Basically, any record is as only as accurate as the informant's information. Check the CA Death Index and the Social Security Death Index (if he was not a farmer)
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 10:23 AM, 'Sam (Camas, WA)' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 > > http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8835 > > > > Can anyone in the group answer the following question? My grandfather, > Jose Soares Coelho, is shown in the UPEC records. I have always understood > that he died while on a visit to the Azores while this record is stating > that he died in the USA. Any idea how accurate the information in these > records are? Was the information such as place of death verified in any > way or was the information given by the informant, my grandmother I > presume, just taken as gospel? (My grandmother may not have told the truth > on place of death for various reasons) > > > > Thanks, Sam (Camas, WA) > > > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=oa-2322-b> > Virus-free > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=oa-2322-b> > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
