Deaths
and Diseases
The
State
Historical Society of Iowa has
graciously allowed us to place
a copy of the Mahaska County Death Certificate Index for 1930 - 1936 on
the site. The database is in .pdf format, which needs the free Adobe
Reader to view. The index is 59 pages long.
Have you ever looked at an old death certificate and wondered what the
cause of death medical term meant? Here is a list of "old time" names
of diseases that may have caused your ancestors death: