Out-of-town Death Certificates, 1909-1915
About these records
These death certificates are for persons who are buried in Chicago but died elsewhere—outside the city, in another Illinois county, or out-of-state. The certificates appear to be on whavever death certificate form was in use in Chicago in the year that the death occurred. To learn more about what information might have been recorded, view the Chicago death certificate page.
Some of the certificates appear to be original—they are written in the quick handwriting that I usually see on certificates and most of the information is filled in—but many of them appear to have been filled in from other records, perhaps by the same person. They are in similar handwriting, provide minimal information, and have lines drawn through the spaces where no information was recorded.
Indexing
Register numbers for these certificates can be found in the Index to Deaths in Chicago, 1871-1933. The entries in the index are indicated by an "OT" before the death date.
For example, if a Frank Johnson died in 1925 in Oak Forest, the entry might look like this (OT code and register number highlighted):
JOHNSON FRANK OAK FOREST ILL OT 3 15 25 12643 16
Format
11 microfilm reels
Arrangement
Certificates are arranged numerically by register number
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