I want to know if the local paper in Hampton carried obits for Blacks during the 40's. My grandfather was the skipper and owner of the "John W. Brown". He berth his boat in Hampton down at the docks. He was a fairly successful business man. His boat sinked in the Hampton Roads with most of his family aboard in the 30's. They were all rescued and his boat was saved. I am looking for someone that can research the local paper in Hampton to find if there was a story about this incident or any incident about Captain William Sneed.