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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Janet,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">You might want to try the digital newspaper project at the U of O to see if you can find anything in the newspaper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/">http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">"List Mom"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oregon State Archives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> or-roots [mailto:or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda Wiley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 09, 2014 1:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> or-roots mail list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [or-roots] old death certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Death Certs in Oregon didn't start until about 1903. Might try for an obit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Valade <<a href="mailto:janet@janetvalade.com">janet@janetvalade.com</a>><br>
<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418160348809_12050">To:</b> "<a href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us%20%3e%3e%20or-roots%20mail%20list">or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us >> or-roots mail list</a>" <<a href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418160348809_12052">Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 9, 2014 1:29 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [or-roots] old death certificate</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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How do you find an old death certificate in Oregon? It may be too old. <br>
The year of death is 1889. I don't know the date. I am looking for Jane <br>
Anne (Russell) Gray. I know she died that year in Multnomah county, <br>
because I found her grave. How do I go about looking for this? I <br>
searched at <a href="http://genealogy.state.or.us/" target="_blank" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418160348809_12120">
http://genealogy.state.or.us/ </a>but found nothing about her. I <br>
don't live in Oregon.<br>
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Janet Russell Valade<br>
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