I would have agreed but the address is different - 6th St. in 1905 vs Fulton in 1908. I had looked her up in Vitalsearch - the only possibility is Fannie GAGE who died 1/4/1919 in San Joaquin County (Co. 39) at age 65. I should order that death cert anyway, just for grins. Thanks! Jim the cohens wrote: >Jim, > >The fact that someone shows up in a directory does not prove they are >alive, although there is a good chance. One of my ancestors shows up >in a city directory 3 or 4 years after his death! I believe it was >circa 1920 in the East Bay. > >But did you check the free Calif Death Index at VitalSearch? It >starts with 1905 listings! > >http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/cadeathm.htm > >On 9/12/08, James R. Smith <jim@historysmith.com> wrote: > > >>The site is a treasure & is growing. I searched the 1908 SF directory >>for my GG-Aunt Frances REUBEN GAGE who I thought died in the 1906 quake. >>Guess what? She didn't! Now I need to learn when she died. >> >>Cheers, >>Jim >> >> >************************** >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 > > > -- James R. Smith Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks ISBN: 1884995446 www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/>