Washington Death Index, 1940-1996

The Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 is an index of death records available at Ancestry.com to paying members.

This database is an index to death records for the state of Washington for the years 1940-1996. In addition to providing the name of the deceased, the index also provides the person's age, place and date of death, and sex. For those who died in 1960 or later, the person's place of residence is also given. For those who died in 1965 or later, their Social Security number is also given. The index was obtained from the Washington State Archives and was originally created by the Washington State Health Department.