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From: GRSNP Prez <>
Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Re: Newspaper obituaries, etc.
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 20:05:22 -0400
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Donna,
I know of only one organization that is attempting to computer index the obits.
The Genealogical Research Society of Northeast Pa has >400,000 obits in
their db.
Minooka would have been listed in the county deaths, not the Scranton deaths.
Unfortunately, the county death index begins with 1893 deaths.
Fortunately, these have also been computer indexed by the society.
Sadly, No Archer can be found in this index.
GRSNP's obit db lists these Archer's who died in Lackawanna County.
Jane E. Archer died, 3 Aug, 1904. She also had a will. GRSNP also has
these on microfilm.
John Archer, died in Forest City (Not Lackawanna County, but very close),
20 Nov 1919 in his 70th year.
He was killed by a train on the railroad tracks.
Mary A Archer, d 12 May 1920 in Scranton.
William W. Archer, d 16 Nov 1919, in his 80th year.
All the other Archer's are recent deaths..>1990.
In the "For What It's Worth" category:
Hannah Worth, died 1919 (no dob is given) the source is the Wilkes Barre
Record April 1910.
Hope this helps.
Joe Bryer


At 10:03 AM 6/6/2003 -0400, Donna E. Ristenbatt wrote:
>This is perhaps reaching for the moon, but are any of these obituaries
>indexed? I have a ggg grandmother who was living in 1880 with her youngest
>daughter (by a first marriage) and her husband and family in Minooka. I
>have no idea if she were just visiting for the summer, as the census was
>taken during the summer, or if she were living permanently with them. I
>have checked the Scranton deaths (1878 and thereafter) on LDS microfilm,
>and found nothing on her. Do the city directories include Minooka and do
>they start as early as 1880? Her name was Hannah ROSSELL WORTH ARCHER. On
>the 1880 census, she was listed as Hannah WORTH, aged 63 - her first
>husband was Peter WORTH, and she was originally from New Jersey,
>Burlington County. I have even checked the online marriage indexes, in
>case she remarried in 1880 or thereafter, but see they start in 1886,
>probably too late, although I did do a search and found nothing. Are
>there any other avenues of research which I am missing, from this area?-
>something close to the State Archives would be preferable, as I am closer
>to that than I am to Scranton.- or something on LDS microfilm, as I have
>access to that as well. Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>Donna Ristenbatt

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