Dear Flavia and other Listers, Thank you once again, Flavia, for looking into Lillian's destiny for me! This NORCAL list sure is a wonderful site with so many helpful members! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Nov 12, 2013, at 8:35 PM, flavia hodges wrote: > Also I know Lillian Mary Cafaro is buried in Oak View Cemetery, Antioch, > Contra Costa County, CA > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 5:27 PM, flavia hodges <flavia1418@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Been working on that... >> Flavia >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Lars Oyane <loya@online.no> wrote: >> >>> Dear Flavia and other Listers! >>> >>> I am indeed amazed and impressed! Thank you so very much, Flavia, for >>> having supplied this wonderful information about Lillian and her husband >>> Edward McCullough! We know it must be the one, since Lillian's place of >>> residence in 1935 is given as Madison, WI, which is a perfect "match". >>> >>> As I continue searching the MA birth index, I find only one good >>> "candidate" for Edward: >>> >>> Edward T. McCullough, born in Middlesex Co., MA Feb. 1, 1906. And this >>> Edward appears to have died at Gary, IN in July of 1974 (re: SSDI), so I >>> have a "hunch" this must be the "right" man! And I must presume Edward and >>> Lillian were divorced in Indiana BEFORE Lillian moved to CA, so there would >>> be nothing more to be found in CA records about Edward McCullough! >>> >>> This information is just wonderful! Thanks again, Flavia! >>> >>> By the way, I wonder, since I understand you live in Contra Costa Co., CA >>> where Lillian died (re: CADI), would you by any chance have a possibility >>> to check out her death record to see >>> >>> * Where she actually died? >>> >>> * Place of her burial? >>> >>> * Where she resided (with length of stay)? >>> >>> * Her occupation? >>> >>> * Marital status? >>> >>> * Informant's name? >>> >>> Then I would be even more delighted! Thanks again! But maybe the death >>> records in Contra Costa Co., CA are of those that cannot be viewed, even >>> when visiting the courthouse? >>> >>> Very sincerely yours, >>> >>> Lars E. Oyane >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> >>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 5:35 PM, flavia hodges wrote: >>> >>>> Lars, I found Lillian McCullough....look at the 1940 Federal Census, Gary, >>>> Lake County, Indiana...Edward McCullough, age 34, born MA; Lillian, age 20, >>>> born WI. Looks like this was her first marriage. >>>> >>>> Flavia >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Lars Oyane <loya@online.no> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Cathy and other Listers! >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much, Cathy, for your message in regard to Russell Higgins >>>>> marriages. It is indeed confusing with the two marriages from 1960, >>>>> sseveral months apart and in two different Counties! Maybe they got a >>>>> "speedy Nevada divorce" and then remarried at once? I notice that the one >>>>> Tony Cafaro also married the same woman twice, but those marriages were a >>>>> year apart, 1953 and 1954! >>>>> >>>>> And as I study the California marriage index for 1949-1959 I find Tony F. >>>>> Cafaro (39), and Lillian M. Vanderbloemen McCULLOUGH (37) married in San >>>>> Diego, CA on Jan. 30, 1957. WOOPS: Then not only is Tony Cafaro >>>>> identified, but we also have a new husband of Lillian's, between Russell >>>>> Francis Higgins and Tony Frank Cafaro! However, I can see no sign of a >>>>> marriage in Los Angeles Co., CA 1945-1952 nor in the entire state of CA >>>>> 1949-1959, so IF Lillian and McCullough were married in CA, it must have >>>>> occurred prior to 1949! But they may also have married in Las Vegas, NV or >>>>> elsewhere...? >>>>> >>>>> This new discovery provides for a "revised" list of specific questions: >>>>> >>>>> ** Year of divorce for Lillian and Russell Higgins? >>>>> >>>>> ** Place of death for Russell Francis Higgins (1972)? >>>>> >>>>> ** Russell Higgins' occupation? >>>>> >>>>> ** Date and place of marriage for Lillian and "Mr." McCullough? >>>>> >>>>> ** Identification of "Mr." McCullough with full name, dates and places of >>>>> birth and death? >>>>> >>>>> ** Year of divorce for Lilian and "Mr." McCullough? >>>>> >>>>> ** "Mr." McCullough's occupation? >>>>> >>>>> ** Year of divorce for Lillian and Tony Cafaro? >>>>> >>>>> ** Tony Cafaro's occupation? >>>>> >>>>> ** Place(s) of residence for Lillian Vanderbloemen Higgins McCullough >>>>> Cafaro? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again for your wonderful assistance in this matter! >>>>> >>>>> Very sincerely yours, >>>>> >>>>> Lars E. Oyane >>>>> >>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 9, 2013, at 3:31 PM, CYLGowdy@aol.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Russell F. Higgins and Olga Burmann married 4 Nov. 1960 in Los Angeles Co. >>>>>> A second entry for the marriage lists her as Olga I Leatherdale. Same >>>>>> person. However, a marriage is also listed to Olga I. Leatherdale 8 May 1960 in >>>>>> Imperial county. The index is apparently messed up. >>>>>> >>>>>> The marriage to Sandra Vilhauer was in Alameda Co. 11 Feb. 1969. They >>>>>> divorced Nov. 1970 in Alameda. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cathy >>>>>> Marin Co., CA