Could this Temple Smith have been related to a Methodist Minister T.L. Smith? On 10/16/07, Andrea Long <[email protected]> wrote: > Coleen, I went to the Winchester Library to look for an obit for Temple > Smith Sr., and his wife Priscilla who died in early 1890. The library does > not have those two years in micro film. Librarian said she thought that > those years and a few others during that time, were destroyed either by fire > or water, at the court house and did not get microfilmed. Now, that's not a > dead end just yet for you. I have a suggestion for you to follow. > 1. There were 3 newspapers during the turn of the century in Winchester > alone (the library does not have them all), not to mention there were > several other papers in Randolph County during the this time era. Lynn had > one, Farmland, Modoc/Losantville, Ridgeville, Union City. There were > probably others as well. Now, the only other microfilm in county is the > Union City Times at the Union City Library and the Ridgeville/Randolph > County at Ridgeville (Ridgeville was not in print in 1885 and 1890, but the > Union City Times was). I can check the Union City Times. But I suggest > that you go to the Indiana State Library, and look at what microfilm that > they have (they do have the others that are not within the county) and > borrow them through your local library interchange system. I would suggest > looking for newspapers published near the Carlos City Area, like Lynn and > Modoc/Losantville. > 2. Since the church and cemetery in question are Methodist, you might try > for borrowing the microfilm for the "Western Christian Advocate". This > publication, from Cincinnati, Ohio, would have death notices and may have > Temple and Pricilla's death and even Temple's father Samuel. I have never > seen this publication, but if it is anything like what I have seen of the > Quaker one similar to it, then there may be a notice of death/obit/story of > their life type of thing, but it would have been up to someone to submit it > to the publication. > This may be available at the Indiana State Library but you will have to do > an internet search for it one way or the other. > Andrea > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Coleen Coleman > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [INRANDOL] Need Obit > > Need copy of obit: > Temple Calhoun Smith > B: 26 July 1806 KY > M: 23 Ag 1827 > D: 28 May 1885 Randolph Co IN > Buried: Union Chapel Cemetery Carlos > Spouse: Prescilla > Children: > Temple,Elizabeth, Lydia (Hiatt), John C., > William W., Jefferson, Benjamin, Samuel, > Mary (Pierce), George Sylvester, Priscilla > Jane (Fetters). > Believe Martha, John C., Jefferson, > Samuel, George Sylvester all died very > young. > > ******************************** > Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ******************************** > Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >