CALIFORNIA: FYI - Access to CA Vital Records changing [Posted to the Genie-Angels list by Terri Walker] If you've put off getting vital records documents for family members who were born or died in California, now is the time to get moving. Informational copies of California birth and death certificates will become more difficult to obtain after January 1, 2006. After that date, according to the State of California website, INFORMATIONAL certified copies of birth and death certificates will be available only through the statewide database prepared by the State Registrar. This is a significant change from the current source, the county recorder's office. Through the end of the year, informational copies of birth and death certificates for Los Angeles County can be ordered online at the Recorder's website, http://lavote.net/recorder/birth_death.htm. Be sure to specify the INFORMATIONAL copy and follow instructions on the website. Other counties may have similar websites. Ron Filion, a force behind the great San Francisco genealogy website, www.sfgenealogy.com, reports that he spoke recently with one of the local County Clerk's offices. He was told that the State was NOT ready to do this. So, unless they get a legal extension, there may a significant delay (12 to 24 months) as compared to the 2-3 week wait that we are currently experiencing in Los Angeles. Here's a link to the State of California regulations and the relevant paragraph: http://www.privacy.ca.gov/code/hsc103525.htm Informational certified copies of birth and death certificates issued pursuant to subdivision (b) shall only be printed from the single statewide database prepared by the State Registrar and shall be electronically redacted to remove any signatures for purposes of compliance with this section. Local registrars and county recorders shall not issue informational certified copies of birth and death certificates from any source other than the statewide database prepared by the State Registrar. This subdivision shall become operative on January 1, 2006

ASLING, BROOKER, BRUCATO, BUCKLEW, CASEY, DODD, DULIN, GUMINGER, LeDOUX, MAYBERRY, McPHERSON, MEYERFIELD, MORGAN, REEVES, SHERMAN, SIMMS, SLOTKIN, SMITH, SOLWINSKY, STORMS, STRAW, THOMPSON, WHITE, WILLIAMSON "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Monday, December 7, 1908 BIRTHS. The following births had been reported to the board of health up to noon to-day: C. and B. CASEY, 2413 Benton, November 21, girl J. and T. SIMMS, 1321 West Twenty-fourth, November 25, girl D. and S. MORGAN, 4830 Independence, November 25, boy M. and M. MAYBERRY, 431 West Fifteenth, November 26, boy W. and M. DODD, 1304 East Fourteenth, November 26, girl E. and L. LeDOUX, 3710 Woodland, November 27, girl J. and J. BRUCATO, 517 Gilliss, November 28, boy H. and L. WILLIAMSON, 3101 Forest, November 29, boy L. and A. SHERMAN, 342 Bellefontaine, November 30, boy F. and Z. GUMINGER, 2627 Belleview, December 1, boy A. and L. ASLING, 511 East Thirty-first, December 1, girl J. and L. REEVES, 705 West Thirteenth, December 2, boy W. and L. THOMPSON, 3101 East Twenty-third, girl D. and N. MEYERFIELD, 561 Cherry, November 19, boy S. and M. SLOTKIN, 1900 Locust, November 21, girl A. and M. BROOKER, 3621 Bell, November 30, girl J. and M. WHITE, 1312 Main, November 30, boy F. and M. STRAW, 2824 McGee, December 1, boy D. and M. STORMS, 3511 East Twelfth, December 1, boy B. and L. BUCKLEW, 1303 Washington, December 3, boy W. and L. DULIN, 904 Washington, December 3, boy A. and L. McPHERSON, 1759 Holly, December 3, girl S. and M. SMITH, 2330 Highland, December 3, boy I. and L. SOLWINSKY, 1228 Tracy, December 3, girl (These are not all births for the period. Births were published when reported.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful. [email protected]) ======================================================

BURKE, CALVERT, DUNN, GAST, HARRIS, JOHNSON, KAVANAUGH, MAYES, McMILLIN, MULLANE, PARRISH, REESE, SHAPIRO "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Monday, December 7, 1908 BIRTHS. The following births had been reported to the board of health up to noon to-day: R. and L. MAYES, 2743 Bales, November 17, boy SHAPIRO, 1412 East Fifth, November 28, boy C. and I. McMILLIN, Sheffield, November 30, boy J. and M. BURKE, 3523 Highland, December 1, boy V. and M. JOHNSON, 4 Park place, December 1, boy E. and N. HARRIS, 3517 Olive, December 4, boy W. and E. REESE, 6102 St. John, December 4, boy H. and N. PARRISH, 3221 Charlotte, December 4, boy G. and B. KAVANAUGH, 3310 Dunham, December 4, girl G. and M. GAST, 411 East Twenty-seventh, December 5, girl J. and M. MULLANE, 3528 Penn, December 5, boy J. and G. CALVERT, 3935 Tracy, December 5, girl L. and E. DUNN, 2214 Pendelton, December 6, boy (These are not all births for the period. Births were published when reported.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful. [email protected]) ======================================================

CAMERON, COHEN, COMMER, FISHMAN, GENSLER, HOWARD, KERRIGAU, KULEN, McMAHON, MYERS, RENO, WALTER "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Wednesday, December 2, 1908 BIRTHS. The following births had been reported to the board of health up to noon to-day: J. and N. GENSLER, 1015 Cambridge, November 26, girl Morris and Mrs. COMMER, 1601 Midland court, November 27, boy W. and L. McMAHON, 908 East Missouri avenue, November 27, boy J. and H. HOWARD, 1619 Norton, November 28, girl P. and D. FISHMAN, 610 Harrison, November 28, girl L. and P. COHEN, 702 East Thirty-first, November 28, girl R. and A. CAMERON, 1735 Washington, November 29, girl C. and E. WALTER, 4001 Forest, November 30, girl William and Carrie KERRIGAU, November 30, girl F. and I. RENO, 4743 McGee, November 30, girl J. and E. MYERS, 461 North Chestnut, November 30, girl H. and L. KULEN, 1737½ Oak, December 1, girl (These are not all births for the period. Births were published when reported.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful. [email protected]) ======================================================

BLANKENSHIP, BUEHLER, CHERRY, COWAN, DAVIS, FULBRIGHT, HATFIELD, LAMPORT, MARCOVITZ, RAB, SMITH, TAYLOR "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Tuesday, December 1, 1908 BIRTHS. The following births had been reported to the board of health up to noon to-day: J. and F. BLANKENSHIP, 1010 Cherry, November 23, girl F. and M. BUEHLER, 2415 Locust, November 24, girl H. and R. MARCOVITZ, 1332 Holmes, November 24, girl M. and C. CHERRY, 6040 East Thirteenth, November 26, boy B. and E. TAYLOR, Sixty-second and Jackson, November 26, girl M. and K. RAB, 2743 Madison, November 27, boy W. and J. HATFIELD, 1312 Virginia, November 28, boy W. and M. SMITH, 305 West Twelfth, November 28, boy C. and M. DAVIS, 1428 Central, November 29, girl J. and A. COWAN, 1524 Park, November 30, boy W. and D. FULBRIGHT, 627 West Seventh, November 30, boy J. and A. LAMPORT, 3416 Thompson, November 30, girl (These are not all births for the period. Births were published when reported.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful. [email protected]) ======================================================

FICHT, LUDWIG, RICHTER "The Kansas City Post" (Missouri) Saturday, December 18, 1909 SINGERS WANT INCORPORATION Gemuethlichkeits Gesang Verein is the name of a choral society that filed a petition yesterday in the circuit court for articles of incorporation. The purpose of the organization is "the acquisition of skill in the art of song, especially four-part songs for males." There are to be active and associate members. The former will comprise a choir for the rendering of concerts and the latter will give moral and financial aid. The officers of the society are: Michael LUDWIG, president Arthur RICHTER, corresponding secretary George FICHT, treasurer ====================================================== (I have no connection with these families but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) [email protected] ======================================================

ALLEN, ARNOLD, FLAHIVE, FORD, GAINES, HAMMERSLOUGH, HAAR, MENOWN "The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Friday, September 19, 1879 THOU TEA-CHEST. The boldest robbery that has taken place in the city for some time occurred yesterday afternoon on the corner of Fifth and Main streets. A fellow deliberately walked up in front of MENOWN's store, picked up a chest of tea, weighing about sixty pounds, and coolly walked across the street into FORD & ARNOLD's drug store, where he sat the tea upon a show case and called for a couple of cigars. Julius HAAR, of the firm of HAMMERSLOUGH & Co., was standing in front of the store, and observing the bold act of the thief, notified Charles GAINES, one of MENOWN's clerks, GAINES ran across to the drug store and accosted the thief, who, striking the clerk in the face, started to run on Main street, the clerk following. Officer FLAHIVE at once joined in the pursuit, captured the thief, and conducted him to police headquarters. On being searched, one hundred and fifty one and two cent revenue stamps were found in his pocket, in a crumpled condition. The fellow was wearing an overcoat, which was also thought to have been stolen, and on inquiring it soon transpired that the garment had been seized at HAMMERSLOUGH's. The thief was taken before Justice ALLEN, where he had the effrontery to enter a plea of not guilty. He was bound over in the sum of $500 for his appearance for preliminary examination to-day, and in default of bail in less than an hour after committing the robberies was consigned to the county jail. He claims to have come from Buffalo, and states that he only arrived in the city yesterday. It is thought he is one of a gang of thieves awaiting the opening of the fair to put in a good week's work, but getting too much liquor aboard, lost his discretion, and is now in a fair way to go to the penitentiary. ====================================================== (I have no connection with these families but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) [email protected] ======================================================

"The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Sunday, September 9, 1906 ANTIDOTES WERE PLENTIFUL. "Ah jess kaint effohd to lib wifout dat man," said Mrs. Jessie TURNER, at 1101 Woodland avenue, about 10 o'clock last night, as she stood before a mirror with a half ounce of laudanum in her hand. Her husband had failed to come home, and she believed him with another woman. "Ah sais ah jess kaint lib, en ah ain't goin' to try." With this second remark she poured out a teaspoonful of the liquid and started to take it. The spoon was knocked from her hand. Then she drank about two teaspoonfuls from the bottle. Mrs. TURNER immediately acted "dopey" and the neighborhood became greatly alarmed. "She's done tuck pizen" was heralded from the house tops. With that, women ran in with suggestions. Lard, castor oil, liniment, olive oil, white of eggs, grease from a skillet, warm water with salt, water in which plug tobacco had been soaked, chunks of fat meat and several other minor antidotes, excepting hardware, had been given the woman before Dr. George P. PIPKIN arrived with the ambulance. Dr. PIPKIN added a dose of permanganate of potash and a hypodermic injection of apimorphia. By that time the woman was thoroughly sick. If she had been left alone with her two teaspoonfuls of laudanum, the doctor said, she would have slept soundly all night, but that would have been all. Now she is very ill. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) [email protected] ======================================================

FEE, RAGAN, TATE "The Kansas City Evening Star" (Missouri) Monday, May 9, 1881 SUPPOSED SMALL-POX Considerable excitement was caused at the police station, about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, by a young creole, who walked into the station and said he had the small-pox. Dr. FEE was called, made an examination, pronounced the man free from the disease, and sent him to the hospital in a street car. The man's name is Jerrold TATE. He came here about a week ago and put up at the Mound City House, on Main street, where he remained until yesterday. In the afternoon he was taken sick and went into the hotel office, where he met Mr. RAGAN, proprietor of the house. Mr. RAGAN noticed his guest's sickness, and thought from the symptoms he was suffering from the small-pox and sent him to the station. Mr. RAGAN is an old small-pox nurse and is quite certain that the man is suffering from that disease. Dr. FEE is a doctor, and says he isn't. The outcome will be anxiously awaited. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) [email protected] ======================================================

ALLEN, BROWN, BURR, DOWNARD, FIELD, FLEMING, KLUEX, LUKEY, SCHLOEGEL, STEWART, WINSTON "The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Tuesday, May 16, 1911 BIRTHS. M. S. and Vera ALLEN, 6005 E. Eleventh, May 12, boy Charles and Mary BURR, 503 Walnut, May 2, girl William and Bridget BROWN, 4448 Washington, girl, * Guy and Leota DOWNARD, 4417 Virginia, May 12, girl Clyde and Myra FIELD, 2530 Summit, May 9, boy Claude and Francis FLEMING, 1822 Guinotte, May 11, girl Alvin and Antoinette KLUEX, 3381 Anderson, April 29, boy James and Nellie LUKEY, 909 East Forty-eighth, May 11, girl Oscar and Stella STEWART, 4405 Woodland, May 7, boy Joe and Marie SCHLOEGEL, 1236 West Forty-fifth, May 12, girl Marvin and Alice WINSTON, 553 Campbell (rear), boy, * * no date given (These are not all births for the period. Births were published when reported.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful. [email protected]) ======================================================

BERNAT, CALTON, DITZLER, FLETCHER, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HEFNER, LEDBETTER, NELSON, WALKER "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Monday, May 15, 1911 BIRTHS. Herman and Hannah BERNAT, 609 Forest, May 8, boy Arthur and Lizzie CALTON, 1302 East Eleventh, May 2, girl Emmett and Carrie DITZLER, 1828 Lister, May 8, boy Frank and A. FLETCHER, city, May 11, boy Benjamin and Anna HEFNER, 623 Harrison, May 12, girl Eugene and Emily HAMILTON, 4226 St. John, May 7, boy George and Josie HANCOCK, 705 Gregory, May 9, girl Earl and Maggie LEDBETTER, 1106 East Tenth, April 24, girl William and Edna NELSON, 6017 East Fourteenth, May 5, girl Fred and Bertha WALKER, 4821 East Seventeenth, May 11, girl (These are not all births for the period. Births were published when reported.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful. [email protected]) ======================================================

"The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Friday, September 19, 1913 IT MEANS SHINY NOSES. Washington --- Indignant women with shiny noses are threatening the peace of the Treasury Department as the result of an order issued by Assistant Secretary John Skelton WILLIAMS, forbidding clerks to carry handbags, lunch boxes or other packages into the big treasure house of the government. This has been accepted by the eight hundred women clerks as a direct attempt to eliminate the powder puff. Assistant Secretary WILLIAMS retorts that the order is a precautionary one solely. "How on earth can a woman keep the tip of her nose or her neck presentable," demanded an indignant woman clerk today, "when she is denied the one thing with which to do it? It's a man made order and a man probably isn't supposed to understand. Anyway, we are drawing a formal protest against it." "But," it was suggested, "you might carry the puff and powder in your stock-----" "A splendid idea!" sniffed the women in chorus. "There are men in every room! We'd make fine spectacles of ourselves under such an arrangement." ======================================================

"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Thursday, March 10, 1904 WOMAN STRUCK BY A TRAIN. George M. JOHNSON, a switchman, and his wife left their home at 140 North Blair avenue yesterday afternoon to go to the theater. They were returning home when his wife stopped at a grocery store at St. John and Topping avenues to get some provisions and he went home. At 8:30 o'clock last night Mrs. JOHNSON was struck by a Chicago & Alton train about half a mile east of Heim's brewery at a place in the dark under the shadow of the bluffs. She was picked up unconscious and at any early hour this morning, physicians at the city hospital said her recovery was doubtful. How the woman happened to be crossing the tracks in the lonely spot two miles from her home is a mystery that neither her husband nor her brother, A. R. DAVIS, a Milwaukee switchman, can explain. The engineer, H. M. ZIMMERMAN, saw the woman as she tried to dash across the track in front of his engine, which he was driving at full speed. Both arms were broken twice and she had suffered a fractured skull besides many body bruises. Mrs. JOHNSON is 50 years old. She carried a black hand bag containing papers and receipts that established her identity. She is a member of the auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) [email protected] ======================================================

BLISS, CHRISTENSON, CLOVER, DENISON, ELLSWORTH, FOLLER, GLASS, KENTON, KINSLEY, KREBS, MARSHALL, ROGERS, WALIN "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Saturday, September 8, 1906 BIRTHS. The following births had been reported to the board of health up to noon to-day: John F. and Loora ELLSWORTH, 17 East Twenty-fourth, September 7, boy Thomas H. and Bessie CLOVER, 1431 Locust, September 6, boy J. C. and Lunda DENISON, 2103 Montgall, September 6, boy Fred and Ida CHRISTENSON, 400 Brighton, September 4, boy Will E. and Mamie KENTON, 3425 Lexington, August 4, boy David and Lena GLASS, First and Lydia, September 1, boy Albert L. and Annie KINSLEY, 811 East Sixteenth, August 31, boy J. H. and Gertrude MARSHALL, 2937 Mercier, August 26, girl Harry H. and Elinor ROGERS, 2376 Baltimore, August 31, girl Louis and Catherine BLISS, 218 Bayard avenue, September 3, girl Edward and Esther KREBS, 1133 Pacific, September 6, girl Julius and Catherine FOLLER, 2005 Monroe, September 6, girl Grant and Ersie WALIN, 1832 Woodland, September 6, girl (These are not all births for the period. Births were published when reported.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful. [email protected]) ======================================================

ARRINGDALE, BARTLETT, BRANCH, CAULEY, DEVENEY, DIESS, GALLIP, HALL, HARGIS, HOWELL, MOORE, SCARRITT, VASKINS, WHITEHEAD, ZERRILLO "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) Monday, September 10, 1906 BIRTHS. The following births had been reported to the board of health up to noon to-day: Charles and Emma VASKINS, South Side hospital, August 25, boy Bruce B. and Lottie ARRINGDALE, 2418 Vine, September 2, boy Vincenzo and Lorenza ZERRILLO, 534 Gilliss, September 5, boy Willis and Lizzie GALLIP, 1422 East Fifth, September 6, boy Walter and Fannie MOORE, 2318 West Prospect, September 7, boy Berry L. and Jane HARGIS, 4033 Warwick, September 7, boy Charles and Irene HOWELL, 1116 Askew, September 7, boy Joseph and Florence BARTLETT, 1048 East Fourth, September 8, boy J. H. and Catherine BRANCH, 3224 East Ninth, September 8, boy Carl H. and Nellie DIESS, 3106 East Fifteenth, September 8, boy Lester W. and Ruth HALL, 2409 Troost, September 2, girl Frank and Katie CAULEY, 2010 Penn, September 4, girl William E. and Madaline DEVENEY, 4442 Tracy, September 4, girl Nathan and Eva SCARRITT, 1401 North Liberty, September 6, girl C. M. and Maude WHITEHEAD, 2000 East Seventy-third, September 7, girl (These are not all births for the period. Births were published when reported.) ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful. [email protected]) ======================================================

The "History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri" (published 1885) Isaac P.CARTWRIGHT (residence, Weston) Mr. CARTWRIGHT is now interested in mining operations in the State of Colorado, where he spends a good deal of his time. In 1874 he became prominently interested in the welfare of Weston. At that time he engaged in the banking business, opening the Weston Savings Bank, which he continued to conduct for some time. Owing to a straitened financial condition which unfortunately overtook him, he was compelled to close the doors of the bank, after which, as stated above, he went to Colorado. It is but justice to Mr. CARTWRIGHT to say that while the closing of the bank was deplored and its loss keenly felt, not a word of reproach was ever laid upon Mr. CARTWRIGHT as being the cause of its failure. A native born citizen of the county, he has always retained and enjoyed the respect of those among whom he has made his home. Born March 7, 1838, he was the son of Willis CARTWRIGHT, a native of North Carolina, who during his life, was actively interested in merchandising. The mother of Mr. CARTWRIGHT, whose maiden name was Nancy PINKSTON, came originally from near Knoxville, Tenn. In 1836 the family took up their location in Ray county, Mo., but in 1837 found a home within the Platte Purchase. The father departed this life in 1877, but the mother survived until the 7th of January, 1882. Young Isaac enjoyed good educational advantages in youth, and upon coming up received a mercantile experience, which proved of great benefit to him in later years. He followed merchandising up to 1861 and then went to Colorado, where until 1866 he was occupied in various pursuits. Returning to Platte City, he was made deputy circuit clerk and served very acceptably for four years. He also filled the position of cashier in the Farmers' Savings Association for the same length of time, after which he came to Weston. Mr. CARTWRIGHT was married November 25, 1862, to Miss Anna E. HAMILTON, daughter of Charles HAMILTON. She was born in Scott county, Ky., but came to Missouri with her parents in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. CARTWRIGHT have five children living: Laura Inez, Charles W., Robert E., Meade G. and Frank O. One child, an infant named Alva Ben., is deceased. Mr. CARTWRIGHT is a Knight Templar in the Masonic Order. .

I was curious what a TONSORIAL ARTIST did, and according to www.occupationalinfo.org/ TITLE(s): BARBER (personal ser.) alternate titles: haircutter; tonsorial artist Provides customers with barbering services: Cuts, shapes, trims, and tapers hair, using clippers, comb, blow-out gun, and scissors. Applies lather and shaves beard or shapes hair contour (outline) on temple and neck, using razor. Performs other tonsorial services, such as applying hairdressings or lotions, dyeing, shampooing, singeing, or styling hair, and massaging face, neck, or scalp. Records service charge on ticket or receives payment. Cleans work area and work tools. Orders supplies. May sell lotions, tonics, or other cosmetic supplies. Joyce Woods Herington, KS --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

This is fantastic......I couldn't find Scott anywhere...... Thanks again, Marijean

John thanks, all those are the names I need! Marijean

Marijean, there are two WOLFROMs at Elmwood cemetery: Scott WOLFROM Mary Warren SEYMOUR WOLFROM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marijean Glover" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [KansasCity] Kansas City whispers - 2 March 1893 > John do you have any information on the name WOLFROM? I just learned it > is one of my husband's gr. gr. uncle's names. I don't remember ever seeing > this name, or I may have missed it. > > Thanks, > Marijean > [email protected] >