Herman drowned in 1928. I'll send the news article in a moment. At 07:03 PM 4/10/2008, Linda Hamid wrote: >Hi list, > > > >I am trying to help this lady find info on her uncle. I can't find him in CA >death index. Does anyone have any ideas? > > > >Linda Hamid > >Sweetwater Poultry > >email: <mailto:sweeth2o1@gmail.com> sweeth2o1@gmail.com > >web: <http://www.sweeth2o.us> www.sweeth2o.us > > _____ > >From: Becky [mailto:becky_lyn@hotmail.com] >Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 2:01 PM >To: sweeth2o1@gmail.com >Subject: California Death > > > >Linda, > > > >I am trying to find the death date and death circumstances of my Uncle. His >name was Herman Smit but went by Smith. He was born in Michigan 4 Dec 1888. >Both parents were Dutch. He joined the army at the Presidio (WWI) and when >got out he stayed in California. As far as I know he never married. He was >an egg candler and is on the 1920 census. I was told my now deceased Aunt >that Herman was murdered and his body was found in the SF Bay, she thought >early 1930. I think it is possible that he commited suicide. I am thinking >that is was earlier than that. His burial was paid for by the egg candlers >union, but do not know where he is buried. Any help would be appreciated as >I live in Michigan, so resourses are very limited for this information. >Thanking you in advance, Lynne > >************************** >Visit SFGenealogy.com! >http://www.sfgenealogy.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message