Hello: I'm praying that some kind soul in Florida will be headed to a library this week and wouldn't mind taking a few minutes to check the death index microfiche for me. I've been searching for my biological grandfather for many years now (for the longest I only had his name--nickname at that--since he wasn't involved in my father's life at all). I only knew he'd died somewhere in FL, so several years ago we made it down there for vacation (from Illinois) and went to a library and searched the index. Unfortunately, I didn't have a county of residence, time frame, or full name to go by, so needless to say I didn't find anything. However, just this week, I've learned his name, where he was living when he died, and an approximate year!!! I'm so excited and can hardly wait to learn more. I know I can order the death index microfiche at my local FHC, but I'm just so impatient with excitement that I thought I'd check here first. My grandfather's name is Columbus Alphonse MEREDITH. I only knew his name as "Fonce" Meredith. The 1930 census index has his name as "Calendar A." I think it's just a transcription error because of the blurred "b" being mistaken for a "d". Also, Columbus is a family name, so that would make sense, and Alphonse might be Alphonso. Meredith might be spelled Merideth, etc. Anyway, he was living near Ocala in MARION Co. when he died, purportedly in 1956. At the most, the range should be between 1951 and 1959. Is this enough information to make for an easy lookup? I'd dearly love to know what year and a certificate number so I can send for his death information so I can find out where he was buried, etc. The story I've finally heard from family I finally tracked down is that he died all alone, a widower with no children (except the one he'd abandoned back in 1916). In fact, he was dead for about a week before his body was found. No family lived even in the state, so I don't think anyone has ever visited his grave, etc. Anyway, I'd just dearly love to find this man. Thanks to anyone who can help me! I'll appreciate it always. Best regards, Tracey Baldwin

Don't know if you need this, too, but here it is anyway. WWI Civilian Draft Registrations Viewing records 1-1 of 1 Matches Meredith, Columbus Birth Date: 29 Sep 1893 Ethnicity: W Birth Place: Marianna FL City/County: Walton State: FL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:35 PM Subject: [FLORIDA] Death index request, please > Hello: > > I'm praying that some kind soul in Florida will be headed to a library this > week and wouldn't mind taking a few minutes to check the death index > microfiche for me. I've been searching for my biological grandfather for > many years now (for the longest I only had his name--nickname at that--since > he wasn't involved in my father's life at all). I only knew he'd died > somewhere in FL, so several years ago we made it down there for vacation > (from Illinois) and went to a library and searched the index. Unfortunately, > I didn't have a county of residence, time frame, or full name to go by, so > needless to say I didn't find anything. However, just this week, I've > learned his name, where he was living when he died, and an approximate > year!!! I'm so excited and can hardly wait to learn more. I know I can > order the death index microfiche at my local FHC, but I'm just so impatient > with excitement that I thought I'd check here first. > > My grandfather's name is Columbus Alphonse MEREDITH. I only knew his name as > "Fonce" Meredith. The 1930 census index has his name as "Calendar A." I > think it's just a transcription error because of the blurred "b" being > mistaken for a "d". Also, Columbus is a family name, so that would make > sense, and Alphonse might be Alphonso. Meredith might be spelled Merideth, > etc. Anyway, he was living near Ocala in MARION Co. when he died, > purportedly in 1956. At the most, the range should be between 1951 and 1959. > Is this enough information to make for an easy lookup? I'd dearly love to > know what year and a certificate number so I can send for his death > information so I can find out where he was buried, etc. The story I've > finally heard from family I finally tracked down is that he died all alone, a > widower with no children (except the one he'd abandoned back in 1916). In > fact, he was dead for about a week before his body was found. No family > lived even in the state, so I don't think anyone has ever visited his grave, > etc. Anyway, I'd just dearly love to find this man. Thanks to anyone who > can help me! I'll appreciate it always. > > Best regards, > Tracey Baldwin > >