Minnesota. Death Certificates 1887-2001

 

In the last few weeks FamilySearch has added more records to a collection perfect for Jewish families in Minnesota. The collection is Minnesota, Deaths, 1887-2001. The collection is indexed and includes records held by the Minnesota Historical Society.

This database helped me find more information on the life of Harry Cohen, who I knew was living in Minnesota since a little before the 1930 United States Census. 

In the 1930 census (shown below), he was married to Alice, with whom he had been married a little over one year. He worked in the Iron Metal business, living in Hennepin, Minnesota.

I also knew from the census record that he was born in New Jersey. I had not been able to find him in the 1940 census and believed it was likely he had died before then. So I turned the death records. It was in this collection that I found the 1938 death of Harry Cohen, the President of a Metal Company, who was born in New Jersey and was survived by his wife Alice.

The death certificate also provides additional information about his parents, Sam Cohen and Fannie Bearson. Thank you to the Minnesota Historical Society for access to these records.