Idaho, Oneida County Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Idaho Oneida County

Why Should I Look at these Records?
Obituaries can be a great source of genealogical information. While a death record usually verifies the death date and place, it doesn't always give extra details beyond that. Obituaries may come in handy for this reason, as obituaries very often contain a life sketch, cause of death, and close relatives and friends. It may also mention where the person was buried or cremated.

These additional details may help in discovering much-needed information to continue researching complete families, finding maiden names, or doing post-1900 research.

What is in this Collection?
This collections covers the years 1909-2010 and contains obituaries from The Idaho Enterprise. The Idaho Enterprise is a local newspaper that was established in 1879 in Malad City, Idaho. Malad City is located in Onieda County, where the newspaper covers the majority of its news for the local residents. It is still in publication today.

How do I Search the Collection?
View Images in this collection by visiting the [Browse Images URL Browse Page]. Once you've reached the browse page, follow these instructions to get to the images: ⇒Select the appropriate “Date of Obituaries” which will take you to the images. Search the collection by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

I Found Who I was Looking for, Now What?

 * Make sure you have searched for the death certificate of the person featured in the obituary. While the obituary should give most of the same information, the death certificate (if available for the time period) is the official documentation of the death. It is good to have for verification. Some places you can check are the Idaho, Death Certificates 1911-1937 or Idaho, Death Certificates 1938-1961.
 * Using the family relationships mentioned in the obituary, create a family group record to organize the relationships. Then search for other family records accordingly. For example, if the obituary mentioned a spouse, you could search for their marriage in the Idaho County Marriages collection. If the obituary mentioned children, you may be able to look for the children's birth records in the Idaho, County Birth and Death Records collection.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, Now What?

 * Not everyone in this county had an obituary, so other death records may need to be consulted to find the ancestor's death. Try the Idaho, Death Certificates 1911-1937 collection or the Idaho, Death Certificates 1938-1961 collection for death certificates. You can also try consulting the Idaho, County Births and Deaths collection for deaths before 1911.
 * Don't forget that the use of nicknames was common, as well as alternate spellings of surnames. Make sure you are looking at all records using possible nicknames or spelling variations.

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