Lisa, I should have also given you the Stark County Library Web URL which is http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohstark/library.htm There is a address or use the form that can be e-mail on this page. They have a good microfilm collection of newspapers. The Ohio Historical Society keeps the death certificates for the period you are asking for this is at http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm Good Hunting "L.R." wrote: > > First I would like to thank everyone that replied to > my e-mail about West Lawn Cemetery. You all have been > very helpful. I just found out basically today that my > gg grandparents lived in Canton (I thought they lived > and died in New Jersey). I was wondering if anyone > could please tell me if there was a newpaper in Canton > in 1916 that I can try and find an obit in. (I am > hoping it would tell me something about him, all I > know from his death cert. is that he was a watch > maker)I don't think an obit for him would have been in > the Cleveland Plain Dealer or Press. > Also, I am not famliar with Stark County genealogy, I > was wondering if there is a will index that covers > 1916 or if I would have to contact the court house for > that. > Thank you again, everyone has been very help and nice. > > Lisa > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > ==== OHSTARK Mailing List ==== > Please visit the Stark County GenWeb site at > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohstark> -- Bob & Esther Strock, Dalton, OH. On the edge of Amish Country. Researching family history in Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit, Wood, Wayne and other Counties of Ohio. Sponsor member of Rootsweb and listowner of Strock-L and Uhl-L message lists. GenConnect Family Association boards: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Strock http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Uhl