OBITUARIES - Genealogy Search: Trace Your Family History
How to Search
OBITUARIES
to Find Ancestors & Trace Your Family Tree
Thomas Jay Kemp
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How to Search
OBITUARIES
to Find Ancestors & Trace Your Family Tree
Thomas Jay Kemp
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Obituaries
Newspapers have reported on the deaths of our ancestors, friends and neighbors since they were first published. These have ranged from simple statements that a person has died to long, detailed accounts of their lives. They often refer to other family members, leading your research in new, and often unexpected, directions. Whether short or long, obituaries provide important clues to your family history.
Obituaries can include: ? Full name of the deceased ? Date, place and cause of death ? Date and place of birth ? Full name of spouse ? Full names of the children and their spouses, and places of residence ? Full names of other relatives and their spouses, and places of residence ?Occupation ? Education ? Social groups ? Name of clergy and their denomination ? Name of cemetery
You will want to closely read every word of an obituary for the facts and clues that it provides for documenting your family history. Let's examine
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Obituaries
some actual obituaries in detail, and see how much information we can learn from them.
Family history Details and Clues
Here is a typical obituary notice. it was printed by the Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on 30 November 1920, page 13:
What can we learn about James Edward Craig's life and family from his obituary? Let's start with the first section of this obituary and work our way through it:
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