Hi Jean, The Frederick Co., MD public library has an obituaries file and James was in the file but with no more information than I found at the cemetery. The actual obituary was not in the file so I think that I will take your advice and look at the newspapers myself. Thanks for the help, Deb In a message dated 2/16/06 4:12:30 PM, jsmit-car@webtv.net writes: > I would get someone check the  local November 1910 newspapers in both > areas for an obituary.Sometimes the obituaries ran a week or two later > than the actual death.The deaths were sometimes reported in socieiy > column write-ups too,but most were brief,but will back up > the place and date of death. >