Karen: Here is the transcription of the Monterey County Death Certificate for Blaine Henry Byal. Unfortunately, the Salinas Public Library will be closed for remodeling until June 5th, so I will not be able to look for an obit until then. I have included the birth entries from Colleen's earlier post that appear to be possibly related based on the death certificate info. I can check the Monterey County birth records to see the parents of Alicia Leff, and I will ask for a CADI lookup for Opal Byal, Blaine's divorced spouse, to see if she also died in Monterey County. If you have not already, you might want to write for a copy of Blaine's social security application. See information at <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi>. --Sheila P. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DEATH CERTIFICATE Source: Monterey County Recorder; Book 27, p. 108. District 2703, # 63 Name: Blaine Henry Byal SS: 554-22-2938 Date of Death: 5 June 1948 Time of Death: 5 p.m. Place of Death: 425 North Main Street, Salinas Residence: 425 North Main Street, Salinas In Community: 7 years In State: 38 years Age: 51 years, 9 months, 4 days Date of Birth: 31 August 1896 Birthplace: Mitchell, Nebraska Sex: Male Race: White Occupation: Laborer Marital Status: Divorced Spouse: Opal Byal {Note: Opal's name is handwritten in, and the rest of the certificate is typewritten.} Father: Milton Byal Birthplace: Finley, Ohio Mother: Stella Kirkpatrick Birthplace: Kearney, Nebraska Cause of Death: edema, pulmonary, acute x 2 hours, due to congestive heart failure, acute x 2 days, due to arteriosclerotic heart disease x years Dr.: None; Coroner's investigation by Deputy Coroner Elmer J. Machado Length of treatment: -- Funeral Home: Struve and Laporte, Salinas Disposition and Date: Burial, 11 June 1948 Cemetery: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno Informant: Mrs. Dorothy Gay, Victorville, California Military: W W I Veteran ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In a message dated 4/20/00 5:00:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, norby@ainet.com writes: > > Searched the new CADI cds and couldn't find a Blaine Byal dying in 1945. > You have a typo on the death date you give below. . > > I would say that this is your Blaine Byal.... > > BYAL BLAINE HENRY > 08/31/1896 > mother's maiden name KIRKPATRICK > father BYAL > born NB died Monterey 06/05/1948 ss554222938 age at death 51 > > GAY,RICHARD,BENJAMIN,12/10/1944,MALE,BYAL,RIVERSIDE Maybe this is a granddaughter to Blaine: LEFF,ALICIA,DEBRA,02/22/1945,FEMALE,BYAL,MONTEREY GAY,LARRY,ROBERT,10/25/1949,MALE,BYAL,SAN BERNARDINO GAY,JOHN,RAYMOND,10/08/1954,MALE,BYAL,RIVERSIDE LEE,STELLA,BYAL,10/12/1992,FEMALE,KU,LOS ANGELES > > Colleen Norby > > -----Original Message----- > From: Karen Mills Rossi <kmsrossi@pe.net> > To: CAMONTER-L@rootsweb.com <CAMONTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:07 PM > Subject: [CAMONTER] Byal > > > >Posted on: Monterey County Queries > >Board URL: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Monterey?read=279 > > > >Surname: BYAL, KIRKPATRICK, MILLS > >------------------------- > > > >Searching for Blaine BYAL, younger brother of Aldah Margaret BYAL MILLS. > >Blaine & Aldah were the only children born to Milton BYAL and his wife, > >Stella KIRKPATRICK BYAL in Nebraska. > > > >Aldah was born on January 18, 1892 and I assume that Blaine was born > several > >years later. The family relocated to California around 1910. Aldah married > >Arthur Russell MILLS in Riverside, California on June 16, 1915 and remained > >in Riverside until her death in 1974. > > > >Blaine is listed as having been at the wedding ... but no other information > >is known. There is a California Death Index listing for a Blaine H. BYAL, > >died June 5, 1945 in Monterey County. Spouse intials are listed as "O B". > > > >Perhaps this Blaine is the one I am seeking? Any information would be > greatly > >appreciated. > > > >Also found a listing for a Ruth BYAL b. Nov. 13, 1919 and d. Mar. 30, 1989 > >in Sacramento, California. Could this possibly be a daughter of Blaine? > > > >Thank you! >