[or-roots] old death certificate

[Sue Steward]

  I don't know if there might be a funeral home close to the Multnomah
  Park Pioneer Cemetery which might have old records.

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  Link to FindAGrave.


  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=gray&GSfn=jane&GSmn=ann&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1889&GSdyrel=in&GSst=39&GScnty=2230&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=46541999&df=all&

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  Cemetery Records Search


      Details

Last Name Gray

First Name Jane Ann

Death or burial date* Jan. 01, 1889

Cemetery Multnomah Park Pioneer Cemetery 
<http://www.oregonmetro.gov/historic-cemeteries/multnomah-park-cemetery>

Block

Lot 16

Burial Space 5

Notes
* Dates before 1971 may be the date of death or burial. Dates after 1971 
are probably the date of death.

Metro cemetery services
*Phone: *503-797-1709 <tel:+15037971709>
*Email: *cemetery at oregonmetro.gov <mailto:cemetery at oregonmetro.gov>


On 12/9/2014 2:02 PM, SAWYER Layne G wrote:
>
> Janet,
>
> Linda's response is correct in that there was no requirement for 
> creation of death certificates by the state of Oregon until 1903 .  
> However the City of Portland did pass a local ordinance in the early 
> 1880's that required the filing of birth and death certificates.  The 
> problem is that the City of Portland at that time did not include 
> anything east of the Willamette River.  Gradually as the outlying 
> areas, such as Linnton, St Johns, Albina, etc. were annexed into the 
> city they were covered by the ordinance but depending on where in 
> Multnomah County your person resided at the time they may not have had 
> a death certificate recorded.  The fact that you checked the Oregon 
> Historical Records Index, which includes all of these early City of 
> Portland records, and did not find the person listed means that it is 
> very likely that a certificate was never created.  The suggestion of a 
> death notice or obituary is probably your next strongest lead.
>
> You might want to try the digital newspaper project at the U of O to 
> see if you can find anything in the newspaper.
>
> http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/
>
> Regards,
>
> Layne Sawyer
>
> "List Mom"
>
> Oregon State Archives
>
> *From:*or-roots [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] 
> *On Behalf Of *Linda Wiley
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 09, 2014 1:34 PM
> *To:* or-roots mail list
> *Subject:* Re: [or-roots] old death certificate
>
> Death Certs in Oregon didn't start until about 1903.  Might try for an 
> obit.
>
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> *From:*Janet Valade <janet at janetvalade.com <mailto:janet at janetvalade.com>>
> *To:* "or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us >> or-roots mail list 
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> <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us 
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 9, 2014 1:29 PM
> *Subject:* [or-roots] old death certificate
>
>
> How do you find an old death certificate in Oregon? It may be too old.
> The year of death is 1889. I don't know the date. I am looking for Jane
> Anne (Russell) Gray. I know she died that year in Multnomah county,
> because I found her grave. How do I go about looking for this? I
> searched at http://genealogy.state.or.us/ 
> <http://genealogy.state.or.us/>but found nothing about her. I
> don't live in Oregon.
>
> Janet Russell Valade
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