Forwarded for "Sylvia" <slyviam@gte.net> Sylvia wrote: > Hi, Is there someone there that can get me a copy of the following obit: > > Blanche Higgs, died July 15, 1913 in Alameda City. Please advise me of costs. Thank you, Sylvia --

Can someone answer this question posted to NORCAL? >Subject: > Alameda Co Birth Recs > Date: > Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:05:24 -0700 > From: > the Grinders <grinder@sbceo.org> > To: > NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com > > >Is there anyone who's familiar with Alameda county birth records? What >information is needed to look up a birth record with the county? Full >name? Exact birthdate? Exact city of birth? > >thanks, Barb >

I am looking for an obituary on a John Francis O'Brien, died 19 Dec, 1937, Napa State Hospital. My father transported him to Alameda for a funeral. John Francis O'Brien was buried at Holy Cross cemetery, Colma on 21 Dec, 1937. I'm hopeing my father wrote an obituary for him in Alameda or Oakland papers. Thanks. Mike O'Brien obrienm@netwiz.net

At 10:46 PM -0700 9/4/99, Kathleen wrote: >What school would have been the High School in Oakland in 1930 if a >person lived 1747 10th Ave. probably Oakland High --Laurel ============= Warning! Dates in calendar are closer than they appear.

What school would have been the High School in Oakland in 1930 if a person lived 1747 10th Ave. Kathleen Burnett

Found in CADI: Fred N. Fletcher, Alameda, 7/21/1954, 55443 Ethel L. Fletcher, 530-03-6958, Alameda, 3/14/1974, 15473 Howard F. Fletcher, spouse K, 553-20-5151, Alameda, 3/7/1974 15474 Russell Fletcher, spouse MS, 566-66-7278, Marin, 3/7/1984, 19986 Quite a few possibilities on Harold A. Fletcher. The one you found on the SSDI was Harold D. Fletcher according to CADI. Harold A. Fletcher, 551-12-1799, Orange, 9/2/1953, 73125 Harold A. Fletcher, spouse VF, Marin, 7/26/1951, 56064 Harold A. Fletcher, sjpouse MH, 547-26-3241, Santa Clara, 4/5/1968 39812 Harold A. Fletcher, spouse MC, 331-03-4548, San Diego, 7/7/1978, 93653 The location of death listed above is the COUNTY of death. To determine the CITY of death you will need to order the death certificate. The number following the date of each listing is the state reference number for ordering the death certificate from the state. Here's the info site for CA vital records: http://vitalrec.com/ca.html Check out the SSDI if a soc. sec. number appears in the death listing to see if you can get a birthdate and maybe a last location http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi If you find any of the social security numbers listed in the CADI lookup on the SSDI, please use the Post-em feature to share the information from the CADI lookup so others may have access to it also. Learn all about resources available for California research at these two sites: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/NORCAL%20index/toc.shtml http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html For the county in California you're interested in, visit it's website: http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/ Help with Lookups - obituaries, city directory information etc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/californ.htm http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6995/ca72298.html http://members.aol.com/sjhcamp/index.html On line obituaries: http://www.obits.com/others.html http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/obits/OB-CA-001.html http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/obits/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/obituary.htm http://www.king.igs.net/~bdmlhm/obit_links.html Daily Obituary Times http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi Please, if you need to clarify or add any information, please include the previous message in your response. Colleen Norby Rootsweb sponsor ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø >-----Original Message----- >From: MacVirgin <canuck@gol.com> >To: Norby Family <norby@ainet.com> >Date: Friday, September 03, 1999 8:40 AM >Subject: Re: [CAALAMED] Need Help > > >>Hi Colleen >> >> >>I will list their names with their social security number if that will >>help. >>Fred Nathaniel Fletcher >>Harold Fletcher b. 3 Feb 1889, d. May 1963, no location, #562-16-8539 >>Ethel Louise Fletcher b. 22 Jan 1886, d. Mar 1974, res Berkeley, Alameda >>Co., #530-03-6958 >>Howard French Fletcher b. 13 Sep 1893 d. Mar 1974, res Berkeley, Alameda >>Co., #553-20-5151 >>Russell Fletcher b. 20 Aug 1899, d. Mar 1984, res Larkspur, Marlin Co., >>#566-66-7278 >> >>I'm looking for a Harold Augustus, born 10 Dec 1888 at Alpena, Michigan, >>so I don't know if the Harold Fletcher listed above is the correct one. >>It is the only one I could find with a birthdate near to the one I have >>recorded. As for their father Fred Nathaniel, b. 15 Sep 1856 China, >>Maine, removed to Nevada, removed to Berkeley CA, I couldn't find >>anything. I have a letter written by him in 1938 and his wife Jane Isabel >>French or Isabel Jane died in 1936. >> >>Thank you very much for your help >>Melville Fletcher >>Japan >> >>>I can check CADI to get the exact death dates for you to make it easier >for >>>someone to check for obits. Let me know if someone else offers the CADI >>>lookup. Otherwise I'll do it this weekend. >>> >>>Colleen >> >>> >>> >>>>Hi fellow list members >>>> >>>>I'm new to this list and I live in Japan and I'm wondering if someone >could >>>help me complete the last chapter of the FLETCHER lineage. >>>>I just found out that Howard French Fletcher & Ethel Louise Fletcher both >>>died March 1974, Berkeley, CA. It appears they died a tragic death. >Russell >>>died Mar 1984 at Larkspur, Marin, California & I don't know the death of >>>Harold. >>>>If someone is going to the library, could you check to see if there is an >>>obituray in the newspaper for the Fletcher's above. >> > >

Could someone look up the obituary for the following person? Thanks so much. Dani Wade Clark Sally/Sadie Wales b: 1 Feb 1884 in Scott Co., VA d: 15 Jan 1972 in Alameda Co., CA (probably Oakland) ______________________________________________________________________ Dani's Genealogy Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/2687 Dani's Wade Page: http://members.aol.com/DWCJMC7249/pubpage.htm Surnames: CLARK, GAMMILL, GILLESPIE, HALL, HAMBY, HORTON, KELLY, LANHAM, LISH, LLOYD, MILAM, REDDEN, SMITH, TAYLOR, VINEYARD, WADE, WHITTINGTON, WILLIAMS, WOOD

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Hi fellow list members I'm new to this list and I live in Japan and I'm wondering if someone could help me complete the last chapter of the FLETCHER lineage. I just found out that Howard French Fletcher & Ethel Louise Fletcher both died March 1974, Berkeley, CA. It appears they died a tragic death. Russell died Mar 1984 at Larkspur, Marin, California & I don't know the death of Harold. If someone is going to the library, could you check to see if there is an obituray in the newspaper for the Fletcher's above. Thank you very much Melville Fletcher Japan Fred(eric) Nathaniel Fletcher b. 15 Sep 1856 China, Maine and wife Jane Isabel French were married 5 Apr 1883 at Belfast, Maine. d/o Oscar Wyman and Angelia Furbish (Perry). They had children 5 children: Robert French, born 12 Feb 1884 at Alpena, Michigan, Ethel Louise, born 22 Jan 1886 at Alpena, Michigan, Harold Augustus, born 10 Dec 1888 at Alpena, Michigan, Howard French, born 12 Sep 1893 at Helena, Montana, Russell, born 20 Aug 1899 at Berkeley, California. Robert French died as an infant, Ethel Louise was in charge of a gift shop in Reno, Nevada (1938), Harold Augustus had 4 children, nose and throat specialist, San Francisco, CA (1938), Howard French assistant v.p. of the Anglo-Cal National Bank in San Francisco, has two, a girl and a boy (1938), Russell graduated at Harvard, 1926. Interned1926/27. Resident of Stanford Univ Hosp. Captain, U S Med Corps 1942. Certified otolaryngologist, 1933. Had 2 children. His address in 1957: 1010 B San Rafael, CA and has a girl a! nd a boy, the latter just two weeks old (1938). Fred(eric) Nathaniel s/o Abisha Benson Fletcher, b. ABT 1821 China, Kennebec, Maine was a Sergeant in the War of the Rebellion (Civil War) Company G. 24th Infantry. Died 21 June 1906 at China. Fred(eric)¹s brother Melville Spratt married to Lois Cornelia Rhodes later removed to California ABT 1905 and 2 of their children Ralph Rhodes, and Helen were born there. They later removed to Canada. I don¹t know who are the children of Harold Augustus, Howard French, or Russell are? My only resource of information is the internet as I live in Japan. Am interested in finding other Fletcher relatives in the California area.

Recently had an email message about a new website. Looks promising so I thought I would share. New site, Ancestory Gravesite Project, consists of gravesite photos that have been submitted from researchers all over the world. This site is for anyone in any country who is interested in contributing to the project. Includes a search engine. http://www.piedmontsoftware.com/graves/ and a link at the bottom - Leave Your Epitaph On The Message Board which leads to a new screen with a text box and the title Messages from the Grave http://www.piedmontsoftware.com/graves/comments.asp

In July, 1997 NARA established an updated fee schedule for services provided to the public. The minimum mail-order fee for photocopies for each WWI Draft card was increased from $6.00 to $10.00, a fee which includes both sides of the card. Patrons need not request that both sides of the card be copied, and patrons need not submit a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with their request. Walk-in customers can make self-service photocopies of the original records for $0.10 per side. Please contact individual regions for their policies regarding microfilm copies. These fees are copying fees only; there is no charge for searches when a record is not located. **At a minimum, the following information is required from the requestor for NARA staff to conduct a search for draft registration cards: o Full name of registrant o Complete home address at the time of registration (to include county) o Name of nearest relative Additional information, if known, which can improve the thoroughness of a search includes: o Birth date o Birthplace o Occupation of registrant NARA, Southeast Region, has provided a request form for these records for a number of years. The forms can be ordered via e-mail (archives@atlanta.gov), telephone (404-763-7383), or in writing (NARA, Southeast Region, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, GA 30344). JAMES J. MCSWEENEY, Regional Administrator National Archives and Records Administration, Southeast Region

Hi, Could someone do an obituary lookup for me? I'm looking for the obituary for Lilburn Wade b: 7 Jan 1858 Scott Co., VA d: 26 July 1933 in Oakland, CA Wife: Emma Wade Thanks, Dani Wade Clark ______________________________________________________________________ Dani's Genealogy Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/2687 Dani's Wade Page: http://members.aol.com/DWCJMC7249/pubpage.htm Surnames: CLARK, GAMMILL, GILLESPIE, HALL, HAMBY, HORTON, KELLY, LANHAM, LISH, LLOYD, MILAM, REDDEN, SMITH, TAYLOR, VINEYARD, WADE, WHITTINGTON, WILLIAMS, WOOD

At the recent meeting of the California State Historical Resources Commission, held in San Francisco. A report by Chairwoman Sue F. Schechter, on the "Protection of Pioneer Cemeteries' was tentatively postpone till their Sept. 23, meeting in Sacramento. You might want to e-mail your thoughts to them at < calshpo@mail2.quiknet.com> . For more information you can check their web site at <http://ohp.cal-parks.ca.gov> . An last but not least if you are in the Sacramento on that day you might want to check out their meeting. George Mallman --------------------********************************------------------------- "May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies" Voltaire Looking for Rushton's> England, Mallman's >NJ,NY,Johnson's,>NJ,NY MacKay's > NJ,NY., Kempton>NJ,NY and Wright's >England, Canada, US and Berkeley starting 1878 sancristina@pipeline.com

I'm looking for descendants of Robert Moore and his wife Mary Jane Dean. He was born in Ohio circa 1826 and she was born in Arkansas 1837. They were married 18 December 1853 in Sonoma County, California and spent many years in Alameda County. Their children, all born in California, based on 1880 census records were: 1. Elizabeth A. Moore, born circa 1854. 2. Erville E. Moore, born circa 1856. 3. Mary E. Moore, born circa 1859 4. John Moore, born circa 1861 5. Charles Moore, born circa 1863 6. Lula Moore, born circa 1868 7. James Moore, born circa 1870 8. Fred Moore, born circa 1873 9. Allice Moore, born circa 1876 I don't have the names of any of the children's spouses. Years of research has gained nothing regarding descendants or spouses. I will accept any help and/or suggestions. Robert A. Moore Incline Village, Nevada

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Ginny I checked the Oakland Phone Books, for 1946,1948, 1949 and 1950 and there is no SOMMARSTROM, living in Albany or even Berkeley, they were all in Oakland or Piedmont. I will try to check the marriage records Wed., but you might want to check the Contra Costa list for help, as Albany is right next to El Cerrito, and at that time they were I hear a little bit wild. :-) George Mallman >Hi, folks-- >Well, I'm suddenly on the asking end of this list... >My husband received a rather bizarre letter the other day from a distant >cousin in Sweden who thought he might be her long lost brother. Being ever >curious, I've offered to help her track this mysterious missing person down. > Her father apparently zipped off to the US for a couple of years in the >mid-1940s, ca. 1946-1949, and fathered a child in or near Albany, Alameda >Co. Since we have not been able to track down anyone with the surname >SOMMARSTROM born at about that time (and whose parentage we don't already >know!), we suspect the woman remarried after dear ol' Eric headed back to >Sweden (ca 1949) and both she and the child took the other man's surname. >So....is there anybody of this list who could check for a marriage and/or >birth involving a male SOMMARSTROM in the mid-40s in or near Albany? There >will be a few of them in Alameda Co. during that period, as my husband and >sister were both born there in the 40s, as were several female cousins. >Thanks for any assistance any of you can provide. >Ginny in Seattle > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > >==== CAALAMED Mailing List ==== >Alameda County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.katpher.com/alamecty/alamecty.htm --------------------********************************------------------------- "May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies" Voltaire Looking for Rushton's> England, Mallman's >NJ,NY,Johnson's,>NJ,NY MacKay's > NJ,NY., Kempton>NJ,NY and Wright's >England, Canada, US and Berkeley starting 1878 sancristina@pipeline.com

Hi, folks-- Well, I'm suddenly on the asking end of this list... My husband received a rather bizarre letter the other day from a distant cousin in Sweden who thought he might be her long lost brother. Being ever curious, I've offered to help her track this mysterious missing person down. Her father apparently zipped off to the US for a couple of years in the mid-1940s, ca. 1946-1949, and fathered a child in or near Albany, Alameda Co. Since we have not been able to track down anyone with the surname SOMMARSTROM born at about that time (and whose parentage we don't already know!), we suspect the woman remarried after dear ol' Eric headed back to Sweden (ca 1949) and both she and the child took the other man's surname. So....is there anybody of this list who could check for a marriage and/or birth involving a male SOMMARSTROM in the mid-40s in or near Albany? There will be a few of them in Alameda Co. during that period, as my husband and sister were both born there in the 40s, as were several female cousins. Thanks for any assistance any of you can provide. Ginny in Seattle _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Hi Trudy.....The writeup on Union City and Alvarado is in two parts....the second a 1950 update. References to the Presbyterian Church is scattered about. :"...Dr. Hamilton, of Oakland, preached the first sermon in the new Presbyterian Church, on Sunday, May 1861........The history of the Presbyterian Church is one of prosperity, which includes the construction of a handsome place of worship on the old location in 1902.....The Presbyterian Church has been dormant for many years. It started with a membership of ten and James J. Stokes as secreetary. In 1903 29 members built a new church.....At present [1950], the San Francisco Presbytery is seeking an English-Portuguese-Spanish-speaking minister for the church. The membership of 11 [1940], rejoined the Centerville Church, from which its original members had gone in 1859. Meanwhile, the building is used for school-release religious education. The Ladies Aid Society is still active...... Looks like your Stokes was active in the 1902 timeframe.....connie

Connie wrote: > In a message dated 8/10/99 9:42:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > sommarsharp@hotmail.com writes: > Trudy Bray [STOKES] > Marisa McDonald [McDONALD, SHEPARD] > Guy-Alban [TOUCHARD, FELTON, BOCQUERAZ, PIOCHE] >> > Perhaps these will help also. There were no listings for the other names. > Connie > >From the History of Washington Township I found the following: > "The Presbyterian Church has been dormant for many years. It started with a > membership of ten, a building worth $2,711.12, and James J. Stokes as > secretary.Rev. B. N. Seymour was its first established minister. Thank you, Connie! James J. Stokes is who I was looking for. Does it give a date as to when it was started? Thank you, Trudy Bray

Hi George, The next time you have a chance to look, can you tell me if Walnut Creek directories are available to you from 1940-1955? Looking for an Edmund C. Parker, wife Virginia. Left Walnut Creek in 1954 for Paradise CA. I know he was in Japan in 1939 so I'm assuming he came home as soon as they went to war but I don't know that for sure. His obit stated he had been in Paradise 20 years. Colleen Norby -----Original Message----- From: San Cristina Residence <sancristina@pipeline.com> To: CAALAMED-L@rootsweb.com <CAALAMED-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [CAALAMED] City Directory Lookup >Sherry > > I checked the Oakland City Directory for those years, for it also >covers Berkeley and Alameda, and could not find them. The closes that I >came to was a Desmond GALLAGHER, who in 1908 was actor with the "Ye Liberty >Playhouse" he lived at 463 Oakland, in 1909 he is still living at the same >place but is now a student, also a Mary M. GALLAGHER, is also living at >that same address. > So when I came back to San Francisco, I check the San Francisco >City Directories for those years and found the following: > >1902 Dennis GALLIGAN, is in San Francisco as a Laborer > >1903-04 Same listing > >1905 He is now listed as Dennis GALLAGHER, same address (sorry forgot to >write the address down had a meeting had go to) :-( > >1908-09 There two Dennis GALLAGHER, listed both as laborers > >1909-10 and 1911 there is one listed as a laborer and he was living at 2215 >1/2 Pine. > >If you need the any of the other address please let me know. > >Hope this is of help > > >George Mallman > > >>Listers, does anyone have access to Berkeley City Directories @ 1900-1910? >>My ancestors Denis and Catherine Galligan( also spelled Gallaghin, >>gallagher)were in SF in 1900, but weren't there for the 1910 Census. We >>think they moved to Berkeley during that period, could someone check for me? >>Thanks, Sherry >> >> >>_______________________________________________________________ >>Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com >> >> >>==== CAALAMED Mailing List ==== >>Alameda County, California CAGenWeb >>http://www.katpher.com/alamecty/alamecty.htm > >--------------------********************************----------------------- -- > >"May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies" > >Voltaire > > >Looking for Rushton's> England, Mallman's >NJ,NY,Johnson's,>NJ,NY MacKay's >> NJ,NY., Kempton>NJ,NY and Wright's >England, Canada, US and Berkeley >starting 1878 > >sancristina@pipeline.com > >______________________________