Kay -- In my experience, which includes neither Alabama nor Mississippi, the choice of paper for legal notices was determined by the government (court) involved, not the individual. The chosen paper at one time might be different from another, and the chosen papers had no guarantee of being preserved. Legal advertisements would not be like articles about sensational deaths or melodramatic events that papers might copy across the region or the country. If there were any less speculative way to approach the problem I'd probably try that first! Harold On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Katherine Rudolph <khrhome@yahoo.com>wrote: > I'm researching Franklin and Marion Counties, two burned counties (1890 > and 1883 respectively) in Alabama, and would like to review > newspapers that might have printed legal announcements in the > 1820s-1830s—I'm hoping for a probate notice that will confirm a > relationship between Isaac Taylor and his possible father, Robert Taylor > (whose last census was 1830 in Marion Co.). Yes, I know I'm grasping at > straws. > Chronicling America’s “US Newspaper Directory 1690-present” does not list > any newspapers published in Franklin or Marion Counties in this time > period, but I've identified seven papers that were published in surrounding > counties in Alabama and Mississippi. > I'm just not sure what to do next. Is there any way to narrow down which > of these papers would have been used by residents of Franklin and Marion > for printing legal notices? > I don’t have any idea what the date of death might have been, and am only > working on the assumption that Robert died between 1830 and 1840 because of > a rather elaborate house of cards I've built up based on evidence about > Isaac and two possible brothers (William and Simeon). > Any advice? > Kay Rudolph > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Harold Henderson midwestroots.net Research, Writing, and Brickwall Dismantling from Northwest Indiana Regularly Researching at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competencyevaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates.