I am trying to find out more about John David "Dave" Hardwick, born ca 1852 in Mississippi, said to have died on 23 Oct 1889 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. Would there be any place that I could find Paris Newspapers on file for that time period? I would be very interested in obtaining a copy of his obituary, or an article about his death. John David Hardwick was born in John C. Hardwick and his wife, Elizabeth Jane Boyd in present day Marshall County, Mississippi. Elizabeth Boyd was Chickasaw by blood. John and Elizabeth settled in Pickens County, I.T. around 1854. John married first Sarah DUNEPHINE and second Lucretia "Crecy" HARNEY. Lucretia Harney was also Chickasaw by blood. After John's death, Crecy married second Tate MERRIMAN. When Tate applied to enroll in the Chickasaw Nation based on his marriage to Crecy, he testified that....." He was a continuous resident of the Chickasaw nation except for a five year period, from 1897 to 1901, during which time he was in prison in Sherman, Texas. He indicated that he "had been at Paris several times as a witness, that is when I was arrested." So, I'd also be curious to see whether or not I could find an index of court cases from Lamar County to 1897. It does seem interesting, any maybe not entirely a coincidence, that Crecy's first husband died in Lamar County in 1889, and that her second husband testified in a court case in Lamar county shortly thereafter. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Melinda McLemore Strong San Antonio, Texas