Death Records Index of Washington County, North Carolina
1913 - 1980


Introduction and Instructions

Many thanks to Elaine Vann, Washington County Register of Deeds, for her assistance in making this information available. Although these records are public information, we only include deaths occuring on or before 1980 in the data presented herein to avoid the possibility of offending the families of the recently deceased.

The Washington County Death Record Index is from the Register of Deeds' Index, which was transcribed from the original records. Researchers must keep in mind that there are some transcription errors and many spelling variations for surnames because of the poor spelling of the informants and the clerks who filled out the original death certificates. You should check for all known spelling variations of a surname plus those you hadn't thought of. Unfortunately, the death record index does not contain date of death or age. However, the date of death can be approximated by determining the book number in which it is recorded.

The death record index is displayed alphabetically by surname of the deceased. There are links to the first record beginning with each letter of the alphabet below. Use these links and then page through the records to find a specific surname of interest. Links to the next page may be found at the bottom of each page.

The death index includes the names of the parents of the deceased. The mother's name is supposed to be the maiden name. Separate indexes are provided for fathers and mothers of the deceased. These may be accessed from the links below. Once in the father or mother index just click on a name and it will take you to the record of the deceased child of that person. Note there are multiple entries in the father and mother indices for some individuals, indicating multiple deceased children. Each link takes you to a different deceased child.

All death index records include the book and page number of the original death certificate. The original death certificate contains additional information not found in the death index, such as date of birth, age, place of birth, place of birth of parents, cause of death, place of burial, etc. You may order copies of the original death certificates from the Register of Deeds, Washington County, 120 Adams Street, Plymouth, NC 27962 . Include in your letter the book and page number of each death certificate you want copied and a fee of 25 cents for each copy.


LINKS TO DEATH RECORD INDEX BY FIRST LETTER OF SURNAME OF DECEASED

A B C D E F G H I J K L
M N O P R S T U V W Y Z


LINKS TO INDEX OF FATHERS IN DEATH RECORD INDEX

A B C D E - G H - J K - M N - P Q - R S T - Z


LINKS TO INDEX OF MOTHERS IN DEATH RECORD INDEX

A B C D E - G H - J K - M N - P Q - R S T - Z


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Updated August 13, 2009