Dear List,   For those of you researching the Wilson surname in Washington County, below is a link for you!  Death of Mrs. Sarah Wilson, wife of John Wilson.  Article has dates, migrations, and surnames connecting!!   The Wash Reporter - June 13, 1883 - page 5, col 2 - An Aged Lady Dead   http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC&dat=18830613&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     Carole

Dear List,   As a follow on to my earlier email, the next edition (link below) states on page 1, col 1 (June 20,1883) that Sarah Wilson had a will and she donated $ to the second presbyterian church of Washington.   http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC&dat=18830620&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   Carole

Dear List,   The link below is for the edition mentioned in the subject.  Fabulous issue!    History of California, Millsboro, Fredericktown, and the PA boundary line!   Mention of Mrs. Sarah Wilson's funeral.   Account of James Nutt killing Dukes.   An especially large number of court cases.   http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC&dat=18830620&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     FYI.  These newspapers are full of historical information and local happenings.  Unfortunately, they have to be manually scanned and that's what I'm doing for my surnames.    I've seen most surnames mentioned on this list and the Fayette one.  There are also sections on local happenings in adjoining towns in Wash, Fayette, and Greene Counties.    Almost every edition has deaths and marriages.  More recent ones (e.g., 1870s/1880s) started including births also.   Wills are mentioned also.  Sometimes a will notice (partition) incluedes all the pertinent family members and surnames for a given person's will!    Lastly, the Jan editions often recap deaths for the previous year.  Also, periodically, editions will list burials for a given cemetery for the previous year.   Carole