Research Guides: Finding Obituaries: Finding Birth and Death Dates

Finding Birth & Death Dates

To find birth or death dates, the following sources may be useful

Biography & Genealogy Master Index indexes over 700 biographical sources.
Finding Biographical Information a guide prepared by UO Librarians.
Social Security Death Index on Rootsweb. Contains information provided by the Social Security Administration. May also include place of death or last residence.
See Grave & Cemetery information below.

Oregon Death Index State information provided by Heritage Trail Press. Currently 1903-1930 online. UO Libraries also own 1903-1970 on microfilm, 1971-present on microfiche. A death index for Portland goes back to 1854. Ask at the Microforms Desk for these materials.
Oregon Historical Records Index from the Oregon State Archives, a growing online index to records held in the state archives. Information available varies from county to county.
UO Library Catalog Search by Subject for: Registers of births, etc. Oregon. Lists usually copied from newspapers.
See Grave & Cemetery information below.