Dear Richard, Since the location of Fry's School is unknown to me I checked the Weifaring Index to make sure Phillip died in Hamblen County. This index is compiled from the death certificates and in addition to the information online at Tennessee Archives, it includes the name of the parents. Phillip is indeed listed in the index. Phillip "SOAD". His parents are listed as Henry Soad and Rebecca Hollingsworth. In addition to this information an original death certificate would also list cause of death (some of these "causes" are not very specific) and the date of burial probably especially since he was interred under the auspices of a funeral home (Stretzer). The exact date of birth or death is not listed in the Weifaring index just the year date and the age of the decieased and the death certificate number. Exact dates (birth and death) of the deceased (if the "informant" had this information) would be on the original certificate. Although since I have ordered the neat new book it has cut down on my need for original certificates considerably. <grin> Also the first death certificates that list parents begin in 1914 and Stretzer funeral home records go back to about 1900. Records from other funeral homes in the area, the Hamblen courthouses records, daughters of the condederacy information, and extracts from Hamblen County Will books Vol. 1 is also listed. The certificate lists the marital status of the decieased, but usually NOT the spouse/s name. This information is occasionally given in Hamlen and Nearby Deaths. Sometimes the date of the marriage is listed although this is often just a year date. Gail Gail. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Roorda" <possum2@softhome.net> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:06 Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] TN Death Cert > Dear Richard, > I don't have acesss to original death certificates, but Phillip Issac is > listed in a new book by Marguerite Williams and the Hamblen County > Genealogical Society, Hamblen and Nearby deaths. It is compiled form > various sources and is a terrific book. > > The source cited was Streatzer funeral home records. > > Phillip Isaac Soard 20 October 1854 TN, 26 April 1922; near Fry's school > house father Henry Soard born TN, m. Rebecca Hollingsworh, TN buried > Bethel Cemetery. > > Gail > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard H. Soard" <rsoard@mindspring.com> > To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 20:15 > Subject: [TNGRAING-L] TN Death Cert > > >> Melissa, >> >> Would you mind looking up death cert for Philip Isaac Soard/Sword/Soad >> who died in Hamblen County around 1922. >> >> Thanks, >> Richard Soard >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>Melissa Barker >>>Genealogy Researcher/Family Historian >>>RAOGK Volunteer >>>Have Access to Tennessee Death Certificates for Years 1908-1954 for ALL >>>Counties >>>Have Access to Tennessee Birth Certificates for Years 1908-1912 for ALL >>>Counties >>>Have Access to Tons of Tennessee Books at My Local Library >>> >>>WILL DO LOOK UPS!! >> >> >> >> >> ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >> To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to >> tngraing-l-request@rootsweb.com >> >> > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l-request@rootsweb.com > >