Union City Daily Messenger, Inc.

• 613 East Jackson St., Union City, TN 38261-0430
  Published Daily, Monday through Friday.
• Operated since 1890 under several different names.
• No genealogy/local history columnist.
• One "I'm Seeking..... " letter per person a month. Newspaper does not answer queries, but readers sometimes do.
• Obits from Obion, Weakley, Lake, and across the state line in Kentucky
• With more genealogical information than any newspapers I've seen.
• Birth and death date as well as place.
• Maiden name of deceased, of mother, of wife of deceased
• Marriage date often given.
• Children, siblings (usually includes deceased), other relatives esp. if no children
• Pallbearers - a great clue, if you are really stuck.
• Old Messengers are on microfilm at library in Union City.
• Need local "volunteer" to do look ups, in meantime inquire at Obion County Library, Library Link, about their lookup policy.
• 1996 Obits from Messenger
• 1997 Obits from Messenger

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