katty@texoma-ok.com Could you check for death abt.1902-04 Patience Matilda (Fore)NEWCOMB......Thanks ---------- > At 08:10 AM 3/16/99 -0600, Carolyn Switzer wrote: > >What are the earliest dates for getting birth records, marriage certificates > >and death certificates in Collen County? I am researching the Reese family > >of the late 1800's. > > > >Thanks. > > > >Carolyn Switzer > >cswitzer@thequest.net > > > Carolyn, > > Basically, the Collin County Courthouse records for birth & death begin > around 1903. However, quite frequently you see listings prior to that time. > > The McKinney Memorial Public Library has an ongoing project of abstracting > obits from the "early" McKinney newspapers. Their first volume, published > in 1988, was for the years 1884-1899; the last volume published was for > the 1930s. Volunteers are now working in the 1940s. So, there are other > sources for death information and family information > > I would be happy to help you, should you desire. > Minnie Pitts Champ > Collin County Book Co. > 1413 Harroun St. > McKinney TX 75069-3430 > > 972-562-6543 > "mchamp@airmail.net" > "http://ccvm.com/ccbc/home.html" > >