Thanks James for coming to her aid. I was unsure as to anything that early. I know in your book Shooten's you have a number of obits for the area but of course for a later time frame. Thanks again from all of us on the Searcy Co.List. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: James Johnston <johnston@ipa.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Death Notice's question > Obituaries as early as 1850-1860, even up to the 1910's, in Arkansas are rare. > If someone was VERY prominent, or died under unusual circumstances, there might > be a notice in the press. For Searcy County, it would probably be in a Little > Rock paper: Arkansas Gazette or True Deomocrat. > > A slightly better choice might be in a Masonic publication, but, again, notices > for that early are almost non-existant. > > JJJ > > Shsandra@aol.com wrote: > > > For the time period of 1850-1860, where would I look for an obituary notice? > > In what news papers? > > Sandra Howard > >