Hello All - I've been trying to get some information on a Thomas Crane who owned a saloon in Buffalo in the early 1880's. He's present in the City Directories until 1885, when his wife Mary is listed instead. I figured that either he died or ran off with the barmaid sometime in 1884. Then I found a record on an LDS film "Cardfile of Death Records from News Clippings, 1812-1985" from Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society. The card merely says "Thomas Crane, Sept 29, 1884 Age 34". There's no citation for the source. I haven't done any previous research in Erie County (I'm trying to tie this Thomas Crane back to an Irish family in Oswego) so I'm hoping that I can benefit from everyone else's experience. Can anyone tell me how likely it is that there would be an actual death certificate or record with the City Clerk in Buffalo? What about a newspaper archives covering this period? I'm thinking that since he was only 34, perhaps his untimely demise was a newsworthy event, and would rate more than just a standard death notice. I'm in California, so I can't pop over there and check, and I confess, I'm getting a little weary of paying $20 a pop for "no record found" reports. Any help, comments, advice would be sincerely appreciated. Kathi ISBGGS New York - Thompson/Crane/Bramm/Fleischer Wisconsin - Meissner/Steng/Deim/Zeinninger

Kathi: The Buffalo, NY newspapers are available via the inter-library loan program. Below is the link to the New York State Library program. Since you have the date you can request any newspaper microfilms available that cover that date and at least a week later. I would try these to start. Buffalo Morning Express Buffalo Evening News Buffalo Daily Courier Evening Republic http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/ Your library should be able to order these films. Don White Erie County, NY State, and Province of Ontario Coordinator NewspaperAbstracts.com http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php --- grlswthguitars@aol.com wrote: > Hello All - > > I've been trying to get some information on a Thomas > Crane who owned a saloon in Buffalo in the early > 1880's. He's present in the City Directories until > 1885, when his wife Mary is listed instead. I > figured that either he died or ran off with the > barmaid sometime in 1884. > Then I found a record on an LDS film "Cardfile of > Death Records from News Clippings, 1812-1985" from > Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society. The card > merely says "Thomas Crane, Sept 29, 1884 Age 34". > There's no citation for the source. > > I haven't done any previous research in Erie County > (I'm trying to tie this Thomas Crane back to an > Irish family in Oswego) so I'm hoping that I can > benefit from everyone else's experience. Can anyone > tell me how likely it is that there would be an > actual death certificate or record with the City > Clerk in Buffalo? > What about a newspaper archives covering this > period? I'm thinking that since he was only 34, > perhaps his untimely demise was a newsworthy event, > and would rate more than just a standard death > notice. > > I'm in California, so I can't pop over there and > check, and I confess, I'm getting a little weary of > paying $20 a pop for "no record found" reports. Any > help, comments, advice would be sincerely > appreciated. > > Kathi > ISBGGS > New York - Thompson/Crane/Bramm/Fleischer > Wisconsin - Meissner/Steng/Deim/Zeinninger __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

This'll give you detail on what vital records you might be able to find: http://www.buffaloresearch.com/vital.html Good luck! --- grlswthguitars@aol.com wrote: > Hello All - > > I've been trying to get some information on a Thomas Crane who > owned a saloon in Buffalo in the early 1880's. He's present > in the City Directories until 1885, when his wife Mary is > listed instead. I figured that either he died or ran off with > the barmaid sometime in 1884. > Then I found a record on an LDS film "Cardfile of Death > Records from News Clippings, 1812-1985" from Buffalo & Erie > County Historical Society. The card merely says "Thomas > Crane, Sept 29, 1884 Age 34". > There's no citation for the source. > > I haven't done any previous research in Erie County (I'm > trying to tie this Thomas Crane back to an Irish family in > Oswego) so I'm hoping that I can benefit from everyone else's > experience. Can anyone tell me how likely it is that there > would be an actual death certificate or record with the City > Clerk in Buffalo? > What about a newspaper archives covering this period? I'm > thinking that since he was only 34, perhaps his untimely > demise was a newsworthy event, and would rate more than just a > standard death notice. > > I'm in California, so I can't pop over there and check, and I > confess, I'm getting a little weary of paying $20 a pop for > "no record found" reports. Any help, comments, advice would > be sincerely appreciated. > > Kathi > ISBGGS > New York - Thompson/Crane/Bramm/Fleischer > Wisconsin - Meissner/Steng/Deim/Zeinninger > > > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records > added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn > more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com www.buffaloresearch.com "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich