Guy L Argo was the brother of my great-grandfather, James Arnold Argo. I have the following children listed on my Family Tree Maker. Ruby 1912 Jesse 1913 Catherline 1916 Oleta 1919 Robert Harold ? Phone conversation with Monroe Argo the nephew of Guy Argo March 18, 1995: Guy had 4 girls and 2 boys, but one died at 2 years. Ethel (Guy's sister) had one boy and 3 girls, Margarite, Pauline, and Clothea. Ethel married James H. Myers. John Myers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claudia Kraemer" <cfk@airmail.net> To: <alwalker@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [ALWALKER] Updated Ala. Death Certs 1908 - 1974 > Hi Caroline--- > So does this mean that Guy Argo went by the name of "Ralph"? Or do I have > something linked wrong? I show that Flora Fields did have a son named > Ralph > who died in 1927?? But I show that Flora Fields(1893-1991) daughter of > Robert Felix Fields and Ophelia Elizabeth Phillips was married to Guy Argo > (1888-1959) > > Let me know --- those middle names, nick names etc. can sometimes confuse > me---and "Flisa Fish"---one has to wonder if it was the transcriber or the > 'southern drawl' > > By the way---I have heard that compliance for death certificates came with > the 1918 Pandemic. Before that, numerous places saw the need, but > supposedly after that, they KNEW there was a need. > > Claudia Fields Kraemer > > -----Original Message----- > From: alwalker-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alwalker-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Caroline > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:28 AM > To: alwalker@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ALWALKER] Updated Ala. Death Certs 1908 - 1974 > > Exciting Breaking News - this from Bob Davis at Wallace State: > > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made available to the > public a free index to Alabama death certificates (1908 to 1974). Before > now > available indexes only went to 1959. This index includes names of the > deceased but also indexes the names of the parents of the deceased. This > index is included as part of the LDS project to index its 2.4 million > microfilm reels, frame by frame. This index, therefore, already includes > much more than just this wonderful index to Alabama death certificates. > > To access this resource go to Familysearch.org, then go to "Search"; under > Search click on "Record Search Pilot." The link is: > > http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start > > It is easiest to put in surname, then "Alabama, United States", just as > typed. You'll "supposedly" get all the Hamiltons, Kitchens, etc., that > are > on file, beginning with 1908 (when there wasn't much compliance) up to the > latest additions. Often the info includes parents' names, sometimes the > spouse, cemetery and burial date. No, the certificate itself isn't > available, as it is with some states, but the printed info is better than > nothing. As with any source that is not "primary", and death certs > aren't, > even the original, be careful with what you find. I found the wife of > Ralph > Argo, Flora Fields, listed as "Flisa Fish". > > Caroline Hamilton Horton > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALWALKER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.24/2108 - Release Date: 05/19/09 > 17:59:00 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALWALKER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >