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From: Carol C-H <>
Subject: Re: [17] Clay Co Newspapers
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 12:32:11 -0500
In-Reply-To: <c5.15e54fb7.28caff62@cs.com>

My brick wall g2gpa, Thomas S. JORDAN, published the Ashland News - I have
not seen it - is it possible to buy that microfilm? Maybe somewhere in
that newspaper he would have mentioned his birth family???

Carol

At 11:58 PM 9/7/2001, wrote:
> >Does anyone know which newspapers would more likely have covered >the Fox
>Creek area? Ashland or Lineville?
>
>
>
>I would try all the ones that have the appropriate dates. Most of the papers
>have a "local news" section that have items of interest pertaining to the
>different areas of the county.
>
>Also, as a suggestion of things to look for, don't overlook editorials, ads,
>etc. They may have clues to your family. I noticed in one paper, the
>sheriff's name - he was my grandmother's uncle! She never told me that, so I
>was surprised. It also made me realize that his mother's death would probably
>be reported, since he was a county official. Sure enough, I found a beautiful
>obituary about her, even though she lived and died in a neighboring county.
>In the legal notices, I found another ancestor mentioned, so I have a better
>time frame of when he lived. I still haven't found when he died, but now, I
>have another way & place to check for that information.
>Just be sure to check each paper out completely, for the most information.
>
>
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Carol C-H <> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/

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