mardi 25 février 2014

Death Record Illinois Free Information Available Online

By Ben Kingsley


There are two types of death records you can obtain in the state of Illinois. These are the genealogical copy and the certified official duplicate. The former is available to the public irrespective of one's relationship to the person who passed away. The latter can only be obtained by family members and those who have documented interest in the file for legal purposes. To start your query about the passing of a relative, you can check out IL death records.

If you wish to obtain a replica of a specific death report which took place after 1916, you can direct your application to the Vital Records Section of the Illinois Department of Health. To start with your appeal, you must download the request form online. To be able to achieve a truthful outcome in your query, it is vital that you fill-out the important particulars such as the complete name of the deceased person, his or her birthday and birthplace, the names of the parents and the Social Security Number. You should also write-down your purpose for wanting such paper, your relationship to the person who passed away, your contact information and your mailing address. You have to make sure that you enclosed a photocopy of your valid ID as proof of your personality. A certified death record will cost you $17.00 and $10.00 for the non-certified genealogical copy. The said bureau will accept payment made by money order or check only. And requestors must not assume to receive any refund for payments made in the event that no record can be found.

If your application is complete, you have the option to send your petition via mail, online, through fax or you can drop it off to the agency. Usually, you will have to wait for about a week before the papers you need be delivered to your address. All requests that are submitted via fax or through the worldwide web will incur additional charges.

The specifics you will find in a certain death certificate vary from one county to another, depending also on the year the death report was acquired. In most cases, such decree reveals information about the deceased person's complete name, date and place of death, age, date of birth, and typically, the names of the parents. However, some death reports include the occupation, location of the burial, the cause of death and sometimes, the name of the physician.

If you are looking for death notices before 1916, you can approach the specific county where the person died or you can broaden your investigation by paying a visit to the State Archives Reference Room. The said bureau will provide you with death occurrences starting in the year 1877 to 1916.

In our present time, obituary searches can be performed immediately. The different online records communities you can find in the Internet have made the procedure easier. You can select what sites to go to that is suitable to your needs in consideration to the amount of time you have. Some online locations will ask you to shell-out a nominal amount for the services they offer while some sites are accessible without having to pay anything.




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