I am interested in the family of John W. ANDRES and his second wife, Lorinda MUELLER / MILLER ANDRES who lived in Grayville. John was a butcher, born 20 Feb 1825 and died 21 Mar 1895. He served in Co. F, 144 Indiana Infantry in the Civil War. Lorinda was born 17 Sep 1842 in Bavaria and died 19 Nov 1917 in Terre Haute, IN. They were married 23 Jul 1863 in Crawford Co., IN. Both are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Grayville. Some of their children (I believe) are: 1.. Charles Andres, born Oct 1867/69 in Indiana. 2.. Henrietta Andres, born Aug 1872 in Indiana. 3.. David Andres, born 1873 in Kentucky. 4.. Jess D. Andres 5.. Elizabeth Andres Teichman 6.. Frances Louise Andres, born 9 Nov 1880 in Cannelton, IN and died 15 Sep 1898. Lorinda is the sister of my great-grandmother. I hope to find what happened to their father. I would like to find obituaries for Lorinda and her children to learn where they were living when the children were born. Which newspaper would be most likely to have Lorinda's obituary and which library might have it on microfilm? Would death records, etc. be in White or Edwards County for those who died in Grayville? I'd appreciate any suggestions for further research in this area. Clara ckress@psci.net

Clara, It seems to me that you understand that Grayville is on the White/Edwards border, although it has a greater connection with White County. If Lorinda was buried at Grayville I think there is a good chance an obit would be in the Grayville paper, which was operational in the teens. There are films of all the Grayville papers at the Grayville public library, and most all at the genealogy library in Carmi, which is operated by the historical society. The Grayville library seems to have many books of funeral cards and obits, but they are not indexed from what I can see. The genealogy section is in the basement of the building. You might be able to get these films from interlibrary loan from your local library. There is a new cemetery book on Gray twp which includes Oak Grove on sale from the White County Historical Society and available at the genealogy library. Death records before the 1890s are hit and miss, they may be at White County courthouse or even the Grayville city hall. Since these people seemed to move around a lot I would also go to Willard Library in Evansville, which covers the tri-state. I would also make sure I have tracked them around using the censuses. Cindy Birk Conley Carmi, IL Clara Kress wrote: > > I am interested in the family of John W. ANDRES and his second wife, Lorinda MUELLER / MILLER ANDRES who lived in Grayville.