A second cousin who was doing a history of our Tompkins family wrote to
Richmond asking for my grandfather's death certificate.  They would not let
him have it.  So I wrote asking for it, and since I was the granddaughter
and in a direct line, they sent it to me.  If your mother or father made the
request, it might be acceptable.
Kitty



----- Original Message -----
From: "Tammie Mcgee-Agnor" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 8:05 PM
Subject: obtaining a death record


> Hello
>
> I recently requested a death certificate from the VDH for my grandmother,
> who died in 1989. I am interested in finding out in which county she was
> born in order to continue my research. As she was born in 1897, it is
> impossible for me to obtain a birth record for her. Today I received a
> reply declining my request because I need a "direct and tangible interest"
> to obtain the record. I have never run across this problem before, as I
> have ordered other certificates in the past with no problem. Does anyone
> have any ideas how I can convey a proper "interest" to obtain the record?
> It really doesn't even need to be a certified copy, I only want the data
> contained therein. Also, what happened to the birth certificates from
1897-
> 1912? I must have missed that part in Gen 101.
> Thanks for any suggestions-
> Tammie McGee-Agnor
>
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