When searching old newspapers for obituaries, consider searching for the woman’s maiden name. The 1931 obituary of Sarah Graves in a Macon, Missouri, newspaper refers to her twice: once as Mrs. Thomas M. Graves and once as Sarah Ellen Newman (her maiden name). About every other reference to her is “she.” Not all obituaries will list a woman the way Sarah is in this obituary, but it was a common practice during this time period. Searching for parents’ names as well may be a good idea–even if they had been dead for fifty years and had never lived in the area.
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I am looking for Nancy Ruth Sneed who lived in Annapolis, MD. Was probably born in 1937. Atteneded the University of Maryland. She married, but no one knows her married name, but many know she died many years ago, possibly in New Hampshire.