This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zV.2ADI/1824.1 Message Board Post: Carol First found a Barbara E. Lear, who died at the age of 5 years, in San Francisco, on May 15, 1938, is that her? Next do you have any idea of when David and Margaret, when and where they were born, or a middle name, for these are common names. Now found these three people in the C.A.D.I. http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi might be two of the daughters. Last Name First Name Middle Birth Date Mother Maiden Father Last Sex Birth Place Death Place Residence Death Date SSN Age Post-ems Order Record WALKER SARAH JANE 06/06/1867 EVANS DAVIS F CALIFORNIA SISKIYOU 11/11/1947 80 yrs Add DAVIS ELIZABETH 12/17/1864 EVANS DAVIS F CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO 11/26/1951 86 yrs Add PEDERSON BESSIE ELIZABETH 01/30/1879 EVANS DAVIS F REST (OTHER) HUMBOLDT 05/09/1943 64 yrs George

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis, Lear Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zV.2ADI/1824 Message Board Post: I am looking for obits on any member of the David Davis family. They lived on Channing Way in Berkeley, Ca. Family members: David Davis, wife Margaret (nee) Evans. Children : Arthur E Davis died March 25, 1910. Sarah, Elizabeth, Rachael, Samuel. I would also like an obit on my sister Barbara Ellen Lear, she died in May 1938. Thank you Carol Rohner

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zV.2ADI/1797.1 Message Board Post: Hello, I believe that since Sacramento is California's State capital, that all Public Notarys, pass or present, would be held in that office's archieves. If not, they might be able to point you in the right direction. You would want to contact the Secretary's States office I believe, which is where the Notary's Office is located. Hope this was helpful and Good Luck! Sincerely, Rebecca

Would someone please do an obit lookup for: Calif Death Index: Russell R. Lantis, b. 4 Aug 1913 Or, d. 1 Oct 1977 Alameda Co; ss#547-01-2872 Social Security Death Index: Russell Lantis, b. 4 Aug 1913, d. Oct 1977; residence Vallejo, Solano Co, Ca; ss#547-01-2872 issued Calif before 1951 Thanks Mick Burdge Dayton, Ohio

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zV.2ADI/1821 Message Board Post: Looking for Howard Royse Franks B. Feb., 7 , 1936 ( TX ) D. , Dec., 12 , 1998 Albany , Alameda ca. Father -- Claude T. Franks Mother -- Iva Luvena ( Castleberry ) Would like to find out more his Father and my Gr-GR-Grandmother were brother and sister. Anna L. Ballou-Campbell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Murray, Jordan, Harriff Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/1820 Message Board Post: Looking for information on John Mateer Murray who died in 1958 in Los Angeles county, California. John was born in western Pennsylvania in the late 1800s. Family tradition says he lived next door to Roy Rodger's ranch.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zV.2ADI/1819 Message Board Post: from the book "BAY FARM ISLAND: A HISTORY" by Woody Minor Amos Mecartney, 1828-1903, was born in Pennsylvania, the son of a prominent banker and owner of an insurance company. The gold rush drew young Mecartney to California. At the age of 21 he sailed from Pennsylavania to San Francisco, arriving on August 5, 1849, and spent three years as a placer miner on the Yuba River before returning East. He came West again in the late 1850's when gold was discovered on the Fraser River in British Columbia. Mecartney finally settled in San Francisco around 1860, where he proceeded to amass a fortune in general investments and real estate speculation. Although he made Alameda his home, his business brought him often to San Francisco (where he would stay in the Palace Hotel) and for the remainder of his life he made yearly trips to manage his exrensive real estate holdings in Kansis City, Chicago and elsewhere. Mecartney and his wife Dollie moved to Bay Farm Island in 1873, where they were to raise their five girls--Pearl, Meda, Myrtl! e, Mignon and Leta. In a diked enclosure off the western tip of the upland, on a portion of the reclaimed marshland he owned, near the Beach House, Mecartney built one of the great mansions of Alameda, a two story octagonal house with bell tower, surrounded by gardens. In 1875 he constructed a raised road paved in shell that ran diagonally across teh reclaimed marsh from the bridge to his estate.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zV.2ADI/1784.1 Message Board Post: I found the following obits published in the Oakland Tribune. 11/23/1952 Oakland Tribune – Hay, In Alameda, November 20, 1953, Euphemia, beloved wife of William, Jack and Dorothea Peterson; and also survived by three grandchildren. A native of Scotland. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Monday, November 24, 1953, at 1:30 o’clock p.m. from George Murphy’s Chapel, 2313 Central Avenue, near Park Street, Alameda 11/7/1971 Oakland Tribune – Hay, Jack S., in Alameda, November 5, 1971 beloved husband of Othelia Hay of Fremont; loving father of Margaret E and James S. Hay; dearly beloved brother of Dorothea Osborne of San Leandro and William Hay of Alameda. A native of Alameda; aged 60 years. A member of Independent Order of Foresters, Treasurer, Director and pas Pres of Silver Pines Golf and Country Club of Newark, very active in Little League Baseball. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Monday, November 8 at 7:30 at George Murphy’s Mortuary, 1421 High Street, Alameda with Mr. Edward W. Fowler officiating. Internment will be private. George W. Murphy Service Ralph H. Greer, Director. Good Luck Cindy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phillips Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/1818 Message Board Post: I am searching for James Manley Phillip (Jr.) Born 6-20-1928 in Kentucky and died in Sunol or Dublin California Oct 3, 1994. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Cindy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/1817 Message Board Post: Trying to connect the following to the family tree.Found on the Social Security Death Index & California Death Index. Martha Marie (McDowell) Nulph - b.19 Aug 1909 in Colorado,d.9 Feb 1981 - last residence,Oakland,Alameda Co.,California - SS# issued in Colorado. If anyone has any information as to the name of her husband and his parents,please let me know,Any help greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Bill Nulph Houston,Texas

Found this in today's (Aug 4, 2005) Contra Costa Times, it a feel good story: Posted on Thu, Aug. 04, 2005 Newly found sibling thrills adopted girl, couple By Jackie Burrell CONTRA COSTA TIMES BERKELEY - Call it kismet or maybe an irresistible alignment of stars and planets. How else to explain the circumstances that placed two Kazakh orphans -- sisters abandoned at birth with no idea that the other existed -- in the same Berkeley home this summer? John and Robin Dalrymple call it a miracle. "It's all so sudden and miraculous," said Robin, an art teacher and mother of four. "They just hugged each other and cried and cried." Robin and John, the executive director of the Contra Costa Central Labor Council, already had two grown children and a young soccer-loving daughter when they adopted Olya from a Kazakhstan orphanage three years ago. Olya's long blond hair, impish dimples and glowing smile were certainly obvious, but information about her background was scant. There were names on the birth certificate, but no details other than that this was, supposedly, her mother's first pregnancy. "All the records said, 'No siblings,'" said John. "She had no family." But she did. In a staggering twist of fate, 12-year-old Raisa arrived last month to spend the summer in the Dalrymples' Berkeley home through KidSave International's Summer Miracles -- the same program that brought Olya into the Dalrymples' lives three years ago. The family stepped into the breach when the mother of Olya's KidSave host family fell ill. Olya moved in, and that was it. "She decided the day she came that this was where she'd live," Robin said, with an affectionate glance at her daughter. "And we fell in love." Olya learned English, forgot her Russian, and thrived with her new family. Best of all, she had a new sister, Cody Dalrymple, who was the exact same age. Fast forward to summer 2005, when KidSave and the Kazakhstan orphanage were trying to find summer homes for several older children. Coincidences began to unfold. "My wife wrote back and (mentioned) Olya," said John. "They said, 'That's interesting. One of the girls has the same last name. Maybe they're cousins.'" Photos changed hands. "Gosh, she looked familiar," John marveled. Robin was stunned. "If you don't believe in miracles, which I don't, it makes you re-think things," she said. It was goose bumps when Raisa arrived. The resemblance was unbelievable. The hair and eye color are different, but the heart-shaped faces, the dimples and grins are identical. The DNA results were 99.99956 percent certain: Olya and Raisa are sisters. "The DNA guy said you can't have a more conclusive test," John said. "We brought a translator in and told them they were sisters." During the ensuing family celebration, Olya and Raisa disappeared into the bedroom they have been sharing for the summer. John and Robin followed quietly to make sure they were all right. The girls were sitting on the bed, tears streaming. "But they were holding these (Kazakh) dolls," John said, his voice breaking. "One holding the Mommy doll and one holding the Daddy doll, crying their eyes out." A week later, emotions are still running high. Raisa's eyes brim with tears when strangers visit. The rest of the family tries to reassure her, but language is a problem. "She thinks they're going to take her back home," Olya explains. But outside in the sunshine, Raisa's tears evaporate as she plays with Olya and Cody. She has had an endless summer of swimming at Strawberry Canyon, soccer practice and family fun. And if all goes well, Raisa will soon have two sisters. There will be mountains of paperwork. The finances are a big problem -- foreign adoption is expensive. The house is already full. But the alternative is unthinkable. "We're going to keep her," John said. "This is just too much of a good thing." A broad grin crosses Olya's face. "I begged and begged to adopt her," she said, in tones of sheer delight. "And my parents fell for it." Reach Jackie Burrell at 925-977-8568 or [email protected] SUMMER MIRACLES For information on KidSave International's Summer Miracles, which places Russian, Kazakh and Colombian orphans in U.S. homes each summer for a six-week taste of American family life, visit http://kidsave.org. George --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/27.31 Message Board Post: Anna Joseph Emery, had at least two if not three wives, one who out lived him. He is in the Emery family plot at Mt. View Cemetery, in Oakland, CA. Do you know where George Emery, died maybe he is in the same plot. George

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/27.30.62 Message Board Post: You were inquiring on Oak Springs Cemetary in Canonsburg, PA. They do not have a web site that I know of. I am orginally from there and also have relatives buried there. If you ever make it to Canonsburg, they will let you go through the books. They are very helpful. MAP

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/1815.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi John, I have since found that Harry died in San Francisco county and Winnifred died in Alameda county. A death certificate would give dates of birth and death, address, how long in the country, cause of death, name of funeral home, where buried and other info. I will send a request for copies of obits if they are available from the Oakland library. Hopefully if there are any, they will give married names and places of the daughters. I thought I had found possible matches for California deaths, but the mothers name was wrong. I'm assuming the daughters stayed in the area, but they could have moved out of the state and passed away. Let me try a couple more things to see if I can find them. Carol California

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lewis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/1816 Message Board Post: Looking for an Obit copy for Shalor Allen Lewis in Alameda County. Birthdate is 1/11/1911 in Massachussetts and death date is 4/23/1965. Shalor's parents are Ralph and Mary Lewis and he had a brother Ralph Lewis. Any help would be greatly appriciated. Thank you, Shelley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HIGGS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/1815.2.1 Message Board Post: Carol Thanks very much for you prompt reply. These are definitely the ones - all I need to find now are Florence and Elsie. Don't know much about American records as have always reasearched in the UK. Could you tell me what information you would find on a US death certificate? Also have you any ideas on what Californian or US resources are available on the net so I might trace these two girls? Many thanks John

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/1815.2 Message Board Post: Hi John, I believe that Harry's wife is the one who passed away on November 4, 1962 in California. Showing middle initial of N and I located a marriage for Winnifred Nellie Osbourne and Harry Higgs in Vancouver BC on August 30, 1911. California deaths has Winnifred's mothers name as Braaford. Carol California

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zV.2ADI/1815.1 Message Board Post: John, Harry Higgs died on September 2, 1959 per California Death Index, doesn't say which county, so you'll need to send for a copy of a death certificate. The only Winifred Higgs that comes close, passed away in 1962 but says she was born in 1887. 1930 census makes her born about 1884. No luck with the daughters, checked CA deaths up to 2000. Perhaps they are still living.