The following is excerpted from an article by Kenneth H. Thompson Jr. printed in the May 24, 2011 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Religious newspapers are a great source for genealogical research but are often very hard to locate — let alone use — unless the information in them is compiled and published.
Brent H. Holcomb has published more of this type of source book than any other writer, with his latest being two volumes of Presbyterian records. “Marriage and Death Notices From the Southern Presbyterian, Volume III: 1880-1891″ and its companion, “Volume IV: 1892-1908,” contain a wealth of information on Presbyterians in the deep South.
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