The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library keeps a vertical file of clippings, but I'm fairly certain they don't go back anywhere near that far. Many of the old clippings, including obits, from the Mobile Press Register were given to the City of Mobile Archives. However, for the most part the paper didn't have clippings going back that far. There's a small chance there may have been one for your ancestor, but I largely doubt it. (I'm a former editor at the paper.) There are usually exceptions in both cases for prominent people. -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Lewis [mailto:kudzuarms@telesouth1.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:34 AM To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Mobile obituaries Does anyone know if there are any old obituaries for Mobile Co, Mobile city for the years 1935 and there abouts? Im looking for an Elizabeth (Lizzie) nee Jackson Jones widow of Jesse S. Jones. Any direction will be most appreciated. Nancy J. Lewis Atlanta, GA.
The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library does have Mobile newspapers on microfilm that go back to then. Ann Ralph Poore wrote: > The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library keeps > a vertical file of clippings, but I'm fairly certain they don't go back > anywhere near that far. > > Many of the old clippings, including obits, from the Mobile Press Register > were given to the City of Mobile Archives. However, for the most part the > paper didn't have clippings going back that far. There's a small chance > there may have been one for your ancestor, but I largely doubt it. (I'm a > former editor at the paper.) > > There are usually exceptions in both cases for prominent people. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Lewis [mailto:kudzuarms@telesouth1.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:34 AM > To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Mobile obituaries > > Does anyone know if there are any old obituaries for Mobile Co, Mobile city > for the years 1935 and there abouts? > > Im looking for an Elizabeth (Lizzie) nee Jackson Jones widow of Jesse S. > Jones. > > Any direction will be most appreciated. > > Nancy J. Lewis > Atlanta, GA. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
You're right, the microfilmed papers at the MPL go back to 1820. I wasn't very clear in my response. I was thinking of files that were indexed and therefore searchable by name. -----Original Message----- From: astaley@fdn.com [mailto:astaley@fdn.com] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:57 PM To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Mobile obituaries The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library does have Mobile newspapers on microfilm that go back to then. Ann Ralph Poore wrote: > The Genealogy and Local History Division of the Mobile Public Library keeps > a vertical file of clippings, but I'm fairly certain they don't go back > anywhere near that far. > > Many of the old clippings, including obits, from the Mobile Press Register > were given to the City of Mobile Archives. However, for the most part the > paper didn't have clippings going back that far. There's a small chance > there may have been one for your ancestor, but I largely doubt it. (I'm a > former editor at the paper.) > > There are usually exceptions in both cases for prominent people. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Lewis [mailto:kudzuarms@telesouth1.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:34 AM > To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Mobile obituaries > > Does anyone know if there are any old obituaries for Mobile Co, Mobile city > for the years 1935 and there abouts? > > Im looking for an Elizabeth (Lizzie) nee Jackson Jones widow of Jesse S. > Jones. > > Any direction will be most appreciated. > > Nancy J. Lewis > Atlanta, GA. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ______________________________