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Daviess, Indiana, 
United States
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Location of Daviess County, Indiana
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Location of Indiana
Record Description
Record Type Obituaries
Collection years 1984-2012
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Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne


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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You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Indiana, Daviess County, Washington Times Herald Obituaries, 1984-2012.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

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

Collection Content

Sample Image

  • 1993 Obituary

How Do I Search This Collection?

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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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How Do I Analyze the Results?

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What Do I Do Next?

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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  • Search for land and probate records

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

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  • Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Indiana.

Citing This Collection

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