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

[Tom Kemp]

There are more and more of these sets going online all the time.
It's a great day for genealogists.
Tom

On 8/25/07, Sandy Day <daysa at oplin.org> wrote:
>
>  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 <thomas.j.kemp at gmail.com>
> *To:* Librarians Serving Genealogists <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
> *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 <http://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 <http://www.genealogybank.com/free>
>
> One down, 200 Million resources to go.
>
>
>
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