Don't know if anyone can help, but I am searching backward on this one. My grandfather (John Francis O'Brien) was admitted to Napa State Hospital in 1932 by his daughter. He died in 1937 and his death certificate stated his residence was Sonoma County. It also stated he was a widower at the time he was committed by his daughter. By any chance, is there a way to find his wife's name and date of death. An obituary (O'Brien) for her would state she is survived by her husband, John Francis O'Brien and a daughter. There may have been more children that I am not aware of. Her death would have been prior to 1932 and probably in Sonoma County. Any ideas how to locate her? Mike

Oops, my bad. I did this record in the index, helps if I was looking for Napa county. OBRIEN, John F. 81 Napa Co. 12/19/1937 record 79560. This gives me a guess at date of birth -1856. I will see what I can find. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike O'Brien Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 5:25 PM To: CASONOMA-L Subject: [CASONOMA] O'Brien family Don't know if anyone can help, but I am searching backward on this one. My grandfather (John Francis O'Brien) was admitted to Napa State Hospital in 1932 by his daughter. He died in 1937 and his death certificate stated his residence was Sonoma County. It also stated he was a widower at the time he was committed by his daughter. By any chance, is there a way to find his wife's name and date of death. An obituary (O'Brien) for her would state she is survived by her husband, John Francis O'Brien and a daughter. There may have been more children that I am not aware of. Her death would have been prior to 1932 and probably in Sonoma County. Any ideas how to locate her? Mike ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

not sure if this is the same John but on the 1900 census of san francisco, SF there is : John nov? 1856 43 mar14yrs b ca parents:IRE IRE he was a carriage? maker Kate Apr 1865 35 8 kids CA IRE IRE Katherine Aug 1886 13 Wallie Feb 1889 11 Bessie Jun 1890 9 Adda Dec 1892 7 Nellie 1894 6 Cecelia May 1896 4 John 1897 2 Joseph 1898 1 on a death index for 1905-1929 there is a possability: Kate Obrien age 60 d: SF county sep 25-1926 cert #44689 Hope this helps Karen in Oregon > > My grandfather (John Francis O'Brien) was admitted to Napa State Hospital in 1932 by his daughter. He died in 1937 and his death certificate stated his residence was Sonoma County. > > It also stated he was a widower at the time he was committed by his daughter. > > By any chance, is there a way to find his wife's name and date of death. An obituary (O'Brien) for her would state she is survived by her husband, John Francis O'Brien and a daughter. There may have been more children that I am not aware of. Her death would have been prior to 1932 and probably in Sonoma County. > > Any ideas how to locate her? > > Mike