[Genealib] Unusual Sources - Finding Civilian Employee Deathsoverseas - War Dept

[Sandy Day]

Tom
Thanks for passing this on. By the way are you aware of the site below whereby you can print ACTUAL death certificates for birth, marriage and deaths for selected WV counties with selected dates? Most range from mid to late 1800's to mid 1950's:

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx

We will never see this in Ohio and I was shocked to see it in WV but I have used it many times and try to tell everyone I know about it.
 
Sandy Day
Genealogy Librarian
Schiappa Library
Steubenville, OH
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Kemp 
  To: Librarians Serving Genealogists 
  Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 9:35 AM
  Subject: [Genealib] Unusual Sources - Finding Civilian Employee Deathsoverseas - War Dept


  I am always looking for people - in every possible resource.

  I found these obituaries and death records of American civilian employees of the Bureau of Education of the War Department (and a few servicemen) in the Philippines. They all died in 1902 or 1903 and are recorded in the 1904 annual report of the "War Department" - these reports are part of the US Serial Set - I found these on America's GenealogyBank and put digital copies of these pages on the web for everyone to see at: www.GenealogyBank.com/free

  I think that it is a good example of the unusual places that we can find genealogical information. We often think of the Serial Set for researching Civil War & Rev War people - but it is really wide open. It's more than pension requests and petitions. 

  It would be difficult to find a record of their death in the Philippines, giving this much additional information, anywhere else.

  Here is a list of the people named in this report.
  Allen, Joseph E. died 29 April 1903 
  Baugh, Josephine, Mrs. died 22 Aug 1903
  Cooper, Price W. died 7 April 1903
  Gilliam, Walter died 7 July 1903
  Kirkpatrick, Joshua Bartlett died 14 Nov 1902
  Lutz, Marian, Mrs. died 24 July 1903
  Matthews, Walter Roy died 19 Feb 1903 
  Montgomery, D.C. died 31 Oct 1902
  O'Donnell, John J., Jr. died 15 Aug 1903
  Osbon, Orman K. died 24 Jan 1903
  Ross, Mae I., Mrs. died 3 Jan 1903
  Skiff, Vernon E. died 2 Feb 1903
  Walker, Robert P. died 3 July 1903 

  The details of their life, government service, cause of death and next of kin are given in the annual report.

  Even the description of the obscure grave markings and locations are given. 
  Invaluable for genealogists.

  I have put the digital copies of these obits at: www.GenealogyBank.com/free

  One down, 200 Million resources to go.
   


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