Recently I've been reading through biographies in the Muskogee and Northeastern Oklahoma: including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware ©1922 by John D. Benedict. This three volume book is availabe on ancestry.com, so I started out searching for every case where the word "died" appeared. The word died appears over 200 times in this 3 volume set. In most cases, the bios tell when a person's parents or children died (and often where). On a few occasions the death is of the person whose life story is being presented.
HOWEVER...If you have ever read one of these older histories, you know that the writers varied their word usage in order to keep the bios interesting. So they must have had a very complete thesaurus at hand!
So when searching for deaths in this book on ancestry.com, I have had to go back and search for the following words and phrases:
- died
- demise
- death
- deceased
- assassinated
- murdered
- final rest
I am only about half way done checking this three volume set for pre1920 deaths. I'm sure I will discover other death synonyms. I'll keep you apprised...
This blog will provide information on records of deaths in Oklahoma, types of records, location of sources, and description of the records. Send search request to mahlone@hotmail.com. If the information proves useful, a donation would be appreciated. I will provide my mailing address in return email.
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