This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Georgia1910 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wayne/17976.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you know the parents' death dates and places, I would look for an obituary which would mention the daughter's married name. The SS death index shows that a Clarence Moon b. 5 March 1884, died March 1965 and his last residence was Michigan but that doesn't mean that he died here. If you live in the Metro Detroit area, the main Detroit Public Library (DPL) has the newspapers on microfilm. They are also at the Library of Michigan (LOM) in Lansing. If you live in Michigan, you can have your local library order the films from the LOM. If you live out of state or in Canada, the main DPL loans the films out at a price through the Inter Library Loan (ILL) program. http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/ill/interlibrary_loan_index.htm For a fee, the library will also do a search for the obit if you have the date of death or burial. http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/gi/InternetObit.Ltr.pdf The 1930 census shows that the family was living in Oakland County, Michigan not Wayne. No index to the news for marriages that I know of. I remember they used to publish the names of those who applied for a marriage license but that would involve a lot of viewing of microfilm. You might want to see if Clarence died in Detroit. The Detroit Public Library has an index to the City of Detroit deaths in its Burton Historical Collection (BHC). Might want to look for Ann also. You can email the BHC at the following: http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/burton/burton_index.htm Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.