DEATH NOTICES
COLUMBIA COUNTY NEWSPAPERS
FROM 1837 TO 1870
This database contains 4,480 death notices found in eight newspapers
published in Columbia County from 1837 to 1870, Berwick Investigator,
Bloomsburg Democrat, Columbia Democrat, Columbia Democrat/Star of
the North, Columbian, Columbian/Democrat, Democrat Investigator
(Bloomsburg), and Star of the North (Bloomsburg).
To find an obituary of an individual, enter the name in the "search
box." If that individual’s obituary appeared in one of the newspapers,
the following information may be available depending on what content was
included:
 | Name: last, first, & middle |
| Maiden Name (Seldom was the maiden name of the deceased listed.) |
| Survivor |
| Deceased’s residence |
| Age: Year, month, & day |
| Newspaper with death notice |
| Date of newspaper with death notice |
| Notes (In some case there may be additional information about the
person.) |
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EXAMPLE:
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DEATH NOTICES 1837 TO 1870 IN
COLUMBIA COUNTY NEWSPAPERS |
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Name: last, first, middle |
Maiden Name |
Survivor |
Residence |
Age Y/M/D |
Newspaper |
Date of Notice |
Notes |
|
Funston, Wilbur F. |
|
Thomas A (F) |
Bloomsburg |
26-?-? |
Star of the North |
1865-09-06 |
Consumption |
Thomas A. Funston (F) was the father of Wilbur F. Funston who was the
survivor. Consumption listed in the "Notes" indicated this was the
cause of his death.
Death notices in this database were found in the years and months of the
following newspapers:
Berwick Investigator
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1853
April to June
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1854
February to March, May to June, August to September
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Bloomsburg
Democrat
|
1867
February to December
|
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1868
January to December
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Columbia
Democrat (Bloomsburg)
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1837
April to December
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1838
January to September and November to December
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1839
February to April, June to August, and October to December
|
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1840
February to December
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1841
January to April
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1842
May to December
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1843
March to June, August to October, and December
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1844
December
|
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1845
January to March and May to December
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1846
January to September and December
|
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1849
January to March
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1850
January to December
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1853
September
|
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1857
March to December
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1858
January to March
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1860
March to December
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1861
January to December
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1862
January to December
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1863
January to December
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1864
January to December
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1865
January to December
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1866
January to December
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1867
January to February
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Columbia
Democratic/Star North (Bloomsburg)
|
1866
February, August, October, and December
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Columbian
(Bloomsburg)
|
1866
May to December
|
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1867
January to December
|
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1868
January to December
|
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1869
April, September, and December
|
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1870
January to December
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Columbian/Democrat
(Bloomsburg)
|
1869
January to December
|
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1879
January
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Democratic
Investigator (Bloomsburg)
|
1853
August
|
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1854
January-March
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Star
of the North (Bloomsburg)
|
1849
January to November
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1850
January to December
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1851
January to December
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1852
January to December
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1854
February, April to June, August to December
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1855
December
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1856
January to December
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1857
January, March, April to December
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1858
January to December
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1859
January to December
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1860
January to December
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1861
January to December
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1862
January to October
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1863
August to December
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1864
January to December
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1865
January to December
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1866
January to February
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MICROFILM PAPER COPIES OF DEATH NOTICES
FROM ANY OF THESE EIGHT NEWSPAPERS: BERWICK INVESTIGATOR, BLOOMSBURG
DEMOCRAT, COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, COLUMBIA DEMOCRATIC/STAR OF THE NORTH, COLUMBIAN,
COLUMBIAN/DEMOCRAT, DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATOR, AND STAR OF THE NORTH
If you want to view a death notice on microfilm, visit
the Andruss Library on the campus of Bloomsburg University. If you can't visit,
click on our "Research Request" tab on the left.
There is a search fee to find an obituary notice for a specific person.
In order to reduce the amount of time needed to search for each name, list the
dates of the searches in chronological order according to the newspaper. Please
use the example listed below in making your requests. Your cooperation will be
very helpful and appreciated. Every effort will be made to send the paper copies
of the searches you requested within two to three weeks. All
search requests should be sent to the Columbia County Historical & Genealogy
Society, 225 Market Street, P.O. Box 360, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-0360.
Example:
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NEWSPAPER NAME |
NAME (last / first / middle) |
DATE OF NOTICE |
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Star of the North |
Abbot, Elizabeth |
1854-10-12 |
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