our library is full of genealogy resources and old newspapers etc - so we can look - that's not a problem - that's what we are there to do and during the summer months - customers are not very plentiful - i always hunt for things to keep me busy - otherwise it makes for a long boring day -so will let you know Monday if we find him in any of our Oregon files - we have a ton of files for Washington CO - and you never know what will turn up - dianne PS - I have no idea what would draw someone to WA county in 1910 - have no idea what draws them to it today other than good fishing and Nike headquarters- lol In a message dated 6/24/2011 11:35:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Not finding a thing......which makes me wonder if or how long he was actually in Oregon. His brother, Moritz, was in Oregon for I think 7 years (or something like that). He was in Washington County, Oregon at the time of the 1910 census. I don't know what drew him there.....but thought that might hold some clue. Moritz moved back to Columbus and lived here the rest of his life. One note I made said Ernest moved to Oregon in 1936, but I just don't find anything that verifies that. Thanks for the offer, Dianne, but unless you have other resources, I'm not sure there's any paper trail that's going to help. If/when California extends their online death index, that might help if he died there. And he must not have drawn social security, because I don't find anything there either. He's a mystery..... Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NEPLATTE] Ernest Egger, b 1878 i will look for him on Monday when I next work at the Genealogy library in Salem. If you search the historical records index at the Oregon State Archives, it will tell you if there are any historical documents such as a death certificate available for him - go to Oregon.gov and click on all agencies and then choose Archives - on that page choose genealogy and then historical records index. it wont give you the document, but if you find anything - you can send me the info and I will stop by the archives and copy the records for you - Dianne In a message dated 6/24/2011 7:47:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi list members! I'm still searching for my Grandmother's brother, Ernest Egger, b. Oct 28, 1878. He immigrated from Switzerland in 1901 with my Grandmother, Lena. He lived in Platte County for a few years, then moved to the west coast. I have found him in California (Santa Clara, Glenn and Placer counties) in 1910, 1920 and 1930, working as a hired hand. Although one census record shows him as widowed, I don't believe he ever married. A relative remembers him visiting Nebraska in the early 30's when she was young. She, and others, say he was living in Oregon at the time. No one seems to have heard from him after that visit. Any help on finding his date of death and final resting place would be much appreciated. Thanks. Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - <blocked::http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message