I am researching a Frank Henry ("Harry") Kirby, born October 1864 in Bedford, Pennsylvania. Sometime around the early 1900's he moved to Los Angeles, and then in the early 'teens he moved to San Francisco. He is shown in the 1920 Census, married to "Jennie L.". I have strong reason to believe the following death information is his: "Frank Kirby, age 75, died 11/8/1939 in county 90 (San Francisco), state file # (39) 7067x (where "x" digit cannot be read.) It has spouse initials of "J W". I've hit the end-of-the-line with respect to ancestry.com and the various indexes it contains (Census, voter records, etc.) I'm hoping to get his state death record, where he is buried, info about his wife (he seems to have been estranged or divorced from her by the mid-20's), any children with her and descendents, etc. So, I'm looking for anyone here who is SF-based who may be able to help me dig up more information. Thanks! Jon Noring

Hi Jon... Do you have a death notice or obituary for him from any San Francisco newspapers? This could be confirmation for you. The SF Public Library has an obituary service, where they will send an obit (if they have it) in an SAS envelope included with the original request. There are stipulations. Here's their website and mailing address: http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/librarylocations/main/obits.htm Obituary RequestsMagazines and Newspapers CenterSan Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102 Also, the unknown 'x' digit for the State file # looks like a '2'. If you end up needing to send to the State for the death certificate, you might be able to confirm at a local library (if you're in CA) or at a local LDS Family History Center by checking out the CA Death Index microfilm page and enlarging it. I've done it myself and it worked for me. The City and County of San Francisco Dept of Health takes all of 3 months (plus!) to return vital documents by mail. The State website says they're even longer if you go through them. Good Luck... Barb > Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:55:39 -0600> From: jon@noring.name> To: casanfra@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CASANFRA] Need help with researching a SF resident who died 1939> > I am researching a Frank Henry ("Harry") Kirby, born October 1864 in> Bedford, Pennsylvania. Sometime around the early 1900's he moved to> Los Angeles, and then in the early 'teens he moved to San Francisco.> He is shown in the 1920 Census, married to "Jennie L.". I have strong> reason to believe the following death information is his:> > "Frank Kirby, age 75, died 11/8/1939 in county 90 (San Francisco),> state file # (39) 7067x (where "x" digit cannot be read.) It has> spouse initials of "J W".> > I've hit the end-of-the-line with respect to ancestry.com and the> various indexes it contains (Census, voter records, etc.)> > I'm hoping to get his state death record, where he is buried, info> about his wife (he seems to have been estranged or divorced from her> by the mid-20's), any children with her and descendents, etc.> > So, I'm looking for anyone here who is SF-based who may be able to> help me dig up more information.> > Thanks!> > Jon Noring> > > > **************************> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_062008