I found some information on the BITHER family. It looks like Hartly died in Alameda County in 1906: BITHER Hartly A, no spouse, 49yrs, co 60/Alameda, d. 3/16/06, #5260 And census info-if you need/want transcriptions I can send them along. Name: Geneva E Bither Age in 1910: 15 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Birthplace: California Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Birth Place: Maine Mother's name: L E Mother's Birth Place: California Home in 1910: Oakland Ward 7, Alameda, California Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Mrs L E Bither 44 CA Geneva E Bither 15 1895CA ME CA Foster O Bither 10 1900 Gladys H Bither 8 1902 Harold H Bither 6 1904 And then Lucy and children moved to Oregon by 1920 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1501; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 653. Name: Harold A Bither Home in 1920: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon Age: 15 years Estimated birth year: abt 1905 Birthplace: California Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: L E Father's Birth Place: Maine Mother's Birth Place: California Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 653 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age L E Bither 53 Wid CA VA IL Foster O Bither 20 Gladys A Bither 18 Harold A Bither 15 Columbus M Brock 49 boarder Div OR TN IL Name: Harold H Bither Home in 1930: Sprague River, Klamath, Oregon Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1904 Birthplace: California Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Ina M Race: White Household Members: Name Age Harold H Bither 26 Ina M Bither 20 Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 about Lucy E Bither Name: Bither, Lucy E County: Gilliam Death Date: 24 Feb 1953 Certificate: 1355 Spouse: Hartley Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 about Foster O Bither Name: Bither, Foster O County: Washington Death Date: 18 May 1984 Certificate: 84-09687 Age: 84 Birth Date: 7 Jul 1899 Spouse: Gertru Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 about Harold Alb Bither Name: Bither, Harold Alb County: Lincoln Death Date: 21 Dec 1980 Certificate: 80-20560 Age: 76 Birth Date: 24 Jan 1904 Spouse: Ina Nanc =================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen" <[email protected]> To: "Shelli Steedman" <[email protected]> Cc: "CASTANIS" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 12:55 AM Subject: Re: [CASTANIS] [RAOGK-Req] California Stanislaus > I checked the Sacramento Bee index for Bither, Bigler, Brigler, Christy > 1900-1905 and found no listings.... > > 1890 Great Register > Surname: BIGLER > Given Name: John > Age: 58 > Birthplace: Germany > Residence: Buena Vista > County: Stanislaus > RegDate: 27 FEB 1888 > Naturalization: N > Remarks: > Page: 3 > > Surname: CHRISTY > Given Name: William > Age: 56 > Birthplace: Ireland > Residence: Auburn No 2 > County: Placer > RegDate: 20 AUG 1890 > Naturalization: N > Remarks: > Page: 7 > > Surname: CHRISTY > Given Name: William > Age: 32 > Birthplace: Tennessee > Residence: Knight's Ferry > County: Stanislaus > RegDate: 25 SEP 1888 > Naturalization: > Remarks: > Page: 8 > > Surname: CHRISTY > Given Name: William Ambers > Age: 24 > Birthplace: Kentucky > Residence: Fresno No 2 > County: Fresno > RegDate: 11 MAY 1888 > Naturalization: > Remarks: > Page: 17 > > Surname: CHRISTY > Given Name: William Richard > Age: 29 > Birthplace: California > Residence: 34 Golden Gate > County: San Francisco > RegDate: 13 OCT 1890 > Naturalization: > Remarks: > Page: D38/P6 > > Surname: CHRISTY > Given Name: William Wallace > Age: 32 > Birthplace: Tennessee > Residence: San Jose No 5 > County: Santa Clara > RegDate: 26 SEP 1884 > Naturalization: > Remarks: > Page: 26 > > Surname: BITHER > Given Name: Hartley A > Age: 27 > Birthplace: Maine > Residence: Santa Barbara > County: Santa Barbara > RegDate: 31 JUL 1890 > Naturalization: > Remarks: > Page: 5 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shelli Steedman" <[email protected]> > To: "Colleen" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 12:05 AM > Subject: Re: [RAOGK-Req] California Stanislaus > > > > Thanks for the link. I didn't see anything. I'm looking for the > > following: > > > > William Christy b. 1851 died 1900-1910 > > Mary Christy b. 1861 died 1900-1910 > > Barbara/Barbarie Bigler/Brigler b. 1830 d. aft 1900 > > John Bigler b. 1830 d. 1880-1900 > > Hartley Bither b. 1858 d. 1905-1910 > > Lucy Bither b. 1866 d. aft 1900 > > > > Some of these folks seem pretty young to have died but I can't find them > > on censuses after dates indicated. I guess the wives could have > > remarried. > > > > Thanks for checking!!!!!!!!! > > > > Colleen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Shelli, > > Try this resource > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cabf1905/ > > Give me a name and I'll check July 1905- 1910 death index at vital > > search.... > > I can also check the Sacramento Bee index 1900-1905 > > I have access to some Modesto Newspapers during that era through Heritage > > Quest Historical Newspapers. > > Colleen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shelli" > > To: "Colleen Norby" > > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 10:22 PM > > Subject: [RAOGK-Req] California Stanislaus > > > > > >> Hi, I was wondering if you can check the death index/obits 1900-1910. > >> Thanks for responding. I'm also a volunteer.