TheGreens wrote: > "Bruce L. Nicholson" wrote: > > > Looking for advice and possible explanation for inability to find death > > certificate in MD after 1920. > > > > I am trying to find the parents of my great grandfather, Samuel F. > > Nicholson of Baltimore City (I know, it had to be a name like Smith!). He > > was born in MD in 1849. I have found him and his family in most Census > > records up to and including 1920. > > > > In the 1920 Census, he is 71 and head of household which included his wife > > (age 67) and his 21 year old son and 21 year old daughter. > > > > I was hoping that his death certificate might include the name of his father. > > > > However, after searching the death record indexes of both Baltimore City > > and the counties for every year from 1930 until he would have been 100, I > > have not been able to find a record of his death. Nor have I been able to > > find a record of the death of his wife. > > > > Is it possible that both he and his wife died without any death certificate > > being recorded? > > > > He had six children. One daughter married a man from Virginia. Although > > with five other children living in Baltimore I think it is unlikely > > considering he was in his mid 70s that he moved a great distance, I suppose > > he and his wife could have moved to live with his daughter in Virginia and > > they both died there. However, my father told me that he saw him in > > Maryland "when he was dying" (about 1937). > > > > So, back to my original question. How likely is it that both he and his > > wife could have died between 1920 and 1938 in Baltimore City without any > > record of their deaths? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Bruce > > > > Bruce L. Nicholson, Ph.D. > > Professor > > Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology > > University of Maine > > Orono, Maine 04469 > > Tel: 207-581-2800 > > Fax: 207-581-2801 > > Email: brucen@maine.edu > > Personal Web Page: www.geocities.com/brucelnicholson > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > > No Spamming : No attachments are allowed . > > Sorry I can not help here. Glenda Green > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > No Spamming : No attachments are allowed . I live in Mass .

TheGreens wrote: > TheGreens wrote: > > > "Bruce L. Nicholson" wrote: > > > > > Looking for advice and possible explanation for inability to find death > > > certificate in MD after 1920. > > > > > > I am trying to find the parents of my great grandfather, Samuel F. > > > Nicholson of Baltimore City (I know, it had to be a name like Smith!). He > > > was born in MD in 1849. I have found him and his family in most Census > > > records up to and including 1920. > > > > > > In the 1920 Census, he is 71 and head of household which included his wife > > > (age 67) and his 21 year old son and 21 year old daughter. > > > > > > I was hoping that his death certificate might include the name of his father. > > > > > > However, after searching the death record indexes of both Baltimore City > > > and the counties for every year from 1930 until he would have been 100, I > > > have not been able to find a record of his death. Nor have I been able to > > > find a record of the death of his wife. > > > > > > Is it possible that both he and his wife died without any death certificate > > > being recorded? > > > > > > He had six children. One daughter married a man from Virginia. Although > > > with five other children living in Baltimore I think it is unlikely > > > considering he was in his mid 70s that he moved a great distance, I suppose > > > he and his wife could have moved to live with his daughter in Virginia and > > > they both died there. However, my father told me that he saw him in > > > Maryland "when he was dying" (about 1937). > > > > > > So, back to my original question. How likely is it that both he and his > > > wife could have died between 1920 and 1938 in Baltimore City without any > > > record of their deaths? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > Bruce L. Nicholson, Ph.D. > > > Professor > > > Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology > > > University of Maine > > > Orono, Maine 04469 > > > Tel: 207-581-2800 > > > Fax: 207-581-2801 > > > Email: brucen@maine.edu > > > Personal Web Page: www.geocities.com/brucelnicholson > > > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > > > No Spamming : No attachments are allowed . > > > > Sorry I can not help here. Glenda Green > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > > No Spamming : No attachments are allowed . > > I live in Mass . > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > Census project needs transcribers for any state . There web page is http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/index.htm Can not open the references. We have a Mac