I’ve been going through the family tree yet again, searching for clues on how people I think may be related actually are. One such source is obituaries, which with any luck will mention parents and places. I have been hunting for volunteers who do obituary look-ups. North Dakota, where some of my Mom’s cousins lived, has a Public Death Index database worth searching, so I did, and discovered Julius E. Fromke.¹ He died on November 18, 1924 in Williams County at the age of 60, though no birth date is recorded. Doing the math, this means he was likely born in 1864, possibly 1865. Yet, I don’t know who he is, where he belongs on the family tree. Who are his parents? Where was he born? There are many unanswered questions. What makes this even more curious is that one of my grandfather’s middle names is Julius. How was Julius related to him? -- Aaron Hill, Seattle 1. Though a good resource, the North Dakota Public Death Index search requirements, methods of trying to prevent fraud, are cumbersome. http://apps.nd.gov/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_County,_North_Dakota Originally posted on my blog, Aaron Hill's Notebook.http://aaronjhill.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/who-is-julius-fromke/© Aaron J. Hill 2015 all rights reserved