Liz, Have you thought about trying to find a marriage license for a possible second marriage? Do you have the divorce decree from 1953? I would try to find her in records closer to the time of the divorce. Knowing her surname at the time she died would make finding a death record easier! Did she stay in Jacksonville? It seems unlikely since none of her children ever heard from her again. Where did she live? Have you searched phone books? Do you know where she died? Is her given name unusual enough that a search using it and a birth date would be helpful? Have you searched obituaries? Just some thoughts... Denise Message: 2 Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:31:00 -0400 From: Elizabeth Martinez-Gibson <[email protected]> Subject: [BKLYN] Looking for some advice on searching by first name and d.o.b. To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Everyone, I am still trying different ways to find a death record for my grandmother. She divorced my grandfather in 1953 and was not heard from by any of her kids ever again. Since she was only 45 years old then and I am not able to find her by her maiden name or her married name, I am assuming she remarried. She divorced in FL. and apparently was living in Jacksonville at that time. I believe she made trips back and forth to NY, since she had family there. I have tried MANY ways to find her, but I have had no success. I've tried doing a first name only with her d.o.b. without any success. I know I have to look for a few years prior and a few years past her birth year, but I wondered if also I should look for d.o.b. with different months and days. So her d.o.b. is 28 Jul 1908, should I look for dates other than Jul 28th? I have looked for this date with 1907, 1906, 1909, 1910. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Liz