Will soon be headed to Van Buren for research on Charles Fletcher [b. 1790 S.C., d. 10 Dec 1849 Van Buren, AR].
Just learned of the 1877 fire and destroyed records. Does anyone have any experience or helpful pointers on culling some information on pre-1877 info? Does one library or another have a newspaper archive that goes back that far?
Also, the grave site of Charles Fletcher has never been documented, and it is not noted anywhere on the internet that I and others have been able to find for some time. Any helpful words on where to find the older cemeteries around Van Buren?
Going blind just looking to see what we can find, so any help from experienced researchers in that area is appreciated.
Keith