Hayes Presidential Center maintain an Online Obituary Index that includes both Sandusky and Seneca County Ohio. Some Smothers folks I believe have passed through that area and might found it useful. They are still indexing Seneca County. That web address is http://index.rbhayes.org/ Found 6 Smothers there, one is of 1830 for a Jacob Smothers w/probate. You are viewing record 1 through 6. http://index.rbhayes.org/ Last Name First Name Middle Spouse Last Name Spouse First Name Age at Death Place of Death Year of Death Month of Death Day of Death SMOTHERS DELOSS, MRS BUCYRUS 1935 11 30 OHIO 1-Smothers, Mrs Deloss-article in Clyde Enterprise paper, Dec 5 1935 Pg 2 Col 4 SMOTHERS ERNEST P 73 ARCADIA 1979 7 16 OHIO 2-Smothers Ernest P-article in News-Messenger [Freemont] July 19 1979 Pg 8 Col 3 SMOTHERS JACOB BAY TWP 1830 OHIO 3-Smothers Jacob-2 non newspaper sources Administration Record-V1; P 319, 324 Probate Case-Source Data-83 [see below how to order non news articles] SMOTHERS MARY ELLEN SMOTHERS WALTER A 77 OCOEE FL 2002 4 8 4-Smothers Mary Ellen [Cunningham] father name Donald Cunningham 1 news article in News Messenger [Freemont] Section A pg 2 Col 1 SMOTHERS NINA ERNEST 64 FOSTORIA 1971 8 11 5-Smothers Nina father Clement V Correll 1 article News Messenger pg 8 Col 7 SMOTHERS WILDA FOSTORIA 1937 11 30 6-Smothers Wilda 1 article Clyde Enterprise pg 4 Col 3 If the person you are interested in has an "other source" listed, then you will want to contact the Library (hayeslib@rbhayes.org) to determine what kind of information is available. This material can range from one page in a history book to large files of information. Copies can be made but the Library cannot set a standard price until the source is looked at. In general, the Library charges $12.50 an hour for research, plus $.25 a copy and postage charges. How to Order Obituaries Online from the Hayes Presidential Center The charge is $2.50 per obituary (not per person - some people have several obits.) Click on “Add to Cart” on the record detail page to order an obituary from a newspaper that is owned by the Hayes Presidential Center. A new window for the Shopping Cart will load, leaving the record detail page intact to order more items (if available) from that page. Clicking on the shopping cart icon will show you the contents of your cart. To go back to the details screen, simply close the Shopping Cart window by clicking on “X” in the upper right hand corner or by hitting alt/tab simultaneously to return to the detail page. You will not lose your order. It will stay in the shopping cart for up to two weeks until you have completed the check out process (the cart uses cookies to store this information). Clicking on “Check Out” or “Secure Check Out” will bring up forms to fill in for shipping address and credit card information. Follow the instructions to order your obituaries online. This is a secure site verified by a Digital ID. You should see a padlock or key at the bottom of your browser. Double-click (Internet Explorer) or Right-Click (Netscape) on the padlock to view the certificate and verify its authenticity. Information you see or enter on this page cannot easily be read by a third party. At this time, the shopping cart does NOT accept Discover Card. It will accept Mastercard, Visa and American Express. How to Order Obituaries By Mail from the Hayes Presidential Center The charge is $2.50 per obituary (not per person - some people have several obits.) Make a list of the name and the citation - newspaper name or abbreviation, date, page, column. Mail with check made out to “Hayes Presidential Center” for amount - (number of obits x $2.50) Obits on Web Hayes Presidential Center Spiegel Grove Fremont, OH 43420 We will mail you the copies of the obits as soon as we can get to them. The turnaround time will depend on the amount of traffic this web service generates. We will attempt to complete your request within a week of receipt of your check. Tips: It is possible to send you digital versions of the obits via e-mail instead of a paper copy, but we cannot troubleshoot each e-mail transaction. If you or your system are not comfortable with importing large tif or jpeg files, then it is not the easiest method to receive the obits. If you would like to have your obit emailed, please make a note in the Comments box near the end of the online shopping cart form or contact us via email hayeslib@rbhayes.org. The fee is the same whether it is mailed or emailed. Besides obituaries, a variety of other sources have been indexed into this database. Examples of these other sources are probate case files, funeral home records, society membership records, biographical files, brief references in history books, etc. Because these sources can range from one page to fifty or more, we cannot set a standard fee for copying them. Contact the library staff (419-332-2081 or hayeslib@rbhayes.org) to find out what is available on your individual. Our research fee for this material is $12.50 an hour plus photocopying costs. Of course, it is always possible for the researcher to visit the Hayes Library in person. Admission to the Library is always free. Copies of the obituaries here are only $.25 each since you do the look-ups! For information about hours and location, try our web site: http://www.rbhayes.org/receptn.htm Becky Hill Obits on the Web Coordinator bhill@rbhayes.org 419-332-2081 _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail