I agree with Lori. Whatever you find on the net, don't take it as face value. You can also visit old graveyards, yes that is one of my passions, courthouses, libraries and even read historical newspapers.
I have found obituaries of my ancestors in old newspapers that were stored in our library. I even found an old graveyard where my 3rd greatgrandparents are buried outside of my hometown. Never give up the search though! Post on message boards. There is one on ancestry and it is free. Look for surnames, under all different spellings. I couldn't find my grandparents marriage license in the county they lived, but I did find one for my grandfather to a different lady and his divorce papers. I also found one for my grandmother to a different man and her divorce papers. There were a lot of info on both. But it was only after searching in another county in another state that I found their marriage license. My grandmother wasn't divorced from her first husband when she married my grandfather! Her divorce wasn't final yet! It was weird seeing that because I grew up thinking my grandmother was a God fearing woman!
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