Obituaries

• USGenWeb Archives — Jefferson County Obits
• The Star, Reynoldsville (PA Newspaper Archive) — 954 issues, 11 May 1892–28 Dec 1910

These digitized sets are especially helpful when Jefferson County natives died or lived elsewhere.

• Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977–2010 (PDF)
• U.S. Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899–2012 (PDF)
• California — Fresno & Napa Co. Obituaries, 1974–1997 (PDF)
• California — Oakland, Alameda Co. Newspaper Record Collection, 1985–2011 (PDF)
• Idaho — Southeast Counties, Obituaries, 1864–2007 (PDF)
• Michigan Obituaries, 1820–2006 (PDF)
• Arizona — Payson Obituaries, 1948–2008 (PDF)
• NewsBank Obituaries — Allegheny, Beaver, Jefferson, Westmoreland (1983–2020) (PDF)

California Death Index (for obituary leads)

Use death locations to target local newspapers for obits:

• Born in Pennsylvania, died in San Luis Obispo Co., CA — CADI extract (PDF)

Tip: Once you have a place/date of death, search that town or county paper (public library sites often provide access).

1. Search the USGenWeb Archives Jefferson County obits first for a quick hit.
2. Use the Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive to read digitized issues of the Reynoldsville Star.
3. If the person left Jefferson County, check the curated out-of-state sets above.
4. Confirm dates from obits with death certificates or cemetery records.
5. When you have just a death date/place, search that locality’s public library “Newspapers / Obituaries” page.

Cite what you find: paper name, city, issue date, page/column if available.

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