Thanks for the information Joyce Regards, Mary Scheller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce G. Reece" <bjreece@bellsouth.net> To: <tncarter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:51 PM Subject: [TNCARTER] Arthur Hopson > There are other options than death certificates from the govt > > SInce this was on the Carter Co list I'll assume the person lived in > Carter > Co. > > See if newspapers for the time are available. This will usually be on > microfilm but often you'll get lucky to find that some dedicated person > has > kept track of the newspaper obits/death announcements and they are usually > available at Historical Society's, Librarys or Archives. > > Find the funeral homes that were in existence at the time(s). Give them a > call to see what they have or if they can give you an idea of where to > look. > > Find a local historian or librarian who knows their 'stuff' in Carter Co. > Ask them. They usually, invariably, know what is available and what > isn't. > > You might be surprised what a few phone calls will reveal. > > Just remember that there is much, much more available in county records > than > will ever be available online. > > > Joyce Gaston Reece > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNCARTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message