Houston Informer, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1919-1969
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Houston Informer, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1919-1969
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This index is a compilation of deaths noted in the Houston Informer (later called the Houston Informer and Texas Freeman) in news articles, mortuary lists, and town and area reports sent in by subscribers.<br><br>The Houston Informer began publishing in 1893 and is considered the oldest African American newspaper west of the Mississippi. Microfilm held by the Neumann Library at the University of Houston Clear Lake was used to create this index. The library holds microfilm from 1916 to 1969.<BR/><BR/> African American deaths from other parts of the United States were reported, not only those which occurred in Texas.