Research Note
Finding Andrew King's Burial Record
A burial record from Ault, Colorado provided the first direct evidence for Andrew King's death and opened a new path for additional vital records research.
Thank goodness for cemetery clerks. The great people with the City of Ault, Colorado, came through with the first piece of direct evidence that documents the death of Andrew King, Peter's first son with Margaret.
After months of sifting through different online record collections and coming up empty, I thought to reach out to Ault Cemetery, the same cemetery in which Andrew's sister Jeanette is buried. I noticed that the cemetery clerk issued a call for genealogical information so I reached out to see what they knew. And eureka. They had a burial record for Andrew with a date of death: 13 March 1926.
Now I have what I need to track down death certificates for both Andrew and Jeanette. Hopefully the records include their parents as Peter and Margaret. Unfortunately, the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment does not have it. My last effort is to make an in-person request when I'm in Colorado next month with the state's vital records department.