Citation Issues

I have downloaded a death certificate from a state archive. Do I reference the certificate or the website first?

In studying EE I frequently encounter references to "the database" but, so far nothing that firms up (for me) how to confidently recognize that it is a database I'm consulting. 

As I struggle to cope with the inherent inconsistencies of record citations, I am compelled to request an answer to this:

"Do I invariably have the option of organizing any citation elements from 'largest to smallest or smallest to largest'?"

I refer to occasions other than simple, straightforward reference notes.

Wayneson

I have several items written by German parish offices that certify information from church book entries. Some of them are completely typewritten. Others make use of preprinted forms with the information either typed or written in. These items provide the necessary information for use with the guidelines given in "Derivatives: Copies & Compilations" in EE 7.24 and 7.25 on pages 340-1.

Citing records from the National Archives of Norway has been discussed on this forum several times. I am hoping to get some clarifications. Please refer to the following:

https://www.evidenceexplained.com/index.php/node/1650 (1900 Census of Norway at Ancestry)

https://www.evidenceexplained.com/index.php/node/2070 (Issues citing the Norwegian Census)

The Archives départementales de l'Isère is a bit unusual, since it does not provide any ark-URLs for directly referencing the images. So; specifying a path seems the only way to cite an image. If I've managed to follow the rules correctly, it seems that the following would be one way of citing the material:

Good afternoon,

I didn't find any specific CMSR citation examples using Fold3 in EE, but in creating my citation below I referenced EE 11.32 as well as this forum post:  https://www.evidenceexplained.com/index.php/content/quicklesson-19-layered-citations-work-layered-clothing

I obtained an ancestor's obituary from my hometown public library that they retrieved from their archived newspaper collection on microfilm. Attached is a copy of the beginning of roll 4. The Reference Specialist told me the roll covered the dates September 1, 1892, to January 24, 1895. She also said the microfilm collection doesn't have a specific ID, just the beginning date of the first newspaper on the roll and the end date of the last newspaper on the roll. The obit was located on page 1, column 6 of the November 9th, 1893, issue of the Loudonville Democrat.

How many layers do I need to cite a transcribed/edited document described as (copied directly from the website):

We are fortunate that John Myers’ great-grandson, John H. Myers, a direct descendant of Jim Thornton Myers, wrote the family history in the summer of 1942, and send it to his relatives still living in Alabama. Please enjoy.

  The document that follows was:

1. Compiled and written by John H. Myers, Floydada, Texas, June, 1942

2. Submitted by Floyd Guthrie, and provided here with his permission

I would like to cite an entry in a Death Index dataset downloaded from the French INSEE site. I've tried to use the format for a webpage, but citing an entry contained in a downloaded ZIP-file is a bit out of the ordinary. Could I get some feedback on the following attempt or perhaps some suggestions on a better format?