Just got this letter from Diana. I'm going to try to contact them, but does anyone know any more than what we wrote to each other???Just thought I'd ask the list if they had other ideas off the top of their heads!! thanks for all the wonderful help I and my cousins have been given on this dead end for us~~~ crystal Crystal, try the Pottstown Mercury newspaper.  That is pretty close to Robeson! I believe there are some issues on Ancestry.com but not sure if 1862 is there.  I think the ones they have are in the 1900's. But you could probably contact someone in the MOntgo Co HS  or call the Pottstown Library, I know they have issues of the paper either on film or microfiche. Diana > A wonderful friend just found my 3rd Great Grandfather, John DEETZ (DEEDS) > in > Upper Providence Twp, Montgomery Co, PA in the 1850 Census > >> According to my grandmother John DEEDs was a charcoal maker and died >> around >> the time of the Civil War when a tree fell on him crushing his skull. Our >> records show him dying in 27 Jan. 1862 in Exeter Twp, Berks Co > > It should list he died in Scarlets Mill, Robeson Twp, Berks Co, PA, sorry. > > Just wanted to put an update: my daughter found in the Schwartzwald Church > records, Exeter Twp, Berks Co. that it states our John was buried in the St. > John's Cemetery in Gibraltar, Berks Co. which we knew. But it stated there a > tree didn't fall on him as my grandmother told me, it said he fell out of a > tree. Any way to check this further. Is there a newspaper down around there > that may list deaths around that time. I want to check the Reading Eagle, just > haven't been able to. But sometimes there are local newspapers that cover > smaller areas. Just wondered if anyone would know of another source to check. > Thanks so very much for all the wonderful info. these lists are great! crystal