Oops, Melody's account wouldn't have been in here anyway, as the book goes only through 1885 and she's researching 1914. But it is a really good resource that I would recommend at least to genealogical collections of libraries. I've enjoyed it for personal use as well, although my families were not listed anywhere. The book was published in 1982, compiled by the El Paso Genealogical Society. The items include many reports from locations all over the West. Although I wouldn't want to interfere with the author's sales, I wouldn't mind doing a few lookups, either. Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Jordan" <rlbj1161@bellsouth.net> To: <Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [IT ROOTS] Searching AMSELS, Durant, OK > Hi Melody, > > Sounds like a fascinating family story there. Wish I could help. > > I checked the only book I have that might have info, but it didn't: > "Births, Deaths, & Marriages from El Paso Newspapers Through 1885." These > papers published news from other parts whenever possible, so I checked for > your Pauline. Wasn't listed, though. > > Do you know her circumstances? I'm really intrigued and wonder at her > tragedy. > > Rhonda