Early 1800's but don't remember exact date at the moment. The first papers in Bedford County were a weekly newspaper. Almost all of the papers are microfilmed and the original's are at the office. I have been thru them many times. -----Original Message----- From: barbawhittaker@cableaz.com [mailto:barbawhittaker@cableaz.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 19:53 To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Jesse Coleman Obit Jan or Kathryn, Do you know how far back the Shelbyville Papers go?? Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Williams" <shearmadness@cafes.net> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 4:09 PM Subject: RE: [TNBEDFOR] Jesse Coleman Obit > Did you go to the library and look thru the microfilm of the Shelbyville > Papers? Also you can go to the Times Gazette and go up in the attic and > look thru the actual old papers. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathryn Hopkins [mailto:kathopkins@yahoo.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 08:58 > To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Jesse Coleman Obit > > > Hi Barb, > > I went to the library this weekend and found the obituary you > requested: > > > Shelbyville Gazette, Thursday, February 26th, 1891 > ================================================== > > Jessee Coleman Dead > > This well known and prominent citizen of the 23rd district died, > Monday last, and was buried Tuesday. Mr. Coleman was widely known > throughout the county as a man of means, all of which he had > accumulated by industry and economy. He was a worthy citizen and the > Gazette tenders its sympathies to the bereaved family, relatives and > friends. > > > Please email me personally <kathopkins@yahoo.com> and I will mail the > photocopies to you. > > Best regards, > Kathryn > > <snip> > The following was in the "Bedford Co TN Wills and Vital records from > Newspapers" by Marsh and Marsh on p. 175: "Jesse Coleman of 23rd > Dist, > died last Monday." This was in the Shelbyville Gazrtte, Feb 26,1891. > I sent to the TN State Lib. for a copy of the full Obit., and they > replied "not found, this is a weekly newspaper." It seems this Obit. > must exist if the Marshes found it . Can someone on the list please > tell me how I can get a copy of the full Obit for Jesse Coleman. > Thank you. Any help would be most appreciated. Peace. Barb in FL > <snip> > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Jan, Does Salt Lake have copies of the films? Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Williams" <shearmadness@cafes.net> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 6:42 PM Subject: RE: [TNBEDFOR] Jesse Coleman Obit > Early 1800's but don't remember exact date at the moment. The first papers > in Bedford County were a weekly newspaper. Almost all of the papers are > microfilmed and the original's are at the office. I have been thru them > many times. > > -----Original Message----- > From: barbawhittaker@cableaz.com [mailto:barbawhittaker@cableaz.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 19:53 > To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Jesse Coleman Obit > > > Jan or Kathryn, Do you know how far back the Shelbyville Papers go?? Barb > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Williams" <shearmadness@cafes.net> > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 4:09 PM > Subject: RE: [TNBEDFOR] Jesse Coleman Obit > > > > Did you go to the library and look thru the microfilm of the Shelbyville > > Papers? Also you can go to the Times Gazette and go up in the attic and > > look thru the actual old papers. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kathryn Hopkins [mailto:kathopkins@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 08:58 > > To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Jesse Coleman Obit > > > > > > Hi Barb, > > > > I went to the library this weekend and found the obituary you > > requested: > > > > > > Shelbyville Gazette, Thursday, February 26th, 1891 > > ================================================== > > > > Jessee Coleman Dead > > > > This well known and prominent citizen of the 23rd district died, > > Monday last, and was buried Tuesday. Mr. Coleman was widely known > > throughout the county as a man of means, all of which he had > > accumulated by industry and economy. He was a worthy citizen and the > > Gazette tenders its sympathies to the bereaved family, relatives and > > friends. > > > > > > Please email me personally <kathopkins@yahoo.com> and I will mail the > > photocopies to you. > > > > Best regards, > > Kathryn > > > > <snip> > > The following was in the "Bedford Co TN Wills and Vital records from > > Newspapers" by Marsh and Marsh on p. 175: "Jesse Coleman of 23rd > > Dist, > > died last Monday." This was in the Shelbyville Gazrtte, Feb 26,1891. > > I sent to the TN State Lib. for a copy of the full Obit., and they > > replied "not found, this is a weekly newspaper." It seems this Obit. > > must exist if the Marshes found it . Can someone on the list please > > tell me how I can get a copy of the full Obit for Jesse Coleman. > > Thank you. Any help would be most appreciated. Peace. Barb in FL > > <snip> > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go > > to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >