Karen, Try the www.couchgenweb.com/craighead/ This is Jonesboro, Arkansas and they already have an index on line from 1885 forward. Often times, the two counties had the same or similar information about deaths. Can't hurt to check. Carol in St. Louis -------------- Original message from "Karen Mulder" <karmulder@bellsouth.net>: -------------- > Charlotte .... I have already tried that .... I rec'd this message: > > "I'm sorry no, our local papers did not start until April 1901 and official > death records did > not start until 1914." > > Guess I've "struck out". > > Thanks though. > > Karen > ---- Original Message ----- > From: charlotte smith > To: arjackso@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: [ARJACKSO] 1880 Newspapers anywhere? > > > I would suggest you ltry the Jackson Co Library as > they have newspapers or information. Go to the Jackson > Co genealogy wehsite at www.rootsweb.com/~arjackso > then scroll down to the information and address of the > library and they will help. > --- Karen Mulder wrote: > > > I am looking for a newspaper for Jackson County, > > Arkansas, published in 1880. > > > > I would like to find a death announcement, but I am > > unsure where to find either > > the "News" or the "Spectator" .... two Newport > > newspapers. > > > > Appreciate any ideas anyone might have. > > > > THANKS. > > > > Karen M. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > > to ARJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > charlotte c smith > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message