This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Morris Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mFB.2ACE/2776 Message Board Post: Would anyone who knows local resources have any advice on how to find an obituary for my Thomas MORRIS who died 1887 in Riga Township, Lenawee Co, MI? His death record only gives the year of death and "not known" for month and day. The cause of death is also "unknown" so I'm not sure what the circumstances of his death may have been. The place of death is given as Riga though. I'm stumped on how to find an obituary for him. Would there be a local newspaper obituary index anywhere for that time period? He was the longest living sibling of my ancestor who died quite young so he is my only hope for finding out further MORRIS family information.

I am unaware of any index for obits that covers that time frame. Not sure how far back the Blissfield papers go. Adrian Daily Telegram (and papers covering Adrian with slightly different names) does go back that far, but, it is a real tough time frame for obits/death notices. Sometimes we get lucky and find a huge obit, usually we get, Uncle Morris died in Riga, he leaves a large family. BLAHHHHHHHHH :-((((( A search of the local papers may find an obit, a search would need to cover at least a week after the date of death, and every column and word of the paper would have to be read, they sure did not make it easy for us in that time frame. That is interesting about the death record, did you get that from the county clerk??? or is that from headstone readings?? Hope that helps some, Carol On 30 Jul 2006 09:17:22 -0600, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Morris > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mFB.2ACE/2776 > > Message Board Post: > > Would anyone who knows local resources have any advice on how to find an > obituary for my Thomas MORRIS who died 1887 in Riga Township, Lenawee Co, > MI? His death record only gives the year of death and "not known" for month > and day. The cause of death is also "unknown" so I'm not sure what the > circumstances of his death may have been. The place of death is given as > Riga though. I'm stumped on how to find an obituary for him. Would there > be a local newspaper obituary index anywhere for that time period? He was > the longest living sibling of my ancestor who died quite young so he is my > only hope for finding out further MORRIS family information. > >