North Carolina Newspaper Extracts Bibliography

Overview
Many researchers have published books &amp; articles that include abstracts from various North Carolina newspapers. This page serves as a guide for locating books that may include details on your ancestors. Books are roughly arranged by county though some overlap may occur. Note: this page emphasizes print items. The link to WorldCat.org will help you locate the book in a library near you. If you are looking for online sources, check the individual county pages here on the wiki, at the NCGenWeb, or at deathindexes.com.

Also keep in mind that a newspaper often included news from more than just the parent county, but also extending into neighboring counties. As you review this list, it may be helpful to check Google Maps for a better understanding of geographic coverage.

Regional

 * Afro-American death notices from eastern North Carolina newspapers - compiled by Barry Munson. Includes notices from Beaufort, Carteret, Granville, Henderson, Hyde, New Hanover, Pasquotank, Pitt and Sampson counties. Spans 1860-1948. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * From Time into Eternity Obituaries, Death and Funeral Notices for Persons with Ties to the Roanoke-Chowan Area from 1874 -1899 . Includes notices relevant to Bertie, Gates, Hertford, and Northampton counties. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Alexander County

 * Newspaper obituary index Alexander county, North Carolina 1986-1992 taken from The Taylorsville Times, The Time Advatage ... Statesville Record and Landmark - compiled by Evelina Davis Miller [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Taylorsville index, 8 May 1890-7 May 1891 - by Linda R. Correll. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Anson County

 * Abstracts of notices found in the North Carolina Argus, 1848-1858 - compiled by Steve Bailey [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Beaufort County

 * Abstracts of marriages and deaths of extant Washington, North Carolina, newspapers - by Jim Chauncey. 3 volumes include 1815-1824, 1884-1904, 1887-1906. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Bladen County

 * Obituaries from the Bladen Journal, Bladen County, North Carolina, 1929-199 0 - by Elmer Wagers. [WorldCat]

Bumcombe County

 * Marriage and death notices from extant Asheville, N.C. newspapers, 1840-1870 - by Robert M. Topkins. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Cabarrus County

 * Obituaries: Kannapolis Daily Independent and Concord Tribune - by Kathryn L. Bridges. [WorldCat]

Caldwell County

 * Caldwell County, N. C., families newspaper articles - by Linda M. Staley. 3 volume set includes extracts from 1875-1880. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Carteret County

 * Beaufort News, Beaufort, NC Obituaries - compiled by Barry Munson. 6 volumes cover 1920-1948. [WorldCat]

Catawba County

 * Excerpts from the Hickory Mercury, 1891-1897; a Hickory, North Carolina, newspaper - by James W. Miller. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * A trip down memory lane, the first decade of the Enterprise transcripts and abstracts of articles from the Enterprise for Catawba, Mountain Creek, and Caldwell townships, N.C - compiled by James W. Miller. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * The Newton enterprise, 1881-1888 - compiled by John McAllister et al.; contains photocopied newspaper clippings. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Chowan County

 * Abstracts from newspapers of Edenton, Fayetteville, & Hillsborough, North Carolina, 1785-1800 - by Raymond Parker Fouts [FamilySearch Library | WorldCat]
 * Abstracts from the Edenton Gazette and North Carolina General Advertiser, Edenton, North Carolina - by Raymond Parker Fouts; 4 volumes span 1806-1821. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Cleveland County

 * 1001 Obituaries - by Vickie Rudasill for the Broad River Genealogical Society. [WorldCat]

Craven County

 * Abstracts from the North Carolina Gazette of New Bern, North Carolina - by Raymond Parker Fouts; 2 volumes span 1751-1798. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Citizens of Craven County, North Carolina and vicinity - by Barry Munson; full name index of the Carolina Federal Republican from 1809-1813. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Cumberland County

 * Abstracts from newspapers of Edenton, Fayetteville, &amp; Hillsborough, North Carolina, 1785-1800 - by Raymond Parker Fouts. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Marriage and death notices abstracted from the Fayetteville Observer and predecessor papers - by Bessie R. Hubbard; 2 volumes span 1816-1850. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Deaths of soldiers from the Fayetteville Observer, Weekly and Semi-Weekly, 1861-1864 - compiled and edited by Irene Singleton Smith [Famiy History Library| WorldCat]
 * Marriages and death notices abstracted from the Fayetteville Observer 1851-1865 - by Myrtle N. Bridges [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat] - the index is available on the author's website.

Edgecombe County

 * Deaths and Marriages from Tarboro, North Carolina Newspapers, 1824-1865 - by Hugh Buckner Johnson. [ FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Forsyth County

 * Index to Winston-Salem Journal obituaries, 1991 - compiled by Lorna W. Barrett. [FamilySearch Library]
 * Index to Winston-Salem Journal obituaries, 1996 - by Lorna W. Barrett [FamilySearch Library]
 * Obituaries from the Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina) - by Lorna W. Barrett [FamilySearch Library]
 * Death notices from the People's Press (Salem, North Carolina), 1851-1892 an indexed abstract - compiled by Robert M. Topkins [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Granville County

 * Creedmoor times-news, Creedmor, Granville County, North Carolina : obituaries 1915, 1918 &amp; 1919 - compiled by Barry Munson [WorldCat]

Guilford County

 * Death records from the files of the Greensboro, N.C. Patriot, 1826-1899 - compiled by the Greensboro Public Library [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Halifax County

 * Abstracts from the North Carolina Journal, Halifax, North Carolina - by Raymond Parker Fouts; 5 volumes that cover 1792 - 1810 [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Citizens of Halifax County, North Carolina and vicinity, 1824-1825 - compiled by Barry Munson [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Hertford County

 * Hertford edition, town of Ahoskie in early times, 1889-1939 - by the Hertford County Herald [FamilySearch Library ]

Hyde County

 * Hyde County messenger, Fairfield, NC : obituaries, 1926-1941 - compiled by Barry Munson. [WorldCat]

Iredell

 * Newspaper marriage &amp; death notices 1874-1890 from the Landmark, Statesville, North Carolina - compiled by Irene C. Black [FamilySearch Library | WorldCat]
 * Newspaper death notices from the Enterprise, Mooresville, North Carolina - compiled by Irene Clanton Black; covers 1904-1925 [FamilySearch Library | WorldCat]

Lenoir County

 * Abstract of the Kinston journal, 1878-1882 - by Russell King [FamilySearch Library | Available online - part 1 &amp; part 2]

Madison County

 * Madison County obituaries Madison County, North Carolina ; reprints for the years, 1904-1935 - compiled and published Jan Plemmons [FamilySearch Library | WorldCat]

Mecklenburg County

 * Death notices from the Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, Charlotte, N.C., 1841-1849 an index - compiled by Rose L. Grantham and Carol Haywood [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Death notices from the Western Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., 1853-1870 an index - compiled by Carol Haywood and Rose L. Grantham [Family History Library| WorldCat]
 * Marriage notices from the Western Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., 1853-1870 an index - compiled by Carol Haywood and Rose L. Grantham [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Death Notices from the Charlotte Democrat, 1871-1897: An Index - by Robert Topkins. [WorldCat]
 * Real estate and legal notices from Charlotte, North Carolina, newspapers, 1835-1847 - compiled by Glenn M. Cook [FamilySearch Library| Available Online]

New Hanover County

 * Index to semi-weekly messenger - 2 volumes compiled by Bill Reaves. Indexes 1905 and 1906. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Index to the Wilmington Messenger - compiled by Bill Reaves. 3-volume set indexes some issues between 1887-1889. [FamilySearch Library | WorldCat]
 * Marriage and death notices in newspapers published in Wilmington, North Carolina, 1797-1842 - by the Old New Hanover Genealogical Society [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Marriage and death notices from Wilmington, North Carolina, newspapers - 3-volumes compiled by Helen Moore Sammons; covers 1847-1870. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Marriage and death notices in newspapers published in Wilmington, North Carolina, 1797-1842 and marriage contracts of New Hanover County, citizens 1728-1855 - by Ida Kellum Brooks [FamilySearch Library | WorldCat]
 * Marriage notices, obituaries and items of genealogical interest in the Cape Fear recorder, the People press and the Wilmington Advertiser from Aug. 26, 1829 to Dec. 24, 1833 [FamilySearch Library | Worldcat]
 * Wilmington, NC and area obituaries including Wilmington morning star and Wilmington journal - 7 volumes by James Edwards; covers 1998-2004. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Orange County

 * Abstracts from newspapers of Edenton, Fayetteville, &amp; Hillsborough, North Carolina, 1785-1800 - by Raymond Parker Fouts. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]
 * Marriage and death notices from the Hillsborough recorder, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina --2 volumes cover 1820-1845. By Barry Munson. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Pasquotank County

 * Abstracts from The Old North State, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1849-1850 - by Raymond Parker Fouts. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Polk County

 * Polk County News, 1902-1905 - 3 volumes compiled by Frankie Monteith. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Rowan County

 * Marriage and death notices from the Western Carolinian (Salisbury, North Carolina) 1820-1842, an index - compiled by Robert M. Topkins. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Sampson County

 * The News Dispatch, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina: Obituaries - by Barry Munson. [WorldCat]

Stokes County

 * Abstracts of obituaries in newspapers of Stokes County, North Carolina 1915-1976 - abstracted by Lucile Bowles [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Surry County

 * Abstracts of births, deaths, marriages and other items of interest from Mount Airy, NC, Newspapers (1872-1895) - by Agnes Mosley Wells [FamilySearch Library | WorldCat]
 * Comprehensive listing of cemeteries and obituaries in and around Surry County, N.C.: including Virginia border counties as well -- by Lemuel Kallam. [WorldCat]

Vance County

 * Obituaries from the Gold Leaf, Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina - 2 volumes cover 1900-1907. Compiled by Barry Munson. [FamilySearch Library| WorldCat]

Wake County

 * Abstracts of vital records from Raleigh, North Carolina - by Lois Smathers Neal. 3-volume set that spans 1799-1839 of abstracts from the Raleigh Register, Minerva, and Star. [FamilySearch Library | NC Genealogical Society]
 * Marriage and death notices from the Observer Raleigh, North Carolina, Volume 1: 1876 - 1878 - by Barry Munson.
 * Marriage and death notices in Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette 1856-1867 by Carrie Broughton [Available online]
 * News items & death notices in Weekly Standard, a newspaper printed in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1859-1864 by Myrtle N. Bridges [WorldCat]

Yadkin County

 * Abstracts of genealogical items from "The Yadkin Ripple" 1893-1903 -- abstracted and indexed by Lewis Shore Brumfield with some additional notes by Frances H. Casstevens [Family History Librar| WorldCat]

Yancey County


 * Yancey County Journal's obituaries: Burnsville, Yancey County, N.C - by Carol Allen. [WorldCat]