The Economist Book of Obituaries
The Economist Book of Obituaries

Author: Keith Colquhoun

Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13:

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For 10 years, "The Economist" has included unique and original obituaries in a popular column. The selections are remarkable because of the people written about, the surprising lives they led, and the brilliant writing style. This volume gathers 200 of the best obituaries.

Origins of New Mexico Families
Origins of New Mexico Families

Author: Fray Angélico Chávez

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2012-05-29

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 0890135363

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This book is considered to be the starting place for anyone having family history ties to New Mexico, and for those interested in the history of New Mexico. Well before Jamestown and the Pilgrims, New Mexico was settled continuously beginning in 1598 by Spaniards whose descendants still make up a major portion of the population of New Mexico.

Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854
Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854

Author: G Glenn Clift

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780893089177

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By: G. Glenn Clift, Pub. 1941-43, Reprinted 2020, 294 pages, New Index, ISBN #0-89308-917-6. This book was created as a companion volume to a book entitled Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865 by the G.Glenn Clift. The 5,000 plus obituary notices were extracted from six early Kentucky newspapers and published in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. The Newspapers from which they were abstracted from: the Observer & Reporter, the Kentucky Gazette, the Reporter, the Kentucky Reporter, the Observer, the Argus of Western America and . Most entries give the name of the deceased, place of residence, name of spouse, names of parents and other survivors, date of death, and other genealogical data. The new Index that was created for this book mentions approximately 7,000 persons.