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Michigan Death Index Submissions

This Form Is For Adding Records to
Michigan Death Index Database

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This form is for entering deaths that you have proof of through various sources such as County Death Records, State of Michigan Death Records, Burial or Grave Stone Readings, Obituaries, Military Records or Pensions, etc. 

All fields marked in RED are required.  The form will not submit until it is filled out properly and notices will appear to help you if a problem occurs.
Click on the for help.

Add Your Proven Michigan Deaths

Surname    
Given         
Middle       
Maiden      
Death Date
County       
Source or Notes
                       
Submitter   
Email          

 

Form Help

Surname: Last name entry must be at least 3 letters long and should only contain letters.  Form

Given: This must also be filled out with at least 3 letters.  Form

Middle: Enter a middle name or initial here if applicable.  Form

Maiden: Enter maiden or birth name here if applicable. Form

Death Date: Write out the death date by spelling out full month names. Do not use a number for the month. Use the full year such as 1902 not 02. Please refrain from about, before, after or circa dating. If you have a source other than word of mouth for the record you won't need to use this type of date entry.  Form

Select The County: Pick a county for your record from the drop down list.  If you do not know the county your homework on this person is not done, and the record may not be accepted.  Form

Source or Notes: Required! Please answer respectfully with words containing 10 letters and spaces or more. The ENTER KEY is disabled in this area due to the problems it causes in databases. So if you hit the ENTER KEY your cursor will automatically be taken to the Submitter: section of the form. Answer the question - Where did you get this record from?  County Death Record, State Death Record, burial record or gravestone reading, obituary or newspaper death announcement, military service or pension record, etc. There is a limit on this area of 255 characters, so just state the basics, please.  Form

Submitter:  This is where your name goes.  At least 3 letters are required here. Form

E-Mail: Your e-mail address so others can contact you who are searching your family, also.  Form

All records entered that look to be a query instead of documentation of a death will not be added into the searchable database.