Emmet County

DEATH RECORDS

Statewide registration of Michigan deaths began in 1867. Prior to that, vital records may have been recorded in township or county clerks' offices, at churches, or not at all. The links provided below are for locating Michigan death records during different time periods. In order to search the familysearch.org website for free death records, registration is required, however it is free.

To perform your search after clicking on a link below, enter a last name (at the very least) and input PLACE as Emmet County, Michigan, to narrow down your search. Otherwise it will search the entire state of Michigan. Records are sometimes indexed with incorrect spellings of first and/or last names. If you don't find a record for the name you want, try a different spelling.

The following links are for "no fee" records. A few require a paid subscription and are indicated with an asterisk (*). If you know of any other links not listed here that provide Michigan birth records, please let us know.

Emmet County Newspaper Archives (excellent source for free online obituaries/burials)

Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995 - Film# 007621492: Name index to death and burial records from the state of Michigan. These records are indexed, however, there are no images attached to a record. To find the image of the document you must click on the document icon (shown under each name listed in your search results). This takes you to another page where you click on "Check Image Availability" to browse the film. You must then scroll through a large number of individual images to find the one you want. It is quite possible to find a record this way. I have done it successfully many times. The images may be listed alphabetically or by date which helps.

Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952 - Index of death records from the Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics in Lansing. No images are included.

Michigan Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 - Mortality schedules were created in conjunction with the US Federal Census and list people who died in the year preceding the census. Mortality schedules were first included in the 1850 census. These include lists of people who died Jun 1849-May 1850; Jun 1859-May 1860; Jun 1869-May 1870; and Jun 1879-May 1880. Includes actual images.

*Michigan Deaths, 1867-1952 (ancestry.com) - Death registers (1867-1897) and certificates (1897-1952) from the state of Michigan. Due to privacy laws, images are only available for records that are more than 75 years old.

*Michigan Deaths and Burials Index (ancestry.com, requires paid subscription) - Index only, no images are included.

Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929 (ancestry.com) - Provides indexed records, each with a link to a free search site (michiganology.org) for a copy of the actual record. Once at michiganology.org, click Research, then Vital Records. Scroll down and click Browse the Collection to perform a search.

Michigan Death Certificates, 1897-1952 - These records document deaths that occurred in the State of Michigan. Information recorded includes name, age, date and cause of death, location of burial, and name of parents. Images are included.

Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897 - Film# 004208690: Name index and images of Michigan statewide death registration entries. Includes actual images.

*U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (ancestry.com, requires paid subscription) - Indexed records (no images) of deceased persons possessing social security numbers and whose deaths were reported to the SSA. Input "Lived In" Location as Emmet County, Michigan, to narrow down your search.

*U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (ancestry.com, requires paid subscription) - Indexed records (no images) provide more details than the SSDI (Social Security Death Index). May contain details such as birth date, birth place, parents' names, name changes, etc. Input "Lived In" Location as Emmet County, Michigan, to narrow down your search.

1860 Mortality Schedules of Michigan/ - Film# 004300468: Emmet County records are found in images 109-113. There are a total of 502 images in this film. Records list name of deceased, age, gender, place of birth, month of death, occupation and cause of death. Includes actual images.

1870 Mortality Schedules of Michigan - Film# 008923873: This link takes you to Emmet County records which are found in images 263-265. There are a total of 629 images in this film. Includes actual images.

1880 Mortality Schedules of Michigan - Film# 1421039: This link takes you to Emmet County records which are found in images 513-528. There are a total of 641 images in this film. Includes actual images.

Banner Newspaper Anniversary & Death card file, 1948-2004 - Film# numerous: This film contains a mix of anniversaries and obituaries. After clicking on the above link, scroll down to the appropriate alphabet and click on the camera icon (on the right) to scroll through records. For instance, if you are looking for Smith, you would choose Banner newspaper anniversary & death card file (Siegers, Jean - Soodsma, John), 1948-2004. Includes actual images.

Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006 - Index and images of obituary collections (newspaper clippings) organized by county or newspaper and then alphabetically. You can also search this database by Locality/Newspaper/Collection.

Michigan Probate Records, 1797-1973 - Probate records from county courthouse in Michigan. Most of the collection contains estate files. Content and time period varies by county. Some of the records date before 1837 when Michigan became a state. Select Emmet County, then Probate case files by year. You will need to scroll through individual records to find what you want.

 

 

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