Here is a direct link to the search page of the recorder/clerk: http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/ The search list is on the lower left hand margin. Sue Silver ----- Original Message ----- From: <Melnsam123@aol.com> To: <CACONTRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 6:36 AM Subject: [CAContraCosta] site to lokup births marriages and deaths > Hello List- I need the web address for Contra Costa, that you can look up > the births, marriages and deaths, for individuals that were listed for contra > costa county. also would anyone know if their is a web address for Alameda?? I > still am seeking information about Pamela Sue Dickinson. think she may have > been born in Contra Costa, and or Allameda county, Thanks in advance. Melodee > Slaney melnsam123@aol.com > >

Hello List- I am wondering if anyone knows of the high school or schools in El Sobrante, California. I am looking for the name. also I wonder if any one has a year book from the local highschol and could look up a picture?? I am seeking Pamela Dickinson. she may have graduated, in 1969 or 1970. I am seeking information about her whereabouts. Her mother Vi( now deceased) knew my mother, Shirley Caves( my mother deceased, in 1984) I last saw Pamela when I was 12. I am 53, now. I would like to find her, assume she is married and has a different name. If anyone can help me with her school picture, locating her, ect. I would be so appreciative. also if anyone subscribes to Classmates ,com and is a Gold member, would you be so kind to post a query, for me. I am registered in that site but have not become a paying Gold member, so I am somewhat limited. Thankyou for anyones help!!! Melodee( Caves) Slaney melnsam123@aol.com

Hello List- I am seeking a lost friend and acquaintance, her name is Pamela Dickinson. Her parents names were Violet and Jess Dickinson, They lived in El Sobrante. Her mother is deceased, I dont know if her dad is. I think Pamela had one or two brothers. I would like to connect because our mothers were friends and the last time I saw Pam, I was about 12 years old. I remember playing tag, when she and her family lived in Richmond, my brother Mark would tease her. I hope we can talk of the past and bring each others lives up to par. I dont know if she is married, but would assume. I dont know what High school she may have attended. perhaps someone knows her or of the family. I used to be able to post queries on Classmates ,com but you have to be a Gold member. If someone is a Gold member and would be so kind, would post a query message, I would like Pamela, to respond or anyone that knows of her and her family to Melodee ( Caves) Slaney melnsam123@aol.com, Thanks, Melodee( Caves) Slaney melnsam123@aol.com

Hello List- I am looking for a person named Pamela Dickinson. she lived in the Richmond, Piole, El Sobrante area of Contra costa, California. Her parents names were Vi and Jess. had a brother or two. My mother Shirley, knew Vi, through her relations at American Trust Bank , in the late 40 s and early 50 s. Pams mother died, dont know when and perhaps her father Jess is still around. I dont subscribe to the paid web site of Classmates so I cant put in a query. Pam should be around 52 or 53. I would like to correspond with her. I remember playing tag with her andher brother along with my brother Mark, when they lived in Richmond.. I would like to talk to her about possible memories of Peek a Boo Park that was at the intersection of san Pablo Dam Rd and San Pablo Avenue, I hear the Moose Lodge and especially the south Parking Lot was where the little kiddie Park, used to stand. If any one knows Pam or information about Jess and Vi( her parents) I would be grateful. Thanks in advance. Melodee( Caves) Slaney melnsam123@aol.com

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Graybill Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/159.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Lee, Nice to hear from you again. I tried to respond to your aol address but the email bounced. Where did you locate the photo of the Graybills? And is there a possibility that I could get you to have a copy made for me (I'll gladly reimburse you), or if you have a scanner available, send me a copy that way? Thanks! Laura L.

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Stephanie I belive at that time, there could of been a church there, and would of been part of the San Francisco Diocese. So the records, could be here. Archives of Archdiocese of SF320 Middlefield Rd Menlo Park CA 94025Now if the church was not in Nortonville, the closes it looks like it would of been there at the time, is St. Peter Martyr Parish, http://www.oakdiocese.org/ http://www.sfarchdiocese.org/ George Stephanie Lehman <pharmturtle@attbi.com> wrote: Well, I received 2 letters from CoCo Co records that my great aunts' birth certs can't be found :( I know at least one had to have been born there!!! So my next choice is to look for baptism records in the church. Does anyone happen to know the names of Catholic Churches that were in existence back in about 1880 in the Nortonville area? Thanks Stephanie --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).

Well, I received 2 letters from CoCo Co records that my great aunts' birth certs can't be found :( I know at least one had to have been born there!!! So my next choice is to look for baptism records in the church. Does anyone happen to know the names of Catholic Churches that were in existence back in about 1880 in the Nortonville area? Thanks Stephanie

CACONTRA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Received a 1985 death certificate from Contra Costa Co. Could someone > please tell me what the entry numbered 19B means? Written in in pen is the > # 331.00. Thanks, Karen Neson Hangsleben Interesting question. I never paid attention to that field before, but my dad's 1987 certificate has the cryptic entry "553.01" in box 19b which appears to be related to his Residence at time of death. Going back to his brother's death in 1973, box 19b is relative to Place of Death and titled "Inside City Corporate Limits / Specify Yes or No." there is a similar box, 18c, related to Residence that has the same heading. Then looking at my aunt's 1993 certificate, box 19b relates to Place of Death and is titled "If Hospital, Specify One: IP, ER/OP, DOA" Going 'way back to my ex-wife's father's death in 1984, box 19b relates to Residence at time of death and is coded "710", which is a code I'm familiar with as designating the city of Richmond - 7 for Contra Costa County (7th in an alphabetical list of California counties) and 10 for Richmond, 10th city on an alphabetical list when the system was set up. (I worked for a while for the City of San Pablo designated as 711). So all of this doesn't really answer the question, but my best guess is that the number is a State statistics gathering code to define a place or the nature of the place, or both, where the decedent lived and/or died. Hope this helps - Anyone out there know for sure?

Received a 1985 death certificate from Contra Costa Co. Could someone please tell me what the entry numbered 19B means? Written in in pen is the # 331.00. Thanks, Karen Neson Hangsleben .

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FURNESS, BENSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/329 Message Board Post: I'd like to find an obit for Howard Lucius BENSON who died in Contra Costa County on May 18, 1997at age 101. I believe his mother was Edith FURNESS who md. Chris BENSON. I'm not sure just where in Contra Costa county he died. Thanks for any help. Joanne

First post to list. Looking for address of a Michael J. Wilmott of Concord, CA. Please email me privately if he is found in a local directory. His grandmother was a Nelson and I'm looking to share gen. research. Thanks, Karen Nelson Hangsleben .

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/2V.2ADI/159.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi Laura! After 8 months I found and was sent the original photo of John and Salome (Myers) GRAYBILL and the kids;(1894 abt) William, Austin, Clara, Addison and Frederick. Which would be Bobbies GGrandfather and mothers Take Care Lee

Dear list members, Does anyone one on the list know if and where obituaries for West and Central Contra Costa are kept? I am talking about the years after 1962. Dorothy J. Schendel wondrful@sbcglobal.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jackson, Besley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2V.2ADI/328 Message Board Post: Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am searching for the obituary related to the following individual listed in the CA Death Record: Bonnie C. Jackson, male/73yrs Born: Nov. 25, 1903 in IL Died: Feb. 16, 1977 in Contra Costa Co., CA

> Dear Listers: > > I am hoping that someone on this list will be able to do a look up for me. > I have addressed this message to several Lists and I apologize if you > receive more than one of this message. This is my story: > > My grandmother Ethel LAWES b. 1887 in Ontario, Canada travelled to Chicago, > Cook Co., Illinois about 1910 and stayed with her sister until she found a > job. She was hired by the Fred Harvey Restaurant system which operated out > of the Santa Fe Railroad line. As the story goes Fred Harvery hired women > to be waitresses to prepare and serve meals to people who were travelling > westward from the 1880's to 1950's. She was required to sign a contract > stating that she would work for Fred Harvey and that during her contract > that she could not marry, could not become pregnant. At the end of their > contract the Railroad would take them where they wanted to be dropped off. > > My Grandfather Herbert Scott BOYER (s) born in Freedom, Owen Co., Indiana in > 1882 supposedly was also hired by either the Railroad or the Fred Harvey > Restaurant System. He also had signed a contract. > > Now these two people met while employed by Fred Harvey System or Santa Fe > Railroad. At the end of their contract these two people supposedly married > about March to June 1912. They travelled to Douglas, Cochise Co., Arizona > where my father was born May 11, 1913. I found the home in which they were > living, I also found a page from the City Directory of Douglas, Arizona > showing that Herbert S. Boyer and Ethel Lawes Boyer (s) were living on 820 > 13th Street in Douglas. They also had an insurance policy on the home they > were living in at the time. I also found out that Herbert was employed at > the White House Cafe in Douglas, Arizona > > When my father was 10 months old my grandmother asked the local priest to > take her to the train and make sure they got safely onto the train and left > Douglas. She was taking my father and was going back to Inwood, Ontario, > Canada where her family was living. She left my grandfather behind. He > evidently wasn't a very good husband and father. He had extracurricular > activites that were not conducive to a good marriage. My grandmother > divorced him. > > Now Herbert returned home sometime later to his family in Freedom, Owen > Co., Indiana where he lived the rest of his life. He married in 1931 to > another woman and they had no children. He died in September 1960. My > father died in October 1959 and my grandmother died in December 1962. > > I am looking for a marriage license for Herbert Scott Boyer (s) and Ethel > Lawes. Herberts' birthdate was April 26, 1882 and my grandmothers' birth > was May 16, 1887. Herberts' parents were William Scott Boyer(s) and Mary > Elizabeth Perry. My grandmothers' parents were Henry Lawes and Emily Moore. > > According to one of Herbert's descendants Herbert never left home for more > than two days in his whole life so he thinks I may have the wrong one but I > have pictures of him and my grandmother together and my father listed > Herbert as his father on his Social Security Application. I have not been > able to find another Herbert Scott Boyer(s) born in that time frame > anywhere. When I wrote Social Security I was given the information from my > fathers application and this matches this Herbert Scott Boyer(s). > > If there is someone who could do a marriage lookup for me I would be most > grateful as I have been looking for many years and I just came across the > Santa Fe railroad map showing me where all of the train stations were > between 1880 and 1950 and that is why I am writing this message in the hopes > that I might be able to locate the marriage record. > > My grandmother also married a second time to a man from Dupage County, > Illinois about 1916-1918 and I have not been able to locate that marriage > record either. The second husbands name was William H. HAWBECKER. > > > Thank you in advance for reading this long message and I hope someone is > able to help me. > Jean Payton > jeanpayton@earthlink.net > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear Listers: I am hoping that someone on this list will be able to do a look up for me. I have addressed this message to several Lists and I apologize if you receive more than one of this message. This is my story: My grandmother Ethel LAWES b. 1887 in Ontario, Canada travelled to Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois about 1910 and stayed with her sister until she found a job. She was hired by the Fred Harvey Restaurant system which operated out of the Santa Fe Railroad line. As the story goes Fred Harvery hired women to be waitresses to prepare and serve meals to people who were travelling westward from the 1880's to 1950's. She was required to sign a contract stating that she would work for Fred Harvey and that during her contract that she could not marry, could not become pregnant. At the end of their contract the Railroad would take them where they wanted to be dropped off. My Grandfather Herbert Scott BOYER (s) born in Freedom, Owen Co., Indiana in 1882 supposedly was also hired by either the Railroad or the Fred Harvey Restaurant System. He also had signed a contract. Now these two people met while employed by Fred Harvey System or Santa Fe Railroad. At the end of their contract these two people supposedly married about March to June 1912. They travelled to Douglas, Cochise Co., Arizona where my father was born May 11, 1913. I found the home in which they were living, I also found a page from the City Directory of Douglas, Arizona showing that Herbert S. Boyer and Ethel Lawes Boyer (s) were living on 820 13th Street in Douglas. They also had an insurance policy on the home they were living in at the time. I also found out that Herbert was employed at the White House Cafe in Douglas, Arizona When my father was 10 months old my grandmother asked the local priest to take her to the train and make sure they got safely onto the train and left Douglas. She was taking my father and was going back to Inwood, Ontario, Canada where her family was living. She left my grandfather behind. He evidently wasn't a very good husband and father. He had extracurricular activites that were not conducive to a good marriage. My grandmother divorced him. Now Herbert returned home sometime later to his family in Freedom, Owen Co., Indiana where he lived the rest of his life. He married in 1931 to another woman and they had no children. He died in September 1960. My father died in October 1959 and my grandmother died in December 1962. I am looking for a marriage license for Herbert Scott Boyer (s) and Ethel Lawes. Herberts' birthdate was April 26, 1882 and my grandmothers' birth was May 16, 1887. Herberts' parents were William Scott Boyer(s) and Mary Elizabeth Perry. My grandmothers' parents were Henry Lawes and Emily Moore. According to one of Herbert's descendants Herbert never left home for more than two days in his whole life so he thinks I may have the wrong one but I have pictures of him and my grandmother together and my father listed Herbert as his father on his Social Security Application. I have not been able to find another Herbert Scott Boyer(s) born in that time frame anywhere. When I wrote Social Security I was given the information from my fathers application and this matches this Herbert Scott Boyer(s). If there is someone who could do a marriage lookup for me I would be most grateful as I have been looking for many years and I just came across the Santa Fe railroad map showing me where all of the train stations were between 1880 and 1950 and that is why I am writing this message in the hopes that I might be able to locate the marriage record. My grandmother also married a second time to a man from Dupage County, Illinois about 1916-1918 and I have not been able to locate that marriage record either. The second husbands name was William H. HAWBECKER. Thank you in advance for reading this long message and I hope someone is able to help me. Jean Payton jeanpayton@earthlink.net

>From this Sundays Contra Costa Times, the first of a series on the Boundaries Lines, in California. http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/entertainment/5836491.htm George --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Foust, Trainer, Hart, Drips Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/319.1 Message Board Post: Hi Sharon, I found the obit for Loveva May Carle. If you would like a copy of the obit, please e-mail me at edlyn@california.com and I will be more than happy to send you a copy. She is buried according to the obit "The body of Mrs. Loveva May Carle, 71 2082 Harbor street, was shipped to Marshaltown, Iowa." The obit list her survivers. Thank you. Lynette