Genealogy and death records Death records: a valuable resource for genealogists Searching through death records is a means to locate information regarding one's ancestors. Death records or information pertaining to the deceased can be located through Social Security death records, genealogical websites, and probate records. Genealogists go to great lengths to insure their family's heritage is not lost. The use of personal computers has made locating death records less complicated and time-consuming. Various genealogical websites (try Ancestry.com and Familytreelegends.com) may allow you to locate death records from the eighteenth century through death indexes and census records.  Sponsored links Further sources of information You may find our other articles in the Grief Library section helpful too.