Recording a death with unknown date

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eodcraig
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Recording a death with unknown date

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Recently been called to membership clerk and cleaning up some records of unknown people/addresses/etc. We came across 3 members that have passed away but do not know their dates. Their old neighbors, friends, etc do not know the actual date other than a few years ago. How does this get recorded?
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I'd check a local newspaper archive for any obituaries.
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russellhltn wrote:I'd check a local newspaper archive for any obituaries.
You can also check the Social Security Death Index.
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Re: Recording a death with unknown date

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eblood66 wrote:
russellhltn wrote:I'd check a local newspaper archive for any obituaries.
You can also check the Social Security Death Index.
Ask the family history leaders. They can help. :)
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Re: Recording a death with unknown date

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If the Family history specialists are not able to find them you can go down to the county clerks office and get a informational copy of the death certificate. Unfortunately, this method cost a fee. We had to do this for several records, but the ward is now much more motivated to keep up on deceased members especially when they saw the cost involved.
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Re: Recording a death with unknown date

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I have the same problem...but I'm in Poland, and there is just no way of going through any of those steps. Obituaries are not a common thing here, and the new EU privacy laws are extremely restrictive; government offices will not release that information to non-family. How do we record deaths in this case? I don't even have an approximate year in a couple of cases....
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Re: Recording a death with unknown date

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Is it possible to check local cemeteries for the individuals? I'd start with the closest 3 and go from there. If they were wealthy they might be buried in a private cemetery.
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