| 12. '''''Look for John Doe's death documents.''''' Look for obituaries, church burials, church bell tolling lists, funeral sermon eulogies, funeral home records, funeral cards, tombstones, sexton’s records, insurance, pensions, Social Security, death certificates, family Bibles, wills, estate papers, and land sales papers. | | 12. '''''Look for John Doe's death documents.''''' Look for obituaries, church burials, church bell tolling lists, funeral sermon eulogies, funeral home records, funeral cards, tombstones, sexton’s records, insurance, pensions, Social Security, death certificates, family Bibles, wills, estate papers, and land sales papers. |
| 13. '''''Local histories, biographies, and genealogies.''''' Town and county histories often have biographical information about citizens. Look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. Use Place Search from the drop down put in STATE, or COUNTY –then use key word in drop down put in HISTORY for counties, or STATE, COUNTY, TOWN – HISTORY for town histories. Repeat for the topic BIOGRAPHY and again for GENEALOGY. | | 13. '''''Local histories, biographies, and genealogies.''''' Town and county histories often have biographical information about citizens. Look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. Use Place Search from the drop down put in STATE, or COUNTY –then use key word in drop down put in HISTORY for counties, or STATE, COUNTY, TOWN – HISTORY for town histories. Repeat for the topic BIOGRAPHY and again for GENEALOGY. |