The Appomattox Regional Library System has digitized preserved microfilm copies of The Hopewell News comprising the period This index to the obituaries found in the Gazette for the years 1754 to 1915 gives the names of the deceased, date of death, and the page number where the obituary may be found in the paper. By the latter half of the 19th century, biographical sketches of the deceased often included such items of interest as occupation, family members, church affiliation, and the site of interment. Denizens of the Victorian era penned obituaries and eulogies that were effusive and sentimental in mood. With the advent of the Jacksonian revolution in the US, however, reporting of obituaries became more egalitarian. Since notices were printed only when paid for, these early obituaries were often those of prominent planters, merchants, or political leaders of the community rarely is a carpenter, bricklayer, or tradesmen mentioned. One or two lines in length, they may recite the deceased’s name, age, place of residence, death date, and, occasionally, the place of birth. ed.Įarly death notices from the Gazette are, for the most part, quite terse. Obituary Notices from the Alexandria Gazette, 1784-1915.Obituary Index to the Alexandria Gazette, 1916-1946.As part of the effort records of the people buried by the Bell Funeral Home before 1970 were located, reorganized, and the burial information compiled into an electronic database. In the summer of 2001, the Bell family decided to collaborate with the local African-American Genealogy Group to make it easier to provide information about earlier generations. When members of the community and of local families want to learn about people and places of the community’s past, the Bell family helps them. Bell Funeral Home has served the community of central Virginia. Obituary of Barry Wayne Miles (1940-2018).

United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 - index and images.

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