Thanks for the tips. So far we've even tried ALL females in 1946! Madera is a little over an hour away from me, not too far for a drive down there to find what I can find! Thanks again!! Sheila On 8/22/2013 1:13 PM, EdrieAnne Broughton wrote: > One of my husband's aunts death certificate had slipped underneath all the > other certificates in her drawer. It was only found weeks after the > initial search by a clerk who decided to clean out that whole drawer. I > love the San Diego County Records office that went that extra bit. I > might also suggest alternative spellings...like Mathilda or Mattie...or > even her maiden name. > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Sheila Ruiz Harrell > <sheila-ann@juno.com>wrote: > >> Thanks Susan, >> I've been in contact with the Madera County Cemetery District office and >> they found the burial for the husband, Jose M Rivera but not for his >> wife, Matilda Rivera. She IS listed on the CA Death Index as having died >> in Madera County in Jan 1946. I was hoping her death cert might list her >> last known address... the couple lived at 208 South O Street from at >> least 1910 through 1940, according to the census pages, just two doors >> down from my mom and her family. >> Possibly Jay Chapel might have some info or maybe St Joachim Catholic >> Church. I haven't yet checked those two places. >> Since she was the last of the family... no siblings, parents, or >> cousins... I wonder who provided information for her death cert? Maybe >> hospital records?? Could be. >> This is one of those small things that just keeps nagging at me! She's >> not my relative but she was associated with some of my relatives. >> Thanks again, I appreciate your suggestion! >> Sheila >> >> On 8/22/2013 12:27 PM, Susan Stuart wrote: >>> Hi Sheila, >>> >>> Madera's website doesn't actually say whether or not you can look at >> records in person, but maybe you could call them. The phone number is also >> here: http://www.madera-county.com/index.php/recorder/vitalrecordsmenu >>> Do you have access to Ancestry? Did you check Find A Grave? >>> >>> Best, >>> Susan >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Sheila Ruiz Harrell <sheila-ann@juno.com> >>> To: norcal@rootsweb.com; camadera@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:45 AM >>> Subject: [NORCAL] Madera County death records...1940s >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> Does anyone know if Madera County allows death certificates to be read >>> there in the office... not actually purchased? >>> >>> Sheila >>>