Adams County Obituaries
Thursday, August 5, 2010 – 7:12 pmIf you have ever been to Adams County (as many of us driving the route between Spokane and Seattle have done!) you know that it is a county of wheat and cows. Many of the original settlers of Adams County were Volga Germans, Germans who came from Russia, searching for a place to plant their wheat and raise their families. As the generations have expanded, the population of Adams County has dwindled. Many genealogists can trace their heritage to the wheat fields of Ritzville and Odessa but then are stumped when it comes to finding obituaries in the local newspapers. Sometimes obits were printed in the Spokesman Review, but when they aren’t there, where do you go? This is where Sue Gardner comes in. This genealogy angel has been transcribing obituaries from four of the newspapers that were published in Adams County and posting them on the usgenweb Adams County site. The newspapers cover from 1898 to 1964, although Sue is working to bring them up to date. This is a fabulous resource for all genealogists and deserves to be noted. And if you are lucky enough to find your relative, you have Sue to thank!!



