The Brethren's Advocate
1879-1882
A weekly from 1879-80: then monthly from 1881-82.
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If you need a copy of a obituary please e-mail at the above address. Please note which newspaper the obituary is from and I will provide them as time permits.
The images of this newspaper is now on line at http://archive.org/details/brethrendigitalarchives
Start your search by clicking on a letter below. But please first look at the examples, and see how to interpret the lines.
Examples of what the index looks like.
Issue Date |
|
State & Age |
County |
City |
Church |
02-01-1870 |
Bagley, Catharine |
PA 82 |
Bedford |
Snake Spring Valley |
|
01-01-1870 |
Stayer, Hannah (m. David, Josiah & Susan Stukey) |
PA 17 |
Bedford |
Yellow Creek |
|
02-01-1870 |
Shoemaker, Elizabeth (m. Benjamin, John & Barbara Teeter) |
PA 23 |
Bedford |
Londonderry |
Yellow Creek |
02-01-1870 |
Shoemaker, Infant (Benjamin & Elizabeth) |
PA Inf |
|
|
|
02-01-1870 |
Shoemaker, Elizabeth (m. Benjamin, John K & Barbara Teeter) |
PA 23 |
Bedford |
Yellow Creek |
|
01-01-1870 |
Stayer, Hannah (m. David, Josiah & Susan Stukey) |
PA 17 |
Bedford |
Yellow Creek |
How to interpret the Index lines:
Issue Date |
|
State & Age |
County |
City |
Church |
02-01-1870 |
Shoemaker, Elizabeth (m. Benjamin, John & Barbara Teeter) |
PA 23 |
Bedford |
Londonderry |
Yellow Creek |
02-01-1870 - Date of the publication
Shoemaker, Elizabeth - Person the obituary is for.
m. Benjamin - Spouse.
John K & Barbara Teeter - Parents names.
PA - State where died.
23 - Age at time of death.
Bedford - County where died
Londondery - City
Yellow Creek - Church where they had membership or were associated with
Other abbreviations:
d - days w - weeks m - months
gp - grandparents gf - grandfather gm - grandmother
m. - Spouse Bro. - Brother Sis - Sister
F-in-L - Father in Law M-in-L - Mother in Law B-in-L - Brother in Law