Source Information

Ancestry.com. Nevada, U.S., Death Certificates, 1911-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Death Records. Nevada Department of Health, Carson City, Nevada.

About Nevada, U.S., Death Certificates, 1911-1965

This database contains death certificates from the Nevada Department of Health for the years 1911–1965. Some related documents, such as affidavits for correction of a record, may be included as well. These records can be rich sources of information on both the deceased and his or her family. Details provided vary by form but can include

  • name
  • age
  • birth date
  • birthplace
  • sex
  • race
  • address
  • death date, time, place, and cause
  • occupation
  • spouse’s name
  • father’s name
  • father’s birthplace
  • mother’s name
  • mother’s birthplace
  • marital status
  • informant’s name
  • details on accident or injury
  • burial location
  • funeral director

Due to privacy laws, images are only available for records that are more than 50 years old.