Indiana, Daviess County, Washington Times Herald Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from 1984 to 2012. It consists of an index and images of obituary clippings from the Washington Times Herald bound in book form. Contains deaths from Daviess, Martin, Pike and Knox Counties and other areas. The collection was compiled by Kay Hedrick. Some years are missing.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The records contain:
 * Name of the deceased
 * Age
 * Birth date and place
 * Death date and place
 * Names of parents, spouse or other relatives
 * Name of newspaper, date and place of publication

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 * The name of the individual
 * The date of the event or the name of a parent or spouse

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"Indiana, Daviess County, Washington Times Herald Obituaries, 1984-2012." Database with Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.
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