<p>Anyone doing research on King County will be interested in this compilation of approximately 20000 pre-1907 death records. The state of Washington did not require counties to record deaths until 1907.&nbsp;Information&nbsp;contained in this book has been extracted from records of the Seattle-King County (Washington) Health Department covering the period August 2&nbsp;1891&nbsp;to May 29 1907. An index to cities and towns of King County;&nbsp;a map of King County Washington;&nbsp;place names;&nbsp;institutions;&nbsp;and sources precede the King County Death Records Index. Index entries are arranged alphabetically by surname and each entry contains some or all of the following: location of the record on the original microfilm name of the deceased date of death age sex place of death and place of birth.</p>