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sharpyshow
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December 4, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

Should I index the first, or the second date as the date of death ? I assume that "Est." is Estimated date of death and "Fd." is date found.

US, California, Oakland—Coroner Index Cards, 1926–1988

Thanks for your assistance !

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  • erutherford
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    December 4, 2022

    From the Field Help (purple question mark above every field):

    When encountering an image with a date range, index the most recent date only. 

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  • maryellenstevensbarnes1
    maryellenstevensbarnes1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 5, 2022

    @sharpyshow In this case, Est. means Estimated date/time of death. Fd. is the date the body/remains are found, as in a drowning or a war combat death. We use the most recent date as @erutherford states above because we cannot determine the exact date of death until the body/remains are found. Ex. my uncle died in a torpedoed submarine during WWII but was not declared dead until remains/evidence of the downed submarine were found/determined by other evidence.😎

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