unsure of the spelling of the name, or know only the first few letters.
  
  
• Information not recorded in the ledger.   Be aware that some of the fields in the database are empty because the information on the original death ledger was either omitted or illegible. (These fields are indicated with the phrase Not Recorded or NR in the search result page or individual data page.)
  
  Please note that the ledger entry for some young children contains a first and middle name for the decedent, but not a last name. The last name of the father, however, was typically listed in such a case.   It is possible to find these people by filling in the Father's Last Name field on the search form.

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