Louise, I'm delighted to hear it! I was worried that it might have eaten something important and you couldn't get back to me. I deleted mine, too, and our computer-man tells me that as long as we didn't open it we're all right. That was close! --Brian ****************************************** Louise Sullivan wrote: > > Brian, I did not send the Happy 99. I received one on my email and deleted > it. Hope it hasn't messed us up. Louise > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian E. Michaels <michaels_b@popmail.firn.edu> > To: Louise Sullivan <mlhjds@gate.net> > Cc: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 3:54 PM > Subject: Re: New to lsit/Death index for 1960's? > > >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) > >> > > >> > > >