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Obituaries: Getting all the clues
Thomas Jay KempThomas Jay KempDirector, Genealogy ProductsDirector, Genealogy Products
NewsBank, inc. NewsBank, inc. 28 March 201228 March 2012
◦ Over 1 billion namesOver 1 billion names◦ Over 5,Over 5,850850 newspapers
All 50 statesAll 50 states 1690 to today1690 to today
◦ Over 263,000 rare books Over 263,000 rare books & documents& documents
◦ 210 million 210 million obituaries & & death recordsdeath records
NewspapersNewspapers 5,850 & Growing! 1690-Today5,850 & Growing! 1690-Today
Obituaries - • Full name• Names of
relatives
• Name of cemetery
• Name of clergy and their denomination
Obituaries - • Full name• Names of
relatives• Date, place and
cause of death
• Name of cemetery
• Name of clergy and their denomination
Obituaries - • Full name• Names of
relatives• Date, place and
cause of death• Date and place
of birth
• Name of cemetery
• Name of clergy and their denomination
Obituaries - • Full name• Names of
relatives• Date, place and
cause of death• Date and place
of birth• Date and place
of marriage
• Name of cemetery
• Name of clergy and their denomination
Obituaries - • Full name• Names of
relatives• Date, place and
cause of death• Date and place
of birth• Date and place
of marriage
• Name of cemetery
• Name of clergy and their denomination
• Occupation• Education• Social groups
Let’s see a typical obituary -
Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) 30 November 1920, page 13.
Find the ancestral home town -
Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) 26 April 1893, page 4.
Can be printed across the country -
San Francisco Bulletin (California) 23 October 1874, page 2.
Printed in another language
El Continental (El Paso, Texas) 20 January 1959, page 3.
Or in long lost styles & syntax -
Boston News Letter (Massachusetts) 30 April 1705, page 2
Or in long lost styles & syntax -
Providence Patriot (Rhode Island) 18 September 1822, page 3
Or in long lost styles & syntax -
Providence Patriot (Rhode Island) 18 September 1822, page 3
Or in long lost styles & syntax -
Providence Patriot (Rhode Island) 18 September 1822, page 3
Or in long lost styles & syntax -
Providence Patriot (Rhode Island) 18 September 1822, page 3
What do you have on Grace (Toms) Stewart – who was born and married in Stamford, CT?
What do we know about her?
Her maiden name: Grace TomsBorn: abt1896 in Stamford, CTSpouse: Charles StewartOther: “Toms” family lived/died in Stamford area.
Search for Grace Stewart = Over 3,500 hits
Just Recent Obituaries = 167 hits
Search for Grace Stewart = Over 3,500 hits
Just Recent Obituaries = 167 hits
Limit to CT only = None
New Search for Grace Stewart Adding “Stamford” to theExtra search terms box
Just One Obituary
Grace M. Stewart, 93, …. died of pneumonia Feb. 1 at the Collingswood Nursing …Center, Rockville, MD
“…a native of Stamford, Conn. …”
“Her husband, Charles Stewart, died in 1920.”
Washington Post – 4 Feb 1992
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Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
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All 50 statesAll 50 states 1690 to today1690 to today
◦ Over 263,000 rare books Over 263,000 rare books & documents& documents
◦ 210 million obituaries & 210 million obituaries & death recordsdeath records
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