P.S. I think he used Calvin Emery Davidson vice Calvin Emery. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lisle" <davidson@tqsi.com> To: <davidson@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] [other] John Calvin Davidson (JC) > Nancy, > > My experience in ordering California Death Certificates, if you are > in a hurry, is to order them from the COUNTY and not the state. I > have ordered a few from various counties and had a copy in a week. If > I were to order from the State, I was looking at a 4-6 week turnaround. > > Also, I always check imdb.com about movies when I am looking for > details. They have a LONG list of actors in the movie and none of > them are John Calvin Davidson (There is a Max Davidson but that is > someone else.) or Calvin Emery. > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029499/ > > There was a Calvin Emery, but it was not your person either. > > http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256285/ > > And there is no record of anyone in their database being born on 31 > Aug 1913 who fits your description. > > I did some searches on ancestry.com > > In 1938 voter rolls for Los Angeles County, John C. Emery Davidson, > living at 716 N. Irving Blvd, was listed as an Actor and registered > as a Democrat. > > In 1940, I found a John Davidson, actor, Democrat, at 1836 N Kingsley Dr > > I could not find anything afterwards that might match but the search > engine for the voter rolls is not great. > > I could not find anything else obvious. > > I would suggest calling the LA Times or some large newspaper in > Riverside county and so if you can find an obit or other article > about his death or accident. > > john. > > At 04:35 PM 8/25/2008, wgalkow wrote: >>Thank you so much. Nancy >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Eileen Sharp" <eilsharp@roadrunner.com> >>To: <davidson@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 3:11 PM >>Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] [other] John Calvin Davidson (JC) >> >> >> > The California death index is on www.cagenweb.com/losangeles. If you >> > search >> > for Davidson you will find a listing for Calvin Emery Davidson born >> > 8/31/1913, died 07/27/1957 in Riverside County, California. You can >> > order >> > the death certificate on that website. Hope this helps. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: davidson-bounces@rootsweb.com >> > [mailto:davidson-bounces@rootsweb.com]On >> > Behalf Of wgalkow >> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 11:59 AM >> > To: davidson@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: [other] [DAVIDSON] John Calvin Davidson (JC) >> > >> > >> > Would anyone have any suggestions on how I might be able to find any >> > info >> > in >> > California on this fellow? Background: He was the youngest of 6 >> > children >> > all born in Ohio. Their dad was a builder and when things were tough >> > in >> > Ohio in the late 30's dad took a job in New Orleans. As was his >> > custom, >> > dad >> > took all 6 kids and his wife with him on all of his jobs. When in >> > NOLA, >> > one >> > daughter (my grandmother) and two of her brothers stayed in NOLA. When >> > the >> > job was finished, only one daughter along with two brothers went back >> > to >> > Ohio with their parents as they were the youngest. The youngest of >> > these >> > brothers was John Calvin Davidson who was always called JC by the >> > family >> > to >> > differentiate from his father John Calvin Davidson. When JC was only >> > 20, >> > he >> > took off for California to become a "movie star". He had some success >> > as >> > he was in the movie "Rosalie" along with Nelson Eddy and Eleanor >> > Powell. >> > He >> > may have been in more movies but the article that told me about the >> > movie >> > Rosalie o! >> > nly listed that movie. His "stage" name was Calvin Emery which was his >> > middle name and his mother's maiden name. Family lore says that he was >> > killed in an auto accident in the mountains going to visit his Uncle >> > Angus >> > in July of 1957. JC was born in Aug of 1913. Any suggestions would be >> > greatly appreciated as the senior member of this family is 88 (and in >> > Ohio) >> > and I would like to be able to give her this info before she passes >> > over >> > the >> > rainbow bridge. This is the ONLY member of the family that we DO NOT >> > have >> > any info on. I'm fighting the clock on this one. Thanks for your >> > suggestions. >> > >> > Nancy in NOLA >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > DAVIDSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes >> > in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1632 - Release Date: >> > 8/25/2008 >> > 7:05 AM >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > DAVIDSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>DAVIDSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DAVIDSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >