Aunt Dorothy was born Jul 21, 1913 in Kansas City MO. Her mothers maiden name was Hansbrough. She left Iowa in early 1930's, after a serious disagreement with her mother. I tracked her to San Jose CA. from oral family history. She sent clothing back to her family in Iowa for a few years. No one ever responded to her and the assumption is that's why she stopped. Years later one of her brothers said she had written to him during that time, and he regretted never responding to her letter. That was in 1980's, some of her 9 siblings had attempted to locate her but no success. Her name was not to be spoken in her parents home......her brother felt he would be disloyal to his mother if he responded to Dorothy's letter. It's my guess that people who knew her in CA. knew little or nothing of her family in Iowa. She had no children, health reasons my mother told me. >From conversation with Robert McCann's stepdaughter in the 1990, I learned he had been married 3 times. From what little she could recall, she thought both wives had died, he met & married her mother in 1960's. In another correspondence with a "McCann line", a lady going through her mother's McCann family research notes, found note Dorothy "died", but no date. Dorothy and Robert were listed in Modesto directories, that ceased just prior to 1940. I'm hoping the census will have her listed. I've had search of CA. vital records 1930's-1960, no records for my Dorothy May McCann. I did find she had married Kenneth Pitts 1934 in Reno NV. They were divorced Nov 1935. She married Robert Lee Edmond McCann Nov 1936 in Modesto. I'm the last generation left to search for her, I began in the 1980's. Her siblings have all died. It's my hope someday to know where she is and put this family tragedy to rest for her/our family. ----- Original Message ----- From: Colleen To: Viola Lawrence ; CASTANIS@rootsweb.com ; castanis@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [CASTANIS] Dorothy McCann Nurse in Modesto do you know where Dorothy was born? her mother's maiden name? of course sometimes the informant doesn't know the correct information at the time of death ......from CADI HURD DOROTHY MAY 1913 07 07 mother BRAHN father FOWLER FEMALE NJ LOS ANGELES 1981 10 13 261400549 68 5755893 I didn't find a Dorothy McCann listed in CADI 1930-39 but if she had already remarried, without the married name it's almost impossible to find a remarried female. Have you looked at city directories? Colleen CA-death-index@rootsweb.com List Mom ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Viola Lawrence <violalawrence@verizon.net> To: CASTANIS@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 1:13 PM Subject: [CASTANIS] Dorothy McCann Nurse in Modesto Looking for info. on "lost" aunt, Dorothy May Fowler b 1913, left Ia. in 1930's. I find her in CA. married to Robert Edmond Lee McCann Nov 1936, Modesto CA. There are no children (my belief). I have Robert's death announcement. At time, he was married to another lady. What happened to Dorothy, sketchy leads are that she died young, perhaps in early 1930-1940's. I've checked death index's for state of CA. She's not located, perhaps divorced, married again? Our family would be grateful if "we" only knew what happened to her. I've located Modesto Bee & News-Herald Paper Apr 8, 1938, PETITION FILED Dorothy McCann petitioned the Superior court for guardianship of Jennie Roberts, a minor, said to require someone to look after her interests. Attorney McVay May 7, 1938 Modesto Bee & News-Hearld Paper Carl Roberts through his attorney filed Superior Court asking for monies to cover injuries to his daughter Jennifer Roberts. Guardian Dorothy McCann. Dorothy was involved in medical field, as far we have known. There has been an ongoing search for many years, her siblings are now deceased. It would be wonderful to learn something abt her life in California. It's likely she is deceased, but I've been unable to verify anything. Grateful for any clues. Viola ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASTANIS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4927 - Release Date: 04/10/12