The attending physician may give you information. The certificate usually has the location of the cemetery and the funeral home. Another source of information. The Social Security numbers have been included in the past 3 decades. It gives full name, date and place of birth, as well as parents' full names including the mother's maiden name.
Relationships Always analyze the relationship of the informant to the deceased.
If you don't know the relationship, find out. It will probably lead you to a genealogical connection. If you find a birth date and place on the certificate then you have a lead to an official birth certificate. Each bit of data that you find gives you clues and leads to other sources that will help you add to your family history. Newsletter Copyright 1998-2000 by African American Genealogical Society of Northern California.