2006-12-08 11:27:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
If you have the dates, you can go to the library in the town that they died and look up on the microfiche. you can also possibly use the internet and look up the newspaper of the particular towns, if they have online paper you could maybe and i mean maybe do an archive search that way but library is your best bet
2006-12-08 11:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by fn_49@hotmail.com 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just did this two days ago myself. I looked up my grandmothers obit. just go to the local library and make sure you know the dates you are looking for and get the books and look em up. But like the others have said if you dont live in the same state as the person you are looking up contac the library or other family members in that state. I am doing my family tree and am trying to do the same thing cause you can get tons of info from an obit sometimes. My grandma died at the age of 23 i was shocked , my mom was 6 and she had a middle sister and a 5 week old brother at the time. But in 1962 apparently they did not list all the relatives in the obits. I am still trying to get the info on my grandma covingtons side from TN were are in alabama. well hope this helps, all the sites i have seen online try to charge for obits.
2006-12-10 19:08:21 · answer #2 · answered by willwork4u2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To add to Big Daddy's answer, if they lived and died in another state and it's not feasible to go to that library, E-mail the librarian in that town or city. Ask if they have volunteers who might be willing to look up the obituary. (if they have looked up obits for a while, they have a good idea how many days after death most obits are published. Be VERY nice and appreciative when you make the request and 99% of the time they will do this for you free of charge unless you want a copy mailed to you. Then you might have to pay for copy fees and postage.
It is usually free if they can send you a copy via E-mail which you can then print yourself.
I have used the library and their volunteers many times with wonderful success.
Good Luck.
2006-12-08 20:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by together420yrs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your local library should have books on tracing your family history and may even have a software system to help out
2006-12-08 21:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by rocky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋