ORIGINAL DEATH CERTIFICATES

To be distributed by The Rains County Genealogical Society

In January 2002 original records were discovered on the 3rd floor of the Rains County courthouse during renovation. The State of Texas granted the request to "dispose" of the records by giving them to the Rains County Genealogical Society. Requests for original death certificates are accepted from descendants of the persons listed on the documents.

Links to original Death Certificates that are available from the following years:

1924-1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947-1948

If the original record has been distributed, you may contact the RCGS for the recipient's name and address; all recipients' names and addresses which will be entered in the Society's records so that applicants may contact the owner of the original death certificates.  The original record that is dispersed will be xeroxed and kept in the Society's files.

Mail this completed form to:
Rain County Genealogical Society
Death Certificates
P.O. Box 905
Emory, TX 75440-0905

PLEASE ENCLOSE AN ADDRESSED AND STAMPED LEGAL-SIZE ENVELOPE
WITH YOUR REQUEST

ORIGINAL DEATH CERTIFICATES

To be distributed by The Rains County Genealogical Society

Date: __________________________________________

Name of Person: ______________________________________________________

Date of Death: _____________________________________________________

Applicant's relationship to person: ______________________________________

Mail original death certificate to: 
*Your name and address will be available to future researchers/applicants 

____________________________________________________________________
Name 

____________________________________________________________________
Street Address or Post Office Box 

____________________________________________________________________
City State Zip Code 

Processing this request and mailing of record may require six weeks. 
Some of the death certificates have already been distributed to the family.  Xerox copies
of original death certificates will be kept in the possession of the Society and are available 
if the original has previously been distributed. 

Previous applicant/recipient: ___________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
              _________________________________________________________
Date received: _____________________________________________________
 


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