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.

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The following information may be found in these records:

Obituaries
 * 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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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find other vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage
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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Indiana.
 * Indiana Guided Research
 * Indiana Record Finder
 * Indiana Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1900 &#124; 1900-Present

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Kay Hedrick. Indiana, Daviess County, Washington Times Herald obituaries, 1984-2012.

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993
 * Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * A.O. Fulkerson, editor History of Daviess County, Indiana : its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. Indianapolis, Indiana : B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915

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