My problem is that I have no name for the one brother who may be alive. The last name is Hein. I am assuming he was born in or near Hempstead NY, since that is where they lived for quite some time. I have none of this information. I am assuming he was born somewhere around 1935. The reason I assume this is because I found my grandparent's divorce record ,which indicates there was a minor child. This was in 1953, so I am assuming he would have to be under 18 yrs. of age. I am also assuming this sibling is male because my mother said she had two brothers. Now,the other brother, who died in 1978 was Richard Frederick Hein. He was born in 1933. My mother was born in 1930, she was the oldest based on the fact her parents married in 1928 and the 1930 census only lists her. Richard was in the Korean War and he was wounded twice, according to Ancestr.com records. He is buried in the L.I. National Cemetery. I've tried getting info from them, but all they gave me was the name of the funerl home. The owner of the funeral home would not give me any info because he said there was no obituary, after awhile, he did tell me that Richard was married. So, I can only hope that I might find Richard's wife, who may be able to tell me something. BUT Richard died at age 45, so his wife may have remarried. If you can give me any advice on how to find this younger brother (if he is still alive) without his first name, I would be grateful. Thanks, Liz > From: Rdpiet@aol.com> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:20:20 -0400> To: nyqueens@rootsweb.com; nyc-roots@rootsweb.com; nynassau@rootsweb.com; nynewyor@rootsweb.com; nysuffol@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NYNEWYOR] [NYQUEENS] Advice/Help> > YOu have listed four surnames and no details. If you are seeking > yours mother's brother who may still be alive, what is his name > and when and where was he born ??> > > I am up against a brick wall and hope someone may be able to give me advice. > I am trying to find current family so I can get answers to my mother's family. > My mother (deceased) was estranged from her family, so I never knew anything > about them except what she told me. Most of what she told me was not true. > This I found out after her passing, when I decided to research her family. All I > ever had was her birth date and place and her parent's names. From that,I > found her parent's marriage certificate and it opened many doors. I have been able > to get a great amount of information on her Dayton line (descendants of Ralph > Dayton); some, but little information on her Dewar line, which led me to > research the name Albertson; and a bit more on her Hein/Heine line, which led to > research the Berger line.> One thing my mother did tell me...there were two "step brothers". It turns > out these were not "stepbrothers", they were her brothers. I have managed to > find out the name,date of birth and death of one of her brothers by getting a > copy of my grandfather's death certificate, where he signed. I found his military > record and where he is buried. There are no obituaries: not for my > grandfather, not for my uncle. I have contacted the funeral homes...no obituaries. The > funeral director was not willing to give me any information. The cemetery was > only willing to tell me where he died. Since it has been 50 yrs. since my > uncle's birth and he is deceased, I can get a birth certificate (this is my next > step). My dilemma...how can I get my uncle's death certificate? This would give > me at least one more name to search (maybe...if his wife signed the death > certificate, she may have remarried, since he died at age 45). I am not a direct > descendant, so getting this is next to impossible. How !> does one find living family w/o hiring a private investigator? I would love > to find my mother's youngest brother,if he is still alive and any of their > children. They may be able to give me answers to family that I have no way of > finding out. Is there any way I can get more recent information by doing my own > research? I love doing my family research and I would love to connect with my > lost family. Is there any hope? I appreciate your suggestions.> > > > > > **************> Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music > scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com!> > (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)> Jim Garrity, List Administrator> jimgarrity@earthlink.net> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ The i’m Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_ChangeWorld