Online Help

Online Help

Overview: To perform a search on the obituary database, click on the 'Search' button. This displays the search criteria that can be entered for the search. Enter the criteria for the search and click on the 'Find' button to display the results of the search. All criteria that is entered must be met in order for the record to be returned in the result list. For example: if 'Smith' is entered for the 'Last Name' and 'John' is entered for the 'First Name', records with only a last name of 'Smith' and a first name of 'John' are returned. To get a full listing of records, leave all criteria blank and perform the search. To clear the search criteria, click on the 'Clear' button on the search form. The following criteria is available to search on:

Last Name: Enter the person's full last name or the beginning of the person's last name in this field. If only part of the person's last name is entered, the search returns all records with last names that begin with the string. For example: entering 'Sm' returns last names that begin with 'Sm' like 'Smart', 'Smith', 'Smoot', etc...

First Name: Enter the person's full first name or part of the person's first name in this field. The search returns all records with first names that begin with the string.

Middle Name/Initial: Enter the person's full middle name or part of the person's middle name in this field. The search returns all records with middle names that begin with the string.

Maiden Name: Enter the person's full maiden name or part of the person's maiden name in this field. The search returns all records with maiden names that begin with the string.

Date of Death: Select the person's date of death from these fields. A partial date may be entered but the year is required for a partial date. If a partial date is selected such as 'January 1954', the search returns all records that have a date of death in January, 1954. If only a year is selected, the search returns all records that have a date of death in 1954.

Birth Date: Select the person's birth date from these fields. A partial date may be entered but the year is required for a partial date. If a partial date is selected such as 'January 1954', the search returns all records that have a birth date in January, 1954. If only a year is selected, the search returns all records that have a birth date in 1954.

Spouse: Enter the spouse's name of the person or part of the spouse's name in this field. The search returns all records with spouses' names that contain the string. For example: entering 'jo' returns records with spouses' names that contain the string 'jo' like 'Martha Jones', 'John Smith', 'Jim Johnson', etc...

Survived By: Enter names and/or relationships to the deceased in this field. The search returns all records with the 'Survived By' field that contains the string.

Other: Enter miscellaneous information in this field. This field typically contains the funeral home, burial site, burial date or other information related to the deceased. The search returns all records with the 'Other' field that contains the string.

Obituary Source: Enter the name of a newspaper or a date in this field. This field typically contains information about the obituary source. The search returns all records with the 'Obituary Source' field that contains the string.

First Name:		Phoebe
Last Name:		Stevens
Middle Name/Initial:
Spouse:		Concklin, Lewis
Date of Marriage :		7/28/1823
Book:		IR Marriage Binder
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