Disease Control, Records and Statistics Division

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Michigan Department of Health

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Disease Control, Records and Statistics Division

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Title: Disease Control, Records and Statistics Division

Scope and Content: The Disease Control, Records and Statistics Division collected and maintained birth, marriage, death, and divorce records for the State of Michigan.

Division: Disease Control, Records and Statistics Division

Agency: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Language: english

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Responsibility for collecting and maintaining birth, marriage, and death records was transferred to the State Commissioner of Health in 1921. Responsibility for collecting and maintaining divorce records was transferred in 1923.

System of arrangement: Records are arranged by type, then by date of transfer to the Archives of Michigan. This collection contains death records. Individual files can be found at the record group level.

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Death Records

These records document deaths that occurred in the State of Michigan. Information recorded includes name, age, date and cause of death, location of burial, and name of parents.

Archives of Michigan https://michigan.gov/archivesofmi