I am searching for my half brother or sister born, probably the summer of 1956 at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL. This sibling could have been born as early as Fall of 1955 or as late as Spring of 1957. Does anyone have access to adoption records, Tampa General Hospital Records, newspapers, or anything that might help? Since I have no exact birthdate, I can't join any reunion lists or anything. My mother gave her baby up for adoption because her dominating mother gave her no choice. It may have been handled through an attorney. My mother died in 1971, and everyone else that might know anything is either dead or senile. My mother's name was Thelma Amy Young, born 08/26/1937 in Jackson Twp., Shelby County, OH. She was unmarried at the time, but I have been told that the father's name was Bobby Robinson from Lima, OH. I have hired a private investigator, but he has been very little help, and, of course needs more money to get a special source. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Becky L. Stevenson

----- Original Message ----- From: <Tysgrl@aol.com> To: <flhillsb-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 4:42 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Johnson/ Myrick on Buffalo Ave > Hi all! > > I does anyone know if their is still a barber shop on Buffalo Ave called > Myrick Barber shop? > Jeannine/Pittsburgh >

Since there have been a number of queries about Tampa Bay area obits, here are two sites which have ongoing projects to put online items like obits, articles, etc., from Tampa Bay area newspapers. The Tampa-Hillsborough Online Resource (THOR) is part of the Tampa-Hillsborough Co. Public Library site. Although the index provides only minimal info, it may be enough for you to identify relatives. If your not in the Tampa area, try using the interlibrary loan system to get copies of the promising ones. Also, if your not in the local calling area of the library, you will want to download TELNET to use THOR. The instructions, on THOR's home page, are good. Once your in THOR, select "8. Trails ..." and then "1. Quick Search ...". One other thing, THOR is a UNIX based system so your mouse is virtually useless. You will probably muck things up the first few times -- I did to point of having shut it down several times. <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/tbhistory/index.html">Tampa Bay History & Genealogy.</A> http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/tbhistory/index.html <A HREF="http://scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us/ ">Tampa-Hillsborough Co. Public Library</A> http://scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us/ Sim Sparkman

The Tampa Public Library, 900 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa FL 33602, Special Collections, has the Tampa newspapers on film from the late 1800's and the obituaries are indexed on their computers. The TPL has a website. I believe it is http://scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us/thpl.htm but I am not sure. Good luck. Carole

Hi List Members: Any suggestions out there as to how I can obtain a copy of the newpaper death notices for two relatives who died in Tampa in December,1965 and April 1966 and one who died in St. Petersburg in February 1976? Are there any local libraries with genealogy rooms that provide this service? If someone is able to do this for me - I am able to do look-ups at the New York State Archives in return. The archives has birth and death records since 1880 for most of the state (New York City, Albany and Buffalo are not included in these records and 50 years must have passed since the death and 75 years since the birth for the record to be available to the public. Regards, Bill McGrath Clifton Park, NY

For anyone looking for obits in Tampa, the website for the Tampa Tribune is www.tampatrib.com. Scroll down to News and click on obituaries. There are also some obits for surrounding counties. Carole

My Cousin Lavelle Folds , died in Tampa, Florida on the 6th. of Sept.1999. She was 63 years old. Is there anyone out there who might have the paper with her obituary in it? If you have it please contact me as I have not had contact with this family for several years and I do need to know who her daughters may have married so I can contact them. Plus I would like very much to have a copy of obituary. If you don't have her obituary ? Could you please tell me which Newspaper I should contact for Tampa! Sincerely, Belva

Looking for anyone who might have connection to either Enoch Johnson or Milton Washington Johnson. Both moved from Sampson County, NC about 1820-1849. Both settled in Alfafia area. Milton was a large cattle and land owner - at one time, having about 5000 head of cattle. Would like any information of these two and their families. Thanks in advance, -- Fred. M. Hintze, Jr., M.Div., Ret. Genealogical Research HINTZE, STOLTER, MOHR, STULTZ-Germany HERRING, CHESNUTT, MCLENDON, JOHNS(T)ON,BORDEAUX (Pender/Sampson Counties, NC)

I am seeking information on a great aunt and uncle that lived in Tampa in 1960. I believe I have found that he died in May of 1971. His wifes name was Lena Richardson Singleton. Any information appreciated, Sonja Singleton Phipps.

My grandparents were married in Hillsborough County in 1902. Can anyone tell me where I can request a copy of their marriage license and what the cost is. Thanks, Janie Bartels

I am interested in the Baisden families listed in the Hills. 1870 census. I have baisdens over in Hernando county at the same time period wonder if they are related. Deborah Byrd

Searching for a cousin named Dinorah. She was the daughter of Oscar Ramirez and the granddaughter of Ana Pendad Ramirez and Antonio Ramirez. Ana would be about 80 years old now. Oscar (who may have been a step-father) moved to Tampa from Key West in the 1920's. Any help in finding my Ramirez family will be greatly appreciated. Linda

My g-grandmother lived in Hillsborough County according to the 1900 census. I know she died around 1901 but have been unable to obtain a death certificate. According to family stories, she had TB and spent time in a sanitarium. If it was in another county and she died there her death certificate would be filed with that county. Now my question... does anyone know of a sanitarium in Florida in the early 1900s. If I can find out this information maybe I can tear down this "brick wall". Thanks for your help. Janie

I am searching for anyone else who is researching the KILGORE name in Hillsborough Co. My grandfather was Theo Kilgore. He died in 1957 is bur. in Lutz Cem., Lutz, Fl. Joyce Kilgore Stimson

Trying to locate information on the following: Earline NACE b. 1926-7-8-9 Tampa, Florida Father: William Earl NACE Mother: Marion (nurse from Kansas City, Kansas) This is the sister of my birth mother and I am trying to locate her to see if she has any information on my Grandfather and his family history. Thanks! Lyn McIntosh-Sherwood Fawnette@att.net .:*~*:.-.:*~*:.-:*~*:.-.:*~*:. Lyn McIntosh-Sherwood Winter Park, FLorida USA .:*~*:.-.:*~*:.-.:*~*:.-.:*~*:.

I am interested in exchanging information with anyone researching this Robles or connected families. I descend from Joseph and Mary Ann through their daughter, Mary O. m. William Charles Tanner. My grandmother was Lila Mary Tanner m. Frank Williard Vernon and my mother Mary Thornton Vernon m. Allan Fleming Copeland. Marianne Crews mjcrews@cimtel.net

Hi, I am new to this list, but have been a PA lister for quite some time. I am looking for JOSEPH W. MAJOR and his wife, LUCILLE VAUGHN MAJOR, both born abt 1880 or so. Apparently, they lived in Hillsborough County around 1906, when my grandfather was born. His name was Joseph Alvin Major. I understand he had a sister, but I don't know what her name may have been, single or married. Any help/leads are greatly appreciated. Sandy in Pittsburgh

Hello, List: I know there are some SAFFOLDS living in Hillsborough County. It is my understanding this SAFFOLD family left Moultrie, Georgia during Reconstruction because of problems with carpetbaggers. One of the brothers was named Richard R. SAFFOLD. Although we don't yet know their connection with my husband's line, I would like very much to hear from any of the descendants. Olivia Williamson Saffold in Emanuel County, GA saffold@pineland.net land.net

Greetings everyone, I'm searching for TRIPOLINO and ROMANO surnames in Hillsborough County. I'm at a dead end with each of them, and would sincerely appreciate it if anyone that has access to the census would kindly do a lookup. The families are: In either 1890 or 1900 census: Peter (Pietro) Tripolino, head of household, and wife Maria with at least one son, Tony (Antonio) b. 1892 ---------- Filippo Romano b. 1860; head of household, and wife Antonina b. 1872 with children, Carmela, Rosa, Vincent, Sam, Francesco, Giovanni, Andenzia b. 1896. ...I'm interested in ANY Tripolinos or Romanos you find in either census. Many, many thanks! Kindest Regards, Amber Parker Clayton, NC

--part1_b01e1aea.24c06761_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_b01e1aea.24c06761_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Kitykite30@aol.com From: Kitykite30@aol.com Full-name: Kitykite30 Message-ID: <b01e1aea.24c06734@aol.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 06:45:08 EDT Subject: ROBERTS To: ROBERTS-L@rootsweb MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 Looking for Roberts roots. William Henry Roberts, b. abt. 1845; married Mary E. (Molly Vickers according to family records but listed Mary E. in 1880 census in Franklin County, FL). Believe William Henry was either born in Key West, FL or came there as a boy. Was supposed to have been married to another woman in Key West and had several children, possibly named Claude, Minnie and Bill, with her. Apparently she died and he remarried and had A. W. and William (called Will) with Mary E. Son A. W. (Adolphus Washington) Roberts, b. 5/13/1877 in Franklin County, FL Son William Walton Roberts, b. 9/18/1880 in Franklin County, FL At some point the family moved to Hillsborough County, FL. A. W. and William worked as cigar makers at the Morgan Cigar Factory in Tampa, FL. A. W. married Jessie Floyd in 1902 in Tampa, they had 2 children; Melvin Roberts, b. 10/30/1904 and Vera Roberts, b. 10/06/1909. (Vera was my mother) This is all of the history I have on my ROBERTS branch. If anyone has information to share, please contact me. Janie Bartels --part1_b01e1aea.24c06761_boundary--