Hi Maxine, If there are any TIDWELL obits from before 1880, I'd like to purchase your book. Gene ATKIN <genea2@juno.com> Forty Surnames, etc.: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/t/k/Eugene-L-Atkin> On Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:19:00 -0600 Maxine Reggio <reggio@flash.net> writes: >Hi Dan, > >My book is 169 pages fully indexed. Has been done in size 9 print in >order >to get more information on less pages. >I am asking $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping. >It has well over 1000 obits. Is taken from newspapers from Warren >county >but they covered most of the state on a lot of the deaths. Soft back. >Remember that far back the obiuaries were different than they are now. >These were taken from front pages to community columns or what I call >gossip columns. >Maxine Reggio >7205 NW 46th. St. >Bethany, Ok 73005 > >Sample >McWhirter, Watson >New Era Newspaper >Thursday January 27 , 1876 >Fatal Accident — A Boy Killed >Caney Fork, Jan, 11th , 76 by Editor of New Era; >As I for some time past have been and are still stuck off down here in >the >north part of old Warren in the literary " sanctum" with the children >of >this neighborhood, I have been busy, and consequently my pen has been >silent. But as there occurred a fatal accident near my school today I >have >deemed it prudent to give the facts to your readers. Watson McWhirter, >son >of George McWhirter, accidently shot and killed himself this morning. >Some >of the neighbor boys were going to kill hogs, and McWhirter's folks >were >going to assist them. Watt, who was I suppose about 15 or 16 years >old, >took the gun and set off before the rest, and was waiting at the river >for >the canoe to be brought over, when the accident occurred. Wash Perkins >was >carrying the canoe, and was near the bank, when he heard the report of >the >gun, but was not looking at Watson. But from the manner in which he >was >shot it is supposed that he placed his foot on the hammer of the gun, >and >went to blow in the muzzle, when his foot slipped off, and the gun was >discharged, the ball knocking out two or three of his upper front >teeth, >and entering the roof of his mouth, ranged toward the occipital bone, >and >produced death in about two hours. >*** >Sample >New Era Newspaper >Thursday May 13, 1880 - >Death Of Mrs. R. C. Smartt >A private letter from Alexandria brings the sad intelligence of there >on >Sunday night the 2 nd. Inst., of Mrs Caroline Smartt, wife of R. C. >Smartt, >Esq., whose life after her marriage, was chiefly spent in this place, >and >who had many kindred and warm friends among our people. Mrs. Smartt >was a >mother and wife of more than average merit, and her untimely decease >will >be a cause of surprise and sorrow in the large circle of her >acquaintances. >She fell a victim to the insidious foe of our race pulmonary >consumption. > > >At 09:32 PM 2/14/1999 EST, you wrote: >>I would be interested in a copy of your obituary book, please forward >any >>information to me at this e-mail address. Thanks, >> >>Dan Clymore >> >> >>==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== >>If you hit reply to an e-mail posted to the list, it automatically >replies >to the list. To send to individual, be sure to change adressee in TO: >section. >> >> >> >Maxine Reggio >7205 NW 46th. St. >Bethany, OK 73008-2317 > >>From Warren Co. Newspapers of Tenn. "1867 thru 1934" >Obituary Book for sale - $30 email directly to: reggio@flash.net > > >==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== >Researching the following Maury County surnames: HARDISON - JETER - >KENNON - LEWIS - MACK - MAYSE - MILES - MITCHELL - MURPHY - OLIVER - >PARK - PARRISH - RIEVES - ROOK - WELLS - demastus@aol.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]