Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920
Index of deaths from the Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Vital Records in Indianapolis. Index provided by Ancestry.com
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Indiana, Death Index
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What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of a death index from the Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Vital Records in Indianapolis. The index is provided by Ancestry.com. The collection includes records from 1882 to 1920.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Death
- Age at Death
- Estimated Birth Year
- DGS Number
- Date of Death
- Certificate Number or page number
- GSU Film Number
- Image number
- Name of Deceased
- Name of Father
- Name of Mother
- Name of Spouse
- Place of Death
- Sex
- Page Number
Collection Content
An example of the information that may be included on an indexed record:
| John P. Smith | Indiana Death Index |
| Name | John P. Smith |
| Event Type | Death |
| Event Date | 09 Sep 1912 |
| Event Place | Greenfield, Indiana |
| Age | 74 |
| Birth Year (Estimated) | 1838 |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | W |
| Affiliate Repository Place | County Health Office, Hancock County Department of Health |
| Source Reference | The source of this record...Indiana Works Progress Administration |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
the Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Vital Records in Indianapolis
"Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 25 March 2025. From "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920." Database. Ancestry. http://www.ancestry.com : 2003. Citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." Various County Health Office.
