<heading>What are death certificates?</heading>Death certificates are legal documents issued by the government following a death. The information on the form is supplied by an informant who is usually a close family member.<heading>What genealogical data can I learn from Death Certificates?</heading>The information on death certificate varies based on the governing agency and time period but the following information is typical: <ul><li>Name of the deceased (married women usually by maiden name) </li><li>Birth date </li><li>Birth place</li><li>Death date </li><li>Death place</li><li>Name of spouse</li><li>Parent’s names </li><li>Birthplace of parents</li><li>Residence address at time of death</li><li>Gender</li><li>Race</li><li>Age at death</li><li>Marital status</li><li>Occupation</li><li>Military information</li><li>Attending Physician’s Name</li><li>Dates and duration of final of medical care</li><li>Burial Place</li><li>Burial Date</li><li>Undertaker’s name</li><li>Informant’s name and address </li></ul><heading>What years do death certificates cover?</heading>Death records began in 1871 for people who died inside city limits and in 1907 for people who died outside of city limits.

Given Name	Adley Pearl
Last Name	Greer
Birth Date	1 May 1901
Death Date	4 March 1953
Burial Country	United States
Burial State	Kentucky
Burial County	Meade
Burial City	Battletown
Burial Cemetery	Bogard-Greer Cemetery
Notes	Fathers Name: Robert Lee Greer Mothers Name: Minnie Ellen Bogard Disposition: Burial Marital Status: Widowed
Age Years	51
Age Months	10
Age Days	3
Source	Ancestry.com

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