Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Death certificates contain many bits of genealogical information. This is the death certificate for my g-grandmother Ingeborg Markuson. Some of the information that can be found in it is:
- The date of death - April 29, 1921
- Her birth date - October 14, 1839
- Her age - 81 years, 6 months, 13 days
- Cause of death - fracture of the femur
- Husband - Sever Markuson
- Father - Christen Benson
- Mother (maiden name) - Brita Neseth
- Birthplace - Norway
- Birthplace of parents - Norway
- Years living at present address - 61
- Years living in the U.S. - 64
- Cemetery buried at - Hauge
