The California Death Index, 1940-97 (available free online at http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi), contains the following two records: DOHRMANN, Mollie S. (lived to the age of 102!) DOB 26 Aug. 1885 DOD 20 Feb. 1988 Social Security #546-10-0372 Mother's maiden name: Lenane Father's surname: Sueell County of death: San Mateo SUEELL, Dudley Joseph (Mollie's brother?) DOB 27 March 1879 DOD 9 June 1950 Mother's maiden name: Lenane Father's surname: Sueell County of death: Alameda The California Birth Index (requires a paid subscription to Ancestry.com), shows the following birth: DOHRMANN, Marijuel DOB 24 Nov 1926 Female Mother's maiden name: Sueell County of birth: Sacramento There is a public record listing for a woman named Marijuel in California as follows: Marijuel D. Borges, age 80, residing at 233 Tono Lane, Walnut Creek, California 94597, telephone 925-472-0546. Walnut Creek is in Contra Costa County, which is next door to Alameda County, where Oakland is located. Both counties are across the bay from San Francisco. You are very lucky that Sueell and Marijuel are such uncommon names. Mark Lomax Pasadena, California Diana Surawski wrote: > Michael, Bridget and Unknown Sister Lennan travelled to the USA c. 1870s. > Their parents are believed to have been William Lennan and Mary O'Dwyer, > all said to have been born in County Waterford, Eire. Michael and > Bridget > subsequently left the USA for New Zealand arriving Auckland sometime > after > 1876. Michael married in Auckland in 1880. > > The Unknown sister who remained in the US married, and in turn her > married > daughter Mollie Suell / Sewell Dohrmann (family spelling) is known to > have > visited NZ in the 1950s from the Oakland area. > > Any advice on tracking the US side of the family would be most > appreciated. > > Diana > New South Wales, Australia. > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > See "What's New" at sfgenealogy.com: > http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/index.htm#new > >