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From: "Donna E. Ristenbatt" <>
Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Re: Newspaper obituaries, etc.
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 11:09:01 -0400
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Hi Joe,

Thanks for all the information. I did want to add, for what it is worth
(another little pun there), that I looked through the Scranton deaths on
LDS microfilm and I went page by page. I first used the index, but years
of experience have taught me that the index cannot always be completely
trusted - a lot depends upon how the transcriber transcribed the names.
Doing the page by page method, I did discover that some Minooka deaths did
make it into this list, or at least Minooka residence, as it was listed as
such. I wanted to share that so that others will know not to totally
bypass this avenue of research.

Thanks for the listing of ARCHER and WORTH. Now if Hannah had good
longevity genes, she might have made it to that 1919 death. She would have
been 97, but all things are possible. I did notice that there were a
number of WORTH/WIRTH when looking through the Scranton deaths. Apparently
it was an Irish name in that area.

Since I am not as familiar with Scranton research, could you share what
GRSNP stands for. Thanks.

Donna Ristenbatt

On 6 Jun 2003 at 20:05, GRSNP Prez wrote:

Date forwarded: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:01:18 -0600
Date sent: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 20:05:22 -0400
From: GRSNP Prez <>

> 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
>
>

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