That is it! I remembered after posting that the baby was born after my dad, and not before, so I am sure that Herbert is the right one. I also typed Edwin A Fritz Jr instead of Edwin A Fritz Sr. Ed Jr was my Dad. And the Anna I'm going to check into. My grandfather had only one sister, Clara, but Anna very likely may have been related to his father, Richard Fritz, in Topeka. All the rest of the Fritz's are in Topeka. I have such good memories of trips up there when we went to visit my grandparents there in Lawrence. Such a beautiful place. Wheat for miles in all directions from my grandparents home, and solid white for miles in the winter. Thank you so much, Richard. --- Richard & Joy Wellman <wellmanj@idir.net> wrote: > Searching the Douglas Co. "Tombstone Census" book > resulted in only a couple > entries. One was for an infant that died, but the > date is later than you > were projecting. Here is what it gives: > > Herbert E. Fritz, b. 11 Nov. 1930, d. 26, Jan. 1931, > buried at Memorial Park > Cem. > > There was a history item about the burning of the > Poor Farm residence in > 1944. Several persons died in the fire and a jury > was selected to collect > evidence regarding the fire. Among those on the > jury was Ed Fritz. > > There is a burial for George A Short, (1847-1929) > and wife Anna Fritz > (1837-1915) > > The primary source for the book was a physical > viewing and recording, of > tombstones in the cemeteries. If there is no > tombstone, the problem of > locating a burial is more complex. There are pretty > good records for Oak > Hill Cem. in Lawrence if one can catch the caretaker > at the office. Not > knowing the name may be a slight problem. With so > few with the Fritz > surname, it is possible to see if they have any > records if you believe that > Herbert could not be the child you are seeking. > > Richard Wellman > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > My grandparents had a baby that died very young > before > > my father was born on Sept, 1926. That would make > the > > birth of the infant in 1923 to 1925, with the > death > > before 1926. I never new his name (if he even > lived > > long enough to be named), just that it was a boy. > How > > would I go about finding the records for him? My > > grandparents were married and lived in Lawrence > until > > after retirement. Edwin Albert Fritz Jr. and Mary > > Gladys Fritz (she always went by Gladys). > > > > Thanks for any help. I'm stumped. > > Marlaina Fritz-Barr > > Houston, Texas > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com