Louise, thanks for the kind words. I received an e-mail ahead of and along with this that had your return and consisted entirely of an attachment entitled "Happy99.exe." My computer guru here at the college said for me not to open it until I had heard from you that you really sent it and had opened it or knew it to be virus-free. The "Melissa" virus has us all scared to death, even though I don't use Microsoft outlook or an address book. Do forgive the abject fear and trembling that make me ask, "Is it safe to open the "Happy99.exe" attachment?" Thanks! --Brian ************************************************************** Louise Sullivan wrote: > > The West Palm Beach Library has a website. I sent them email once and > requested a listing in the City Directory. They copied it and sent it to > me. Am glad to see you, Brian Michaels, so active on this list. I > subscribed to Florida Living Magazine just to get your articles. They were > a big help to a beginning genealogist. Thank you. Louise Sullivan > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian E. Michaels <michaels_b@popmail.firn.edu> > To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 11:10 AM > Subject: Re: New to lsit/Death index for 1960's? > > >Donna, > > > >If it's the right hit, Jim was born 23 March 1886 and died in West Palm > >Beach. Have you gotten a death certificate or an obituary? Either might > >help narrow your search. Once you have the death cert. and know the > >funeral director and the place of burial, either or both might prove > >helpful. > > > >A city directory search for West Palm Beach could give you an address > >for the 1935 STATE census, and the point at which Lillie is no longer > >listed w/Jim or he becomes a "wid." entry can narrow the search still > >further. (Are you aware that there are a Palm Beach and a West Palm > >Beach as well as Palm Beach County--three different record venues? SSI > >says Jim d. WEST Palm Beach.) > > > >Do you know whether Lillie drove a car? FL driver license records might > >help, depending on a lot of factors, but they're public records. > > > >Have you tracked Harry? Does he have descendants who might know anything > >of Jim/Lillie? SSI lists 8 CA Harry Websters, 2 in LA, one born too late > >(1917). The other was b. 1881, good likelihood on date, but had IOWA SS > >card. Have you any sources to find survivors? Sometimes family letters > >or diaries or Bibles may reveal in-laws' and spouses' deaths, of course. > > > >HELP! ANYBODY IN/NEAR WEST PALM have or know of a cemetery survey or > >index that might help us find Jim & Lillie? > > > >Donna, I'd be glad to try to help w/death records if you can narrow the > >search a bit further. > > > >Yes, there are marriage indexes in each county pre-1927 and statewide > >after 6 June 1927. The marriages statewide are on fiche with the death > >and divorce records. It might also be safe to check for a divorce; many > >"widow" and "widower" listings from earlier, more "sensitive," years > >were the result of divorce, not death. Probably not in this case, but... > >SSI shows one Florida Lillie Webster who d. 1980 and was about correct > >age. > > > >--Brian Michaels > >******************************************** > > Tom & Donna Cino wrote: > >> > >> Hello list, > >> I have been lurking in the background for a bit now, and this is my first > posting. I have only one family that > >> was in Florida, an Arthur James (Jim)WEBSTER and his wife Lillie (Lily). > Jim was born in Bletchley, Bucks, > >> England and along with most of his other siblings emmigrated to Canada. > Jim and his brother Harry moved to Los > >> Angeles after the second World War. Jim met Lillie (Lily) in Los Angeles > (can find no marriage there) and I > >> believe they moved to West Palm Beach about the 1830's. They had no > children. Jim died May 9th, 1968 and was a > >> widower. I have as yet been unable to trace Lillie and would love to be > able to find their marriage date and > >> the date of Lillie's death. I have looked in SSI but have not found any > that seem to match. > >> I have seen people mentioning a death index and wonder if it's available > for checking in the later years of say > >> 1950's to early 1970's? If these are available is there sks who could > check these for me for possible dates? I > >> live in Canada, so I have a hard time getting any USA info. > >> PS are there any marriage indexs? > >> Good hunting to all....Donna B.C., Canada :0) > > > >