Obituary or death certificate in Creston Iowa.?

Question

Hi, I am looking for someone who could look up an obituary or death certificate in Creston Iowa for a Ruby Long born in 1882 or 1883 in kansas and died in creston Iowa in 1914 and is burried in the Graceland Cemetery Section D Potters Field. Her husbands name was James G. Long. I can give a small reimbursement. Thanks to all for reading.

Jessie

Answer 1

www.findagrave.com

Ruby Long

Birth:   unknown

Death:   1914

     Burial:

Graceland Cemetery

Creston

Union County

Iowa, USA

Plot: Section D Potters Field

Graceland Cemetery

1844 Cherry Street Road

Creston ,Union County ,Iowa  USA

Postal Code: 50801

Phone: [phone]

Highland Twp NW 1/4 Sec 18



http://www.vitalrecordsguide.com/death_c...

has this information:

     Iowa Death Certificates

By Iowa law, certified death certificates have restricted access to family members and their legal representatives.

For an Iowa Death Certificate, please print and complete the appropriate form, enclose a copy of a valid government photo ID, and send a money order or check to the name and address below. You can also order by phone but will incur extra charges.  



Iowa Department of Public Health

Bureau of Health Statistics

Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor

Des Moines, IA 50319

[phone]

To order:

For uncertified copies of death certificates or for death records prior to 1880, please contact the county office in the county where the death occurred.

Cost: $15.00 (since July 1880)

rootsweb.com says there are :

Database = Death Records

NO RECORDS

No records were found for the search term [ surname=Long first name=Ruby ]. I tried just her name; her name + death year; and name, death year and state of Iowa. Got same answer each time.

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

Name: Ruby Long

Census Date: 1 Mar 1905

Residence County: Doniphan  

Residence State: Kansas  

Locality: Highland  

Birth Location: Kansas  

Family Number: 174  

Gender: Female  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883  

Race: White  

Line: 29  

Roll: ks1905_43

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Ruby Long

Home in 1900: Cooper, Gentry, Missouri

Age: 17  

Estimated Birth Year: 1882  

Birthplace: Kansas  

Relationship to head-of-house: Wife  

Spouse's Name: James

Race: White  

Household Members: Name-- Age

James Long --26  (b. abt 1874 in Iowa; occupation--day laborer)

Ruby Long --17 (b.1882; birthplace of father unknown)

1910 United States Federal Census : RUBY LONG

In this census, it shows her father born in Ireland

Home in 1910: Kansas Ward 3, Wyandotte, Kansas

Children born since 1900:

Clarence Long --11  

Brice Long --8  

Joseph Long --5  

Jessie Long --3  

Lloyd Long-- 5/12 (5 mon)  



(We aren't allowed to accept money for our searches. We do it for fun to help people if we can. Am just sorry I couldn't find out more for you.)

Answer 2

Are you looking for someone to go to the newspaper office for you?  It could be very difficult to find one that old.

Have you tried RAOGK site?

Are you sure there is an obituary?