Hi Win, (it's been awhile :>) You need to visit this site and see if their births are listed http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ then you can do this If you are trying to locate a lost relative or friend, who lives in California, DMV's message forwarding service may assist you. There is a nonrefundable fee of $5 for this service, and here is how it works: You complete a Message Forwarding Service form INF 1211B. DMV will forward the message you wrote, if a positive match is found on the database. The response by the recipient is strictly voluntary. The department reserves the right to review the message for content and to reject any message that, in the opinion of the department, appears to be contrary to public interest. Rejected messages will be returned to the requester. For more information call (916) 657-8098 site to download the form is www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/inf1211.pdf <http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/inf1211.pdf> The form is as follows; Page 1 Instruction for sender of message. Requires name, address, phone #. Infor regarding the person you wish to contact: 1. full name, birthdate or approx age, OR 2. full name, driver license or ID card # OR 3. Vehicle License Plate or VIN # OR 4. Vessel CF (HIN) A $5.00 non-refundable service fee, payable by check or money order made payable to DMV. Messages addresssed to minors will not be forwarded. Address of where to send message PAGE 2 Your message. Colleen Norby -----Original Message----- From: Win Terrell <wterrell1@juno.com> To: CACALAVE-L@rootsweb.com <CACALAVE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, May 28, 2000 10:48 AM Subject: [CACALAVE] Searching for cousins >Posted on: Calaveras County, Ca Query Forum >Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Calaveras?read=315 > >Surname: Abbott, Ellis, Matthews, Sinclair >------------------------- > >Richardson Abbott was the father of Lucinda who married >Elmer? Fox and had three little Foxes: Alma/Anna, John H./Alphir Gibbs, >and Jonathan?. I would like to find them. Mary Sinclair/StClair was his >wife. They are buried in Milton, Calaveras Co. They also had three sons, >Joshua Whitney Abbott/Margaret Ann Arlin, Stirling, and Walter Ed. Abbott/Lillie >Mae Gray Ortman. > >Joshua and Maggie Abbott's children are: Chester Abbott, Leland Abbott, >Richard Abbott,Edith Abbott/Wm Ellis, Myrtle Abbott, and Winifred Abbott; >I would like to find their descendents. > >I have Edith Abbott/Wm Ellis' children--I would like to find their descendents: >Alma Ellis, Clair Ellis, Wm Arlin Ellis, Chester Ellis, Jack Ellis, Donald >Ellis. >Any help is greatly appreciated. >Win Abbott Terrell > >