Hi... Searching for Mateo (Mathew) DeGennaro born near Naples, Italy abt 1895. He married Mary Salvini born in San Francisco, California in the 1800's. Trying to find information on his parents/siblings. Is anyone researching this family? Thank you, Judy in California Searching AUSTIN, BIRDSALL, CASE, EAKIN, FRAZELL, HAVENS, LEIM, MCCLENNON, ROCHELLE, SIMINGTON, STRICKLAND, VANGELDER/VANGALDER

Can anyone tell me where the Adlers Sanatorium is or was, in San Francisco? My Great Uncle died there in 1921 from Cancer and it is listed as where he lived at the time of death. Please e mail me at multon4240@aol.com. Thanks for any help. Margaret

It's total nonsense to be concerned that the SSDI is a source of SSNs that are usable by terrorists. The only thing unique about the SSNs in the SSDI is that the original holders are deceased and the numbers were/are legitimate. Otherwise to the layman any series of numbers laid out in the nnn-nn-nnnn format appears to be legitimate. The issue may be rather any nnn-nn-nnnn appearing on a SSN card. But it is not the number, but rather the appearance on what appears be legitimate SSN card stock that convinces the uniformed not the number itself. As a former employee of SSA I am aware of millions of users of totally bogus numbers for employment purposes. These numbers were identified as belonging to deceased persons, children, adults but mismatched names or were simply made up. The SSDI was not the sources of these SSNs. The existence of the SSDI is irrelevant to anyone who wishes to use a fraudulent number on fake SSN card stock. Indeed each of the SSDI numbers is internally flagged by SSA as not reissuable to anyone for 70 years or so (when in fact they will be recycled to new users). And by the way in Federal matters the deceased do in fact lose their right to privacy upon death. The law is a bit subtler than this of course.

Dear Margaret, I have a cousin LIAM LYNCH who lives in Gortroe Knocknagoshel Co. Kerry. He was born in Ballyvorney. He has 2 living brothers and a sister......all living in Co. Kerry. Tim Lynch - Ballyvorney, John Lynch - Listowel and a sister in Moyvane. Liam's parents were John Lynch and Joanna Kirby. Liam had another brother, Patrick who lived near Cork. He died last year....... Liam's e-mail is: liamlynch@esatclear.ie Kirby Harris-Gonzalez e-mail: hemeah@earthlink.net Fallbrook CA - near San Diego MARGARET M MILLAR wrote: > PATRICK LYNCH [23] & ABBY LYNCH [21] from BALLYVOURNEY, CO CORK, arrived at > Ellis Is. 1899 to join their brother HUMPHREY LYNCH at BLACKHAWK COLO. > > MICHAEL LEHANE [20] & EDMOND SWEENEY [22] cousins, from BALLYVOURNEY, CO > CORK, arrived 1904 to join brother CORNELIUS LEHANE, 512 HOWARD ST. SF. > > Would appreciate any info which might help me trace the > movements/descendants of these people. > > Peggy > Townsville Australia

Found this on another list & thought it was worth reposting here: This article appeared in the Washington Post yesterday, November 8th. Cngress, in its wisdom, has decided to hold hearings on whether or not to continue to allow access to the SSDI, since all of the terrorists on 9-11 had SS#. I just wanted to suggest that, first of all, you read it straight from the horse's mouth (the Washington Post article) before the web rumor mill gets hold of it, and second, that you see if you find out as many things about the SSDI as I did when I read the article. If nothing else, it is a great education about the SSDI itself. Go to: http://genealogysearch.org/news/index.html and click on the link for the SSDI article in the Washington Post. Linda

PATRICK LYNCH [23] & ABBY LYNCH [21] from BALLYVOURNEY, CO CORK, arrived at Ellis Is. 1899 to join their brother HUMPHREY LYNCH at BLACKHAWK COLO. MICHAEL LEHANE [20] & EDMOND SWEENEY [22] cousins, from BALLYVOURNEY, CO CORK, arrived 1904 to join brother CORNELIUS LEHANE, 512 HOWARD ST. SF. Would appreciate any info which might help me trace the movements/descendants of these people. Peggy Townsville Australia

Hi Iam trying to find Directory Listings for my Grandmother who was living in San Francisco as a Mary Harry in 1924, according to her fathers obit. she left my grandfather when he was only 18 months old in Eugene, Oregon that was in 1916 at that time she was Mrs Mary Louise Warnock, her maiden name was Mathews. I cant seem to locate her at all, pulling at straws, any help would be appreciatited Robin Trigg

Linda I checked both the San Francisco, Oakland City Directories for the years of 1927 and 1928. So I jumped to 1960, and found him and then worked back and the first that I found him was 1941, so here is what I found; 1941, salesman for Barrett and Kaemper (wholesale Radios and Electrical Appliances), live in Oakland, at 3221 Sylvan, wife Maurita 1941, not listed 1943 not book 1944 Co-owner of Republic Electric, with a J.M. (Jack) Cavanaugh, living in Lafayette. (note at some time Cavanaugh left the company, but did not check every year for the company) 1944-45 Same listing, but wife is listed as Marita 1948-49 Same listing, no wife listed 1951, same 1953 same 1957 same 1958 same, did check the company this, year found him, listed as President, and a Gerry W. Garrett, as V.P., who was living in San Lorenzo 1960 He is now living at the Press Club, which if I am remember right was on Post Street. Hope this of some help George --- Linda J Hennessy <lindhn@juno.com> wrote: > I am looking for a listing on Wendell Garrett. Not > sure if he was in San > Francisco or Oakland. He had his own business, > Republic Electric on Post > St. in S.F. in the 1960's. Any help would be > appreciated. Linda > ________________________________________________________________ > 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!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com

I am looking for a listing on Wendell Garrett. Not sure if he was in San Francisco or Oakland. He had his own business, Republic Electric on Post St. in S.F. in the 1960's. Any help would be appreciated. Linda ________________________________________________________________ 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/.

Barbara: I saw from the CADI notes you had found three siblings. Don't know if you found Edith (below) who apparently remarried a Keller. KELLER EDITH M 05/08/1909 ROLLAND F LOS ANGELES(70) 08/22/1967 547-34-5172 58 yrs For the SF deaths, the San Francisco Public Library will check (free) for obits. Carol Nash Barbara Thamm wrote: From: Phil Thamm <pthamm@shoal.net.au> To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CASANFRA] Amos MORRIS Family Seeking any information on the family of Amos MORRIS, born possibly Indiana or Virginia and died circa 1916, who married circa 1885, San Francisco, to Elizabeth ROLLINGS (or variants), born possibly Cornwall, England and died circa 1930. They had four children: Ida Hazel MORRIS who married Charles HARRIS; Amos MORRIS who married - name unknown; Harvey Lane MORRIS; and Edith MORRIS who married Francis AVERILL. I believe their vital records were destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. Only other information is that Amos is believed to have fought in the Indian Wars and was stationed in San Francisco. After his marriage he worked in a printing business and lost an arm in an accident. Elizabeth might have had a sister living in San Francisco. Amos and Elizabeth MORRIS are the grandparents of an elderly friend of mine. He is very keen to find any information he can. I have advised him to search census records but can anyone offer him any other avenues of research - I have already searched the CADI and SSDI. I am very knowledgeable about researching in my own country but have only a very limited knowledge of USA research. With thanks Barbara Thamm NSW, Australia

My great Uncle James Redmond Waddell died in 94-95, not sure of the date. He has 10 children, none whom seem very close to one another, let a lone other family members. They live all over the USA. A few of them have been very kind and shared what little family history that they knew. Uncle Jim died in Santa Rosa, and the story goes, that a family friend of his came to his estate sale and bought all our family records, including the wedding book, that was my great grandmother who raised me, I have the wedding dress and wedding pictures. In 93 my paternal uncle Chuck handed me the wedding book, which had been left in his care for me, since grandma died when I was 11 years. His wife took it out of my hands and said she was not ready to give it up, this was not her family. She gave it to Uncle Jim, I'm sure hoping he would leave her a hefty amount of money some day. My uncle Chuck died in March of 2000 at the age of 57. I contacted the Waddell cousins, telling them the truth, I wanted nothing from them but written history that Mary Waddell, who raised me worked on for years, like me. I was also looking for the Thornton Slave papers and Stage Line Papers of the South that our family owned. Every one of the Waddell cousins, said they wished they would have know about me that, they would have given them to me as they are of know interest to them. A friend of my Uncle James (JIM) Waddell came to the estate sale and was either given or bought everything. Many of these things were left in my Uncle's care till I turned 21, well I'm 43 now and have been working on my history for years. I need to know the Rootsweb site for Santa Rosa and if there is a site on here or anywhere else, where people buy family history to sale. These items are priceless to me and I am by know way rich, but if any one can help me find my history, I will find a way to pay you anything, to get our history back. If any one has any advice, please email me tot@wave.net. I also need to let people who are looking for family to Solomon & Adeline Runyon, I am hear. Last month someone was looking for Runyon Family, and ended up giving family documents to the people who live in our family home which we owned 1860-1969. These people are very kind people, but they know about me and my family research, I visit them each summer for about five years now. These papers were signed by my 3rd great grandmother Adeline Runyon late 1800's. And they should have gone to family, unless I'm just nuts!! Any help would be great, good night!! Sincerely Kathy

Thank you for your reply. We have the information on how to obtain individual records on known persons. I would like the Costa Mesa information just in case someone asks for it. Have contact at Sonoma. Not all records were sent there.. some went to state archives, some to SJChealth dept...from what I recall. We are not looking for one individual. There are over 3,500 unknown persons buried in the old Stockton State Hospital cemetery. The names and information on their death/burials is considered part of the medical records for the state hospital. The law states that all public cemeteries must provide death/burial information to the public. The State of California sold this cemetery property to the American Legion (Karl Ross Post) in 1948... Karl Ross Post could not use the northern most 5 acres for anything but cemetery purposes until ALL bodies had been removed ... in 1955 the land was rezoned for commercial use... in error. A County Planner stopped the rezone & said it was illegal...only someone forgot to reclassify the land cemetery.. instead it was listed as residential/farming. A judge & two other persons with connections to Karl Ross Post, in a matter of a few hours in the judges chambers, managed to move all 3,500 bodies to a common grave.. nice feat, considering they never left the judges chambers. **all the above is documented. What the goal is, is to have the death/burial records for every person buried in the cemetery released. This means that the State will have to seperate (as it should have in the beginning) all this information from the medical records, and then make the cemetery burial records public. If we had the name and death date of every person buried in this old cemetery, we could look up death information.. but as it stands we have nothing, unless a descendant contacts us looking for a specific person. http://www.rootsweb.com/~moiron2 Iron County MO Web Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/home.htm Margie Campbell's Original Web Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/ Margie Campbell's NEW Site (under construction) HERMES surname maillist host WENSTRÖM surname maillist host ----- Original Message ----- From: "B&B Allured" <allured@jps.net> To: "Margie" <margecam@pacbell.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 9:06 PM Subject: Re: Stockton State Hospital- Getting the laws ammended > Your message was forwarded to me. I was very successful in obtaining access > to my husband's grandfather's records from l9l5. All of the Stockton > records were transferred to Sonoma and later to Costa Mesa. I telephoned to > Costa Mesa and was told exactly how to obtain information and while very > limited it was sent almost immediately. The staff at Costa Mesa are very > helpful and somewhere in my records I may still have the number to contact. > It may be that the person you are inquiring about was there in the more > recent times where the records still remain confidential. If you would like > me to try to find more info for you, please let me know at allured@jps.net > Betty > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Margie <margecam@pacbell.net> > To: SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com <SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 2:19 AM > Subject: Stockton State Hospital- Getting the laws ammended > > > Hi everyone: > > The California Archives are following the law in not releasing the > information on those who died & are buried at the old State Hospital > Cemetery. > I agree this law needs to be ammended (you can view this law at: > http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html ) > > Perhaps adding the following as an ammendment to 5328. which reads: > > All information and records obtained in the course of providing services > under Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000), Division 4.1 ( commencing > with Section 4400), Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500), Division 5 > ( commencing with Section 5000), Division 6 (commencing with Section 6000), > or Division 7 (commencing with Section 7100), to either voluntary or > involuntary reciepients of services shall be confidential. Information and > records obtained in the course of providing similar services to either > voluntary or involuntary reciepients prior to 1969 shall also be > confidential. Information and records shall be disclosed only in any of the > following cases: > > NOTE: There are 19 pages of reasons... It is my recomendation that all > interested parties read this law carefully.... Suggest an ammendment be > added that will allow the release of information a set number of years after > the death of a patient (75 should be sufficient to not be harmful/hurtful > for anyone connected to the deceased). This could be achieved quickly by > ammending the above paragraph to include: > ....to either voluntary or involuntary reciepients of services shall be > confidential during the lifetime of the individual recieving such services, > and no longer than 75 years after the demise of said individual...... > > Also suggest an ammendment that will legalize the release of all medical > records of any person who recieved services to any descendant who shows > proof of death & proof of relationship to said individual for family genetic > research. > > Also, an ammendment that states all death & burial records for individuals > who died while under treatment at any state facility, are deemed public > information, as mandated by California Health and Safety Code_________. > That all death & burial records of any individual recieving services from a > state facility, who sucumbs while an inmate of a facility, and is buried in > state operated burial grounds, is deemed pubic information under law, and > will be made available to the public. This information will include the > following information: Date of Death, Reason, Burial plot number, place of > burial. > Also, an ammendment needs to be made that states that all remains will be > cared for as mandated under the California Health and Safety code________. > > Also, that all above ammendments are retroactive to include any and all > records on file in State offices, Archives, etc. for this state. Need to > make sure it is the State that will pay for making these available to the > public. > > > I am in process of determining how to word the above properly to submit to > my local officials (Senate, Congress, Assembly). > > This is what needs to be done to get the laws ammended to allow for release > of burial information, medical information for those needing it, etc. > Please feel free to post your suggestions for wording these ammendments.. > and to forward this note to any you feel may be of value in getting the > above done as soon as possible. > > Thanks! > Marge Campbell > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~moiron2 > Iron County MO Web Page > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/home.htm > Margie Campbell's Original Web Page > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/ > Margie Campbell's NEW Site (under construction) > > HERMES surname maillist host > > WENSTRÖM surname maillist host > > > >

Seeking any information on the family of Amos MORRIS, born possibly Indiana or Virginia and died circa 1916, who married circa 1885, San Francisco, to Elizabeth ROLLINGS (or variants), born possibly Cornwall, England and died circa 1930. They had four children: Ida Hazel MORRIS who married Charles HARRIS; Amos MORRIS who married - name unknown; Harvey Lane MORRIS; and Edith MORRIS who married Francis AVERILL. I believe their vital records were destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. Only other information is that Amos is believed to have fought in the Indian Wars and was stationed in San Francisco. After his marriage he worked in a printing business and lost an arm in an accident. Elizabeth might have had a sister living in San Francisco. Amos and Elizabeth MORRIS are the grandparents of an elderly friend of mine. He is very keen to find any information he can. I have advised him to search census records but can anyone offer him any other avenues of research - I have already searched the CADI and SSDI. I am very knowledgeable about researching in my own country but have only a very limited knowledge of USA research. With thanks Barbara Thamm NSW, Australia

Barbara I found the following; In a quick look at some San Francisco, first time listed is 1886, as a watchman for the San Francisco city Laundry, which job he held up to about 1900, but for two years when he was listed as a engineer for them. In the 1912-13 one a Amos Jr., is living with them at 10 Avery, and is listed as a driver. He died 1918-09-28, at the age of 68, spouse E, state file number 18-32431 There were two Elizabeth Morris's listed the first is the one I think you are looking for. Elizabeth Morris, died 1931-04-04, at the age of 80, spouse A, state file number 31 23008 The other one died 1939-09-10, state file number 39-57695, age 72 no spouse. Will do some more checking in the City Directories and see if i can learn any thing more. George --- Phil Thamm <pthamm@shoal.net.au> wrote: > Seeking any information on the family of Amos > MORRIS, born possibly > Indiana or Virginia and died circa 1916, who married > circa 1885, San > Francisco, to Elizabeth ROLLINGS (or variants), born > possibly Cornwall, > England and died circa 1930. They had four children: > Ida Hazel MORRIS > who married Charles HARRIS; Amos MORRIS who married > - name unknown; > Harvey Lane MORRIS; and Edith MORRIS who married > Francis AVERILL. I > believe their vital records were destroyed in the > 1906 earthquake. > > Only other information is that Amos is believed to > have fought in the > Indian Wars and was stationed in San Francisco. > After his marriage he > worked in a printing business and lost an arm in an > accident. Elizabeth > might have had a sister living in San Francisco. > > Amos and Elizabeth MORRIS are the grandparents of an > elderly friend of > mine. He is very keen to find any information he > can. I have advised him > to search census records but can anyone offer him > any other avenues of > research - I have already searched the CADI and > SSDI. I am very > knowledgeable about researching in my own country > but have only a very > limited knowledge of USA research. > > With thanks > Barbara Thamm > NSW, Australia > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com

Exposition Sculptor Dies after Accident San Francisco Examiner front page June 29 1914 Vernon K. JONES, sculptor at the Panama Pacific Exposition, who was thrown from his motorcycle when hit by a Sutter Street car at Sutter and Webster streets on June 22, died at the Lane Hospital yesterday as a result of his injuries. He suffered a fractured skull. JONES was 28 years old.

Hi everyone: The California Archives are following the law in not releasing the information on those who died & are buried at the old State Hospital Cemetery. I agree this law needs to be ammended (you can view this law at: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html ) Perhaps adding the following as an ammendment to 5328. which reads: All information and records obtained in the course of providing services under Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000), Division 4.1 ( commencing with Section 4400), Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500), Division 5 ( commencing with Section 5000), Division 6 (commencing with Section 6000), or Division 7 (commencing with Section 7100), to either voluntary or involuntary reciepients of services shall be confidential. Information and records obtained in the course of providing similar services to either voluntary or involuntary reciepients prior to 1969 shall also be confidential. Information and records shall be disclosed only in any of the following cases: NOTE: There are 19 pages of reasons... It is my recomendation that all interested parties read this law carefully.... Suggest an ammendment be added that will allow the release of information a set number of years after the death of a patient (75 should be sufficient to not be harmful/hurtful for anyone connected to the deceased). This could be achieved quickly by ammending the above paragraph to include: ....to either voluntary or involuntary reciepients of services shall be confidential during the lifetime of the individual recieving such services, and no longer than 75 years after the demise of said individual...... Also suggest an ammendment that will legalize the release of all medical records of any person who recieved services to any descendant who shows proof of death & proof of relationship to said individual for family genetic research. Also, an ammendment that states all death & burial records for individuals who died while under treatment at any state facility, are deemed public information, as mandated by California Health and Safety Code_________. That all death & burial records of any individual recieving services from a state facility, who sucumbs while an inmate of a facility, and is buried in state operated burial grounds, is deemed pubic information under law, and will be made available to the public. This information will include the following information: Date of Death, Reason, Burial plot number, place of burial. Also, an ammendment needs to be made that states that all remains will be cared for as mandated under the California Health and Safety code________. Also, that all above ammendments are retroactive to include any and all records on file in State offices, Archives, etc. for this state. Need to make sure it is the State that will pay for making these available to the public. I am in process of determining how to word the above properly to submit to my local officials (Senate, Congress, Assembly). This is what needs to be done to get the laws ammended to allow for release of burial information, medical information for those needing it, etc. Please feel free to post your suggestions for wording these ammendments.. and to forward this note to any you feel may be of value in getting the above done as soon as possible. Thanks! Marge Campbell http://www.rootsweb.com/~moiron2 Iron County MO Web Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/home.htm Margie Campbell's Original Web Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/ Margie Campbell's NEW Site (under construction) HERMES surname maillist host WENSTRÖM surname maillist host

I am looking for any information on Troy Dye who I believe was Hanged in Sacramento late 1800's. He was my great great great uncle!! Thanks Kathy Surnames related to Troy are Bloom, Dye, Runyon, Rippon, Amick, Waddell, Morrow, Vogan and Plowman (ME)!!

No luck in SF Examiner for him. Sorry. Sandra -----Original Message----- From: Wilson Anthony [mailto:awilson@elp.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:25 AM To: sandrah@ix.netcom.com Subject: Obituary Notice Hello, I am seeking an obituary on my great-uncle. His name is John Wold, date of death: 2/11/1954, San Francisco, CA. Thank You, Christina Wold Wilson, email: awilson@elp.rr.com

I was able to get one. Giacomo... need an address to mail to you. Sandra -----Original Message----- From: Bob Rossi [mailto:BRossi@iBuildCommunity.com] Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 12:20 PM To: Sandrah@ix.netcom.com Subject: Re: Help with obituaries Sandra: Sorry, I've not taken advantage of this assistance before. Both died in Colma, California, part of San Francisco County. B. On 11/2/01 8:09 PM, "Sandra Harris" <sandrah@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > Where did these people die?? Sandra > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Rossi [mailto:BRossi@iBuildCommunity.com] > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:29 AM > To: sandrah@ix.netcom.com > Subject: Help with obituaries > > > Two names and death dates for you, if you're willing and have the time: > > Giacomo Merlo 7/18/38 > > Cattarina Merlo 4/22/35 > > > Please note that I may have inadvertantly switched the death dates for > the two individuals, who are my great grandparents. > > > thanks, > > Bob Rossi > >

Sorry, I couldn't find anything in SF Examiner for him. Sandra -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Harris [mailto:sandrah@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 5:39 PM To: Jennifer Schroeder Cc: Sandra Harris Subject: RE: obituary LEDGERWOOD RUSSELL L 06/04/1940 M MINNESOTA SAN FRANCISCO(38) 03/11/1986 533-38-5155 45 yrs I can check for an obituary next week. Sometimes I'm lucky and sometimes not. Sandra -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Schroeder [mailto:jennilee83@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 10:21 AM To: sandrah@ix.netcom.com Cc: jennilee83@hotmail.com Subject: obituary im looking for my fathers obituary i have a date of death of march 11 1986 in san francico dob is june 4 or 3 1940 i also have a death date of january 8 or 3 1978. was wondering if you could find the obituary on one of theese dates any info would be greatfully apprecated. jennifer schroeder