You can try searching on line for his death between 1940 and 1997 http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi or If you need any help with the CA Death index, 1905-1939, there's a new mailing list for lookups - CA-DEATH-INDEX-L@rootsweb.com send a new message to CA-DEATH-INDEX-L-request@rootsweb.com with just the word subscribe in the body of the message. The welcome message will tell you how to request a lookup. Here are two from the SSDI: SAMUEL CARSON 05 Jul 1906 Sep 1977 70583 (Scott, Lafayette, LA) 71483 (Winnfield, Winn, LA) 703-05-7605 Long-time or retired railroad workers SS-5 Letter Add Post-em SAMUEL CARSON 15 Jun 1890 21 Feb 1992 (not specified) (none specified) 705-01-2895 Long-time or retired railroad workers SS-5 Letter Add Post-em Neither died in CA Do you know when he was born? What makes you think he was in San Joaquin county? Colleen Norby -----Original Message----- From: S. Carson <carson-tibbs@worldnet.att.net> To: CASANJOA-L@rootsweb.com <CASANJOA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, October 12, 2000 2:38 PM Subject: [CASANJOA] Samuel Erbert Carson >Posted on: SanJoaquin County Queries >Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/SanJoaquin/202 > >Surname: Carson, Gammon, Brown, Frazier >------------------------- > >Looking for family of Samuel Erbert Carson. He worked for the RR in CA. >His brother was George Brown Carson and George married Alma Louise Gammon. >Thanks. > >Link: Carson-Tibbs Connections > URL: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~carson/~carson.html> >