Here are the following with no name: ZZ Watkins Age = 3 (could be months or years) in Los Angeles 4/10/1922 Here are the only births I found: Last_Name First_Name Middle_Name B_yr B_mo B_dy Mothers_Last_Name Sex County_of_Birth idno WATKINS 1919 12 23 KOCH FEMALE LOS ANGELES 0 WATKINS MELVIN P 1919 01 01 WILSON MALE LOS ANGELES 0 WATKINS THOMAS W 1919 08 17 KINKEL MALE LOS ANGELES 0 I did not find a death for a Thomas or a Melvin Watkins in Los Angeles around1922. I did find other deaths, but the years did not match. I can add to mylist for a death certificate transcription, but it might take awhile. Deborah Story Rootsweb Los Angeles Mailing List Volunteer ----- Original Message ----- From: <phelpsmw@mindspring.com> To: <CALOSANG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:27 AM Subject: [CALosAngeles] Death record search without first name? > I am interested in finding a death record for an > older brother of my mother, who died as a > child in Alhambra, CA, in the early 1920s. The > problem is that, until a couple of years ago, I > never knew he even existed and no living > relative from that side of the family remembers > or even knew his name. > > My question is: How hard is it to search death > records for a period of time, say 1922 to 1924, > for Alhambra, for a child born ca 1919, using > only the names of parents (Michael Garnett > Watkins and Carolyn Watkins)? Are we talking > an impossible task, or is there hope? > > Thanks for any help you may offer. I have > been anxious to find out more about this > mystery uncle and I only recently concluded > that he died in California. > > Mike Phelps > > >