Sherri, I searched the 1954 CADI for Michael BILLSON; Michael GASTER; Michael HAYES; and Michael WRIGHT - I found no BILLSONs listed - I found 3 GASTERs listed but no Michael (I've listed them here for you to check out anyhow - in two cases the name GASTER is a parents name) - I found l Michael HAYES - NOTE: this was a 3 year old child! I found l Michael WRIGHT - GASTER LENA Born: 09/18/1884 in OH Mother's Maiden Name: SCHAFFER Father's Name: CLAUDER Died: 04/21/1954 in Los Angeles County Age: 69 MCILNAY NETTIE E Born: 07/18/1884 in PA Mother's Maiden Name:GASTER Father's Name: REEDER 01 Died: 09/01/1954 in Alameda County S#: 208071970 Age:70 SMITH EMMA ELIZABETH Born: 03/14/1890 in KS Mother's Maiden name: PULLEN Father's Name: GASTER Died: 09/08/1954 in 19 (Los Angeles County) Age: 64 HAYES MICHAEL DAVID Born: 04/11/1954 in CA Mother's Maiden Name: BOBAK Father's Name: HAYES Died: 04/11/1954 in 19 (Los Angeles County) Age: 03 WRIGHT MICHAEL RICHARD Born: 02/08/1954 in CA Mother's Maiden Name: FITZGERALD Father's Name: WRIGHT 19 Died: 02/09/1954 in 19 (Los Angeles County) Age: 17 Hope some of this helps you, RUTH ___________________ Ruth(Grady) & Don Skewis ruth4527@pacbell.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherri3662@aol.com [mailto:Sherri3662@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 11:57 AM > To: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: worn-out > > > does any one have any suggetions? worn out and about to give up> Still > looking for a obit on a michael billson could have changed his > last name to > gaster, or hayes, or wright. I don't really know the death > should have been > in 1954 would be a two year old that would have drown. Lived with > grandparents PA Gaster which are no longer living. And no one > else seems to > know what happen. I am adpoted and this was a real brother > trying to fit the > puzzle pieces of my life together.. Any suggestions?????? > thankyou for you > help. Sherri-Oklahoma This was sopose to be in Coasta County >