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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Tuesday's Tip: City Directories May Contain Death Dates

If a person has died, the next city directory published in the community may indicate that the person has died, and it may include the person's date of death.

Nashville City Directory. Vol. 33, 1897. Compiled by Joel Davis. Nashville, Tennessee, Marshall & Bruce, 1897. Page 299. Available from Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Nashville City Directory. Vol. 34, 1898. Compiled by Joel Davis. Nashville, Tennessee, Marshall & Bruce, 1898. Page 424. Available from Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 

The death dates of William Cox and John G. Gatlin were published in Nashville city directories. William Cox was the half-brother of my 2nd-great-grandmother Sarah Claire "Sadie" Dyer. John G. Gatlin was the brother of my 3rd-great-grandfather William Dow Gatlin.

3 comments:

  1. Beth,

    I want to let you know that your blog post is listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2015/01/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-january-9.html

    Have a great weekend!

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  2. Thank you so much, Jana! Have a great weekend too!

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  3. Oh for heaven's sake -- good tip, Beth! (y) :-) I would never have thought of City Directories as a source for death dates... ;-)

    Thanks! -- Susan, http://themixthatmakesupme.wordpress.com/

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