Hi Cher, If there was an obit, it would be in the paper. Go to the LA Division and look in the paper for that date or the next. Maybe for that Sunday. There were probably only one or two papers in the city that early. Colleen In a message dated 3/27/2008 4:47:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, chamoo@cox.net writes: I have an ancestor who died 20 Feb 1830. He was buried in Girod Cemetery. The HNOC made a note that there was 'no obituary found'. Is it possible there was one, even if the HNOC didn't find one? If so, I need to know how to find that out. I can't ask someone to get me an obit, unless I know there is one, and I don't know how to know IF there is one somewhere. Can someone tell me how to find out if one exists? Or not. Thanks, Cheramie **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)