Tipton County, Indiana Death Records Index, 1882-1896

This database is an index to the death records of Tipton County, Indiana for the years 1882-96. In addition to providing the name of the deceased, the index also provides the person's age, date and place of death, marital status, and parents' names. Note: not all entries contain all of this information.

Birth and death records were recorded by the county health office beginning in 1882 where they remain before mandatory recording with the state board of health began in October 1907 for births and January 1900 for deaths. Certified copies may be obtained from either the county health department or the Division of Vital Records (1330 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46207).

Taken from Indiana, Ancestry's Red Book by Carol L. Maki, edited by Alice Eichholz. (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1992).