This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: skdulcich Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/2750.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Your post from May 2002 may have already been answered, but I thought I'd give you a couple of places you might try if you are still searching. In California we have the CA Death Index that is from July 1905 to 2000 and is online. Then from 2001 thru 1005 the obits in Kern County newspaper The Bakersfield Californian have been indexed and are online also. Here is the CADI: http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cadeathm.htm Here is the obit index (scroll down a little): http://cagenweb.com/eb/kern/ Sharon Kern Co. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.