South Bend Area Genealogical Society
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"Serving South Bend, Mishawaka and Surrounding Areas"
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P.O. Box 11 Notre Dame, IN 46556
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Saint Joseph County Coroner's Records - Index
1879 - 1960
Coroner Records are critical to genealogical research as
information contained in them may not appear elsewhere. Some people may never own property
or generate any other probate or death record. Many of Saint Joseph County's Coroners kept
fastidious records and frequently recorded verbatim depositions from family and friends of
the deceased. Many of the earlier Coroner reports contained many "John Doe"
cases since the report was entered where the death or accident happened not where the
victim resided or worked.
The St. Joseph County Archives & Records Center contains Coroner Records from
1879 to the 1990's. A minimal number of files exist from the 1960's, but the
availability increases in the 1970's. The most recent Coroner Records are not as
interesting or entertaining as the earlier files since they are based on autopsies and
police descriptions not colorful and exaggerated depositions. The records in this index
contain records up to 1960.
This index has been created from the original records, located
at the Saint Joseph County Archives & Records Center.
For more information on the Archives and how to obtain or view the records, visit this SBAGS link: Archives & Records Center
All requests for records must be placed through the Archives & Records Center. SBAGS does not hold any records.
These files are sorted by Surname. They are very large and may take time to load.
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