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.