subject: ETHEL GERTRUDE (ABERCROMBIE) FELL STEWART BROWN, b. Bucks County, PA, June 11, 1880. She is not to be found in the 1940- CA death index: She was last known to be living in Hollywood, CA in 1939 at the time of her father's death. Trying to find out what became of her and her first child ROBERT GRATZ FELL, JR., from her first marriage. It is believed he was also living with his mother in Hollywood. ETHEL was my 2nd cousin, 3 times removed. Would anyone on this list have any research ideas for finding out what became of her? Here is an excerpt from her father's listing in BURKE's. Burke's American Families with British Ancestry: The lineages of 1,600 families of British origin now resident in the United States of America. by Sir John Bernard Burke - 1948 Pages 2530. & 2531. ABERCROMBIE ABERCROMBIE FRANCIS PATTERSON ABERCROMBIE, of Philadelphia, Penna., Civil Engineer, late Superintendent of New York Div. of Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Member of Sons of the American Revolution, b. 2 Jan. 1852; educ. ST. MARK's School, Southborough, Mass., and Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N. Y., m. 1877 ELEANOR, dau. of ALFRED (ALBERT) LORD PACKER, of Bristol, Penna., and had issue, 2 ETHEL GERTRUDE ABERCROMBIE, (4308, Rhodes Avenue, Hollywood, Calif.), b. 11 June 1880; m. 1) ROBERT GRATZ FELL, of Philadelphia, Penna. (marriage dissolved by divorce) and had issue, i. ROBERT GRATZ she m. 2) JOHN A. STEWART, of Short Hills, N.J., and has further issue. i. living. (she later married WILLARD W. BROWN in Reno, Nevada in 1921) Thank you for any research ideas! Jacqueline Sleeper Russell Website:_ http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surname=A_ (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surname=A) **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Jacqueline, I searched the 1930 census index for Ethel. Is it possible that she could be this 1930 CA listing? possibly using her maiden name in 1930? shows a different last name for son? was he an actor and changed his name? middle initial, age, p.o.b. seem to fit; Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 157; Page: 68A; Enumeration District: 614; Image: 1133.0.; Ward A D 51, Block No.3330, ED 19-614, Supv.Dist.No.15; taken Apr.21st, lines 21-22, at 10515 Valley Springs Lane, Name: Ethel P Abercrombie Home in 1930: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Age: 48 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relation to Head of House: Head Race: White Household Members: Name Age Ethel P Abercrombie 48y, h/h, owns/$7000, f, w, Div, PA PA PA, no occup, Robert Lee 26y/1904...written as LEE, Robert G. Jr., son, m, w, sngl, PA PA PA, Ca?t??/ Motion Pictures, not a veteran. ? possibly she married again to a RANDALL ? only Ethel b.PA 11 June in CADI that seems close; California Death Index, 1940-1997 about Ethel H Randall Name: Ethel H Randall Social Security #: 157269949 Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 11 Jun 1880 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Death Date: 16 Nov 1972 Death Place: Monterey I'll also check the CA Voters lists and see if I can match her up. Nanc... what a wild and interesting life she had. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:28 PM Subject: [CALOSANG] Seeking info on ETHEL G. (ABERCROMBIE) FELL STEWARTBROWN, Hollywood > > > subject: ETHEL GERTRUDE (ABERCROMBIE) FELL STEWART BROWN, b. Bucks County, > PA, June 11, 1880. She is not to be found in the 1940- CA death index: > > > > She was last known to be living in Hollywood, CA in 1939 at the time of her > father's death. > Trying to find out what became of her and her first child ROBERT GRATZ FELL, > JR., from her first marriage. It is believed he was also living with his > mother in Hollywood. ETHEL was my 2nd cousin, 3 times removed. > > Would anyone on this list have any research ideas for finding out what became > of her? Here is an excerpt from her father's listing in BURKE's. > > Burke's American Families with British Ancestry: The lineages of 1,600 > families of British origin now resident in the United States of America. by Sir John > Bernard Burke - 1948 > Pages 2530. & 2531. > > ABERCROMBIE > > ABERCROMBIE FRANCIS PATTERSON ABERCROMBIE, of Philadelphia, Penna., Civil > Engineer, late Superintendent of New York Div. of Pennsylvania Railroad Co., > Member of Sons of the American Revolution, b. 2 Jan. 1852; educ. ST. MARK's > School, Southborough, Mass., and Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N. Y., m. > 1877 ELEANOR, dau. of ALFRED (ALBERT) LORD PACKER, of Bristol, Penna., and had > issue, > > 2 ETHEL GERTRUDE ABERCROMBIE, (4308, Rhodes Avenue, Hollywood, Calif.), b. 11 > June 1880; m. 1) ROBERT GRATZ FELL, of Philadelphia, Penna. (marriage > dissolved by divorce) and had issue, i. ROBERT GRATZ > she m. 2) JOHN A. STEWART, of Short Hills, N.J., and has further issue. i. > living. > (she later married WILLARD W. BROWN in Reno, Nevada in 1921) > > Thank you for any research ideas! > > Jacqueline Sleeper Russell > Website:_ > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surname=A_ > (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&su rname=A) >

I went to http://news.google.com/archivesearch and put in Robert Gratz Fell and found quite a few articles...... Here's an example...... DIVORCE FOR MRS. FELL.; Philadelphia Society Woman Charged Cruel ... New York Times - Jan 3, 1906 The Common Pleas Court granted a decree of divorce to-day to Ethel Patterson Abercrombie Fell from Robert Gratz Fell. Mrs. Fell, one of Chestnut Hill's ... R. H. Lee to Wed Florence Fell. I $3.95 - New York Times - Dec 24, 1933 Robert Gratz Fell of this city have announced the engagement ot their daughter, Miss Florence A. Fell, to Robert H. Lee, son of Mrs. Edward S. Lee and the ... ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 5:28 PM Subject: [CALOSANG] Seeking info on ETHEL G. (ABERCROMBIE) FELL STEWARTBROWN, Hollywood subject: ETHEL GERTRUDE (ABERCROMBIE) FELL STEWART BROWN, b. Bucks County, PA, June 11, 1880. She is not to be found in the 1940- CA death index: She was last known to be living in Hollywood, CA in 1939 at the time of her father's death. Trying to find out what became of her and her first child ROBERT GRATZ FELL, JR., from her first marriage. It is believed he was also living with his mother in Hollywood. ETHEL was my 2nd cousin, 3 times removed. Would anyone on this list have any research ideas for finding out what became of her? Here is an excerpt from her father's listing in BURKE's. Burke's American Families with British Ancestry: The lineages of 1,600 families of British origin now resident in the United States of America. by Sir John Bernard Burke - 1948 Pages 2530. & 2531. ABERCROMBIE ABERCROMBIE FRANCIS PATTERSON ABERCROMBIE, of Philadelphia, Penna., Civil Engineer, late Superintendent of New York Div. of Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Member of Sons of the American Revolution, b. 2 Jan. 1852; educ. ST. MARK's School, Southborough, Mass., and Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N. Y., m. 1877 ELEANOR, dau. of ALFRED (ALBERT) LORD PACKER, of Bristol, Penna., and had issue, 2 ETHEL GERTRUDE ABERCROMBIE, (4308, Rhodes Avenue, Hollywood, Calif.), b. 11 June 1880; m. 1) ROBERT GRATZ FELL, of Philadelphia, Penna. (marriage dissolved by divorce) and had issue, i. ROBERT GRATZ she m. 2) JOHN A. STEWART, of Short Hills, N.J., and has further issue. i. living. (she later married WILLARD W. BROWN in Reno, Nevada in 1921) Thank you for any research ideas! Jacqueline Sleeper Russell Website:_ http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surname=A_ (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surname=A) **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message