May I suggest you contact the Chelsea Library http://chelsea.lib.mi.us/ They have an obituary/cemetery listing for the area which may help you. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamelyn P. Bush" <pamelynb@enter.net> To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:19 PM Subject: James Patterson Bush (1810-1891) > Does anyone know how I can find the exact date of death for James Patterson Bush, born 22 November 1810 in Bridgewater Twp. Somerset Co, NJ? He died in 1891 in Lyndon Twp leaving second wife, Selina (Cohoon) Nixon Bush and at least 7 adult children. Surnames of spouses of these children include Fisk (2), Showers, Steffe, Kingsbury, Schultz, Collins. I would like to write for obituaries of children and grandchildren who died in the 20th century. Can anyone provide a public library or county library address where microfilm of local papers might be available? Would there be a death certificate for James P. Bush in 1891 in a MI department of vital records? I know there are a few researchers for this man's parents, David Bush (1774-1861) and Keturah (Gertrude) Stryker Bush, in Somerset Co NJ. > > Pam Bush >