John Edward Major (1848-1913) Newspaper Lookup

[briankaess]

Hello,
Looking for a newspaper story (likely obit or death notice) for Yank John Edward Major (1848-1913) in the The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 6, 1913. He died Aug 24, 1913. I could really use an image of this.
   Thanks in advance,
   Brian

[maddys52]

The Sydney Morning Herald is digitised in trove and is free to search and view for this time period.
https://trove.nla.gov.au

However, I can't see any obituary for John Edward MAJOR on 6 Sept 1913. There is an obituary for a Major- General John SLADE.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15448004

No deaths on the NSW BDM index for anyone with surname MAJOR on 24 Aug 1913, or a John MAJOR in 1913.    Do you mean he died in the US?

[briankaess]

Perhaps it is a slight death notice or story unrelated to his death. I have the Sept 6, 1913 newspaper date from My Heritage- I just don't have the page number for the Herald that day.
    Brian

[shume]

There is a tree on Ancestry stating that he died 1913 Virginia USA and a photo of his grave, with his wife Evelina.
Do you know what connection he had to Australia?

[maddys52]

You can search trove limiting to "Sydney Morning Herald" and "1913" and "September" (on the right hand side bar). I can't see anyting on the 6th September that looks possible.

[*Sandra*]

This relates to the Virginia John Edward Major.

Staunton Daily Leader
Staunton, Virginia 
Sat, 23 Aug 1913
Page 1

https://www.newspapers.com/article/staunton-daily-leader/143065959/

Sandra

[shume]

briankaess in his original request was looking for the American John Edward Major.

Wondering why he was mentioned in the SMH?

[~MERLIN~]

Perhaps it is a slight death notice or story unrelated to his death. I have the Sept 6, 1913 newspaper date from My Heritage- I just don't have the page number for the Herald that day.
Brian

Looking for a newspaper story (likely obit or death notice) for Yank John Edward Major (1848-1913) in the The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 6, 1913. He died Aug 24, 1913. I could really use an image of this. Thanks in advance, Brian

You can download the complete edition (30 pages) for The Sydney Morning Herald - Sept 6, 1913 in PDF format and read it yourself:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/rendition/nla.news-issue124052.pdf?followup=d4acf861e17900b368b11f9c60ed74ef

[briankaess]

Not sure if there is any Australia connection. John Edward Major's Father (William W Major) co-owned the Lexington Hotel in Virginia, and some members of the Family were friends to Robert E Lee, so maybe they were an ex-Confederate Family looking for friendlier confines, who knows?
   Brian