Cyndi, What state is Childress in? Karen Watts High Pathoscafe@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > Looking for ancestors... (who isn't!) > > Richard Albert Watts died 5/1/1907 in Childress > Sally Jane Cates Watts died 1936 in Childress... I believe she is buried at > Tell Methodist Cemetery.Their son William Frederick Black Watts was born in > Franklin Co in 1884 so they didn't arrive in Childress until after that... > His daughter > Nina Opal Watts was born 8/24/1907 in Childress > > I'm hoping to find a birth record, obits, death notices, tombstones, tax or > deed or census records for the period from 1884-1936. Can anyone help me > find any of these? (I've checked the Genweb site) I'd like to get > photocopies/photographs of original records if possible and tombstones (and > will gladly pay for any copying, film, or postage!), but just some insight on > how to find these records in Childress county would be very much appreciated! > > For instance, is there a local newspaper that was publishing back then &, if > so, is there an archive I could write to?? > Is there an index to cemetery lists & does someone have access for a look-up? > Is there a funeral home that might have records from that period (1907 > &19363)? > How can I find birth records if they exist? > > Does anyone have access to census, tax or deed records? > > Any links or look-up people out there? I really need some help with these > folks! > Thanks! > Cyndi in Baltimore