I would appreciate a DCT for Rodrigo V Salgado DOD July 3 1998. DOB Oct. 3 1926 Los Angeles Co. SSN 565-30-3752

Hi; Is there any chance that I can get a DCt for Agnes (Pratt) Yount d. 14 Jul 1990 in Los Angeles County. I would also like a marriage record for Stuart YOUNT and Geraldine Marie SILVIO, probably about the 1970-1974. Sure would appreciate it. Donna Bradley

Thank you Deborah for this wonderful information. What a treasure trove of data lies dormant in that basement!! 100 years of names and dates and families. I shall hope that someone who doesn't live far away will be inspired to do some look-ups. I should imagine that once you find the system there it probably would be easy, just time consuming that's all. I wish I was closer, but I'm overseas. Lillian Kathleen Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah" <ladyfelix@directvinternet.com> To: <CALOSANG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 8:00 AM Subject: [CALosAngeles] Visit to Real Estate Records > I visited the basement at the county recorder's today to check out the Real > Estate records and the sign they have posted for the basement records > states; > Grantor - Grantee indexes and Real Estate Property 1850-1957 > > According to the personnel everything in that room is indexed by year and > then last name. The room is full of books. Kind of overwhelming when you > walk in. Not something I would want to do anytime soon. Census and BMD > records is fine for now for me. > > Just thought everyone might want to know for future reference. > > Deborah > >

Good Morning, On my Grandfather's death cert. transcription it states that when he died in 1972 he was a RR laborer. However he hadn't worked since sometime in 1957. I was wondering if anyone knows where I might come up with a list of employees at the Union Station downtown for that time period or if such a thing exists. Although my grandfather was a Greek immigrant from Athens, he Americanized his name to Tony Lewis b. 1893 Athens, Greece. The last resident I have for him in 1957 is at 2210 S. Main St. L. A. S. S. # 557-56-4976 although on the Death Certificate it does state that he was a citizen of Greece. If anyone has ideas for sources, etc. i would love to hear them. Thank you, Marie

Marie, Here is a URL for the railroad retirement board. They have good genealogical records for employee after 1936. Kathy O http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html kathyoster@hotmail.com

http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/la/la_yesterday.html Many of you probably know of this site; I just found it and thought it very interesting. Those famous buried in Los Angeles Cemeteries and some history of L. A. Cemeteries also. Marie

I visited the basement at the county recorder's today to check out the Real Estate records and the sign they have posted for the basement records states; Grantor - Grantee indexes and Real Estate Property 1850-1957 According to the personnel everything in that room is indexed by year and then last name. The room is full of books. Kind of overwhelming when you walk in. Not something I would want to do anytime soon. Census and BMD records is fine for now for me. Just thought everyone might want to know for future reference. Deborah

Hello, Could someone please transcribe the Death Certificates for: PASCOE, Annie b. 28 Apr 1834, d. Mar 11 (1913?), Los Angeles PASCOE, William C. b. 21 Jul 1927, d. 10 Jan (1928?) Thank You.

Hello, please, I would like to have obit/death notice/or death transcript for Anna HUDSON, died Dec. 31, 1996 in Alameda (01) probably the Oakland area. I would like to contact any living relatives of hers. Thank you, Bonnie GARRITY

Am seeking information about Loralie Howell and her husband, Jim Howell, attorney, from Dale Street in Pasadena 91106. Last contact was about 1998. Presumably there was a death. Can you please tell me where I can find more information on this couple??? Thanks, Karen.

Lester, It happened in 1963. It's on my list of stories to research. I would have gotten it on Friday if that old man wasn't taking a nap at the microfilm reader! : ) Joe Lester M Powers <lesterps@juno.com> wrote: Joe You say a plane crashed here in Torrance??? Wow! Hard to believe something actually happened here. When was this? What's the scoop? Lester ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness

Joe You say a plane crashed here in Torrance??? Wow! Hard to believe something actually happened here. When was this? What's the scoop? Lester ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

I have requested a transcript for a DC from 1916, and am now thinking that the public may not have access to those records as all counties have different rules. Does any one know if the county will furnish a DC if my written request does not include the town in which Mr. Smith died? Thanks for any help, Ruth

Is someone able to look for an Obituary in the Hollywood Press? I'm searching Euen Morris Wheeler who died August 15, 1966. The SSDI lists his Zip Code the same as the Hollywood Press's So I have a good chance there. Thanks Kathy O

I just found this site this morning and thought it might be useful. It is a list of all newspapers in Califonia. Mary http://www.n-net.com/ca-2.htm

Hello All: Could someone tell me if there was a local newspaper that included Norwalk in 1960 and 1970? Would like to try to find an obituary from that time frame but, from reading this list, I doubt if anything would be available in the L.A. newspapers - perhaps, might find one in an area newspaper. Thank you - Ahlive

Would some kind person tell me the best way to go about getting obits for several in a family who died in Los Angeles in 1949, 1977 and 1982. Your help would be most appreciated. Nancy

Calvary was the official Catholic Cemetery in Los Angeles, and still is. There are dozen's of Wolfskill buried there, by the way. Several Los Angeles Bishops are buried there, but they are going to be relocated when the new L.A. Cathedral downtown is finished. Joe Pollywog1930@aol.com wrote: Can anyone tell me which church is associated with the Catholic Calvery Cemetery? How old is the church and would they have records or 1880's? Pauline Hallett --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness

Now THAT's funny! I guess people had to get married before they would die, and maybe by the time they died, it was too big! ...or something like that! ºÜº Lester M Powers wrote: > > First of all, as a followup to my earlier thought, > let me clarify that, as a percentage of total funerals, > death notices ("So-And-So died. XYZ Funeral Directors > presiding. End.") are very RARE in L.A. too. Rare as > a percentage. > > Deborah's response reminds me that chances of a > death notice seem to go up a bit if the deceased was a > member of a fraternal organization. That might be > something to keep in mind. > > Now. fellow list member Carolyn, who seems to have > been married at Downey, replied on this subject that L.A. > doesn't do wedding announcements either. L.A. (meaning > the whole entire, boring county) is just too crowded and > faceless an outfit to do that. > > Weeeelllllllllll, now, wait a minute. I live in > Torrance, L.A., County, and I scan through films of our > ancient newspaper, "The Torrance Herald," from time to > time. My favorite era is the 1920s and a little after. > I think we have some 1910s too. Anyway, the point is > that southern California is even weirder than you might > suppose. Back around, say, in the 1920s, Torrance had > **NO** obits whatsoever! None. Absolute zero. What we > did have back then was WEDDINGS!!! Lots and lots of > weddings. And wedding announcements. Way back then, > Torrance was a young community, aspiring to grow, and it > was concerned about its image. NOBODY died in Torrance! > Nobody. Not ever. If anyone tried, they were probably > jailed. That would be bad for the community's treasured > image. Instead, folks got married. And had wedding > announcements. Maybe kids too. > > Perhaps some of the non-L.A.ers on the list might > want to consider the above. If your great Uncle Fred > died in L.A. in, oh, say, the 80s, maybe he was married > here in the 20s or 30s. If so, you might have better > luck finding a wedding announcement than you will with an > obit, and it might even have some useful info. At least, > this is the case for Torrance. I don't know about the > other cities, but I think so for mine. The City of Los > Angeles might well be a lost cause for weddings as well > as obits and everything else, even back in ancient times, > but there was once an era when not all of L.A. was so > L.A.-like as it is now. > > I am not sure I can call this note an offer to > volunteer for Torrance wedding lookups. I've never tried > it, so I don't know what's involved or success/failure > rates. What's on my mind is that I'd almost betcha that > nobody has ever tried it. At least not on CALOSANG. We > who live in this faceless sea of buildings see nothing > but obit requests, and obit hunts are almost always > pointless (unsuccessful), and that's a turn-off. > > And, by the way, especially on this list, you might > have better luck if you include the specific city of your > query in your subject line. Just saying "Los Angeles" > doesn't cut it unless you really do mean the City of Los > Angeles (and if you do mean the City of Los Angeles, well, > don't hope for much). > > And if a query doesn't work, you can always take a > shot at getting a film of the old papers on loan at your > own city library, keeping in mind that chances of success > are better if you have the great good fortune to need > information from an outlying city, like Torrance or > Long Beach or Pasadena or Downey or Santa Monica or > Glendale. Downtown L.A. is grim in more ways than one. > > Lester Powers > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Will some kind soul please provide a DCT for my gr uncle, Charles P. Smith, who died in Los Angeles Co. on May 28, 1916. Have been hunting for ages and finally Vital Search provided the answer. Need to know what town in died in to try for an obit. Thanks from the Bay Area, (SF that is) Ruth