The Western Michigan Genealogical Society is in the process of computerizing the index to the early Kent County death records. The index is being placed on the Western Michigan Genealogical Society’s website for your benefit.
Currently there are 89,856 records in the database comprising last names starting with
- A through Fy
- Gla through Gou
- Haa through Z
Some records from Book 1 covering 1869 - 1872 have been transcribed and additional information, including Gender, Age, Cause of Death, Parents might be shown for some of these records.
The originals are held at the Kent County Clerk’s Office, and you can request copies of any records of interest from them.
Download this form and complete it as instructed. While it doesn't have a space for the Book and Page Numbers that our index provides, write them on the form in the Marriage License section, and indicate that you don't know the date (unless you do of course).
Include payment as instructed on the form.
Or you can order online, but at this time the online form isn't set to accept the Book and Page number. This is being worked through currently, and so may change in the future. You can do this online by going to this page https://www.accesskent.com/VitalRecords/ and clicking the link at the bottom for "Marriage Records 1845 to Present".
There is a fee for this - from the AccessKent.com web site:
Special notice about marriage record requests:
1) The search fee for a vital record is $10 and includes one certified copy. Additional copies of the same record are $3 for each copy. A nominal convenience fee ($3) also applies to your order total. Search and convenience fees are non-refundable.
The following are volunteers who have willingly spent their time on this project.
Roger Moffat |
Shirley De Boer |
Becky Smith |
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Jeri and Alan Landheer |
Walt De Boer |
Jan Williams |
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Joan Welkie |
Sue Bogard |
Sue Irvine |
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Marlene Fabbro |
Mary Huizen |
Karen Blumenshine |
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Don Bryant |
Sue Merizon |
Megan Heyl |
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John Strickland |
Darlene Snyder |
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Kaye Fish |
Jan Williams |
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Bill Grinstead |
Cherie Nagy |
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Charlyn Bailey |
Judy Dood |
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Good Luck with your searches!!!
Any questions, please send me an eMail.
