This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5RB.2ACE/1352.1 Message Board Post: Have you tried getting a death certificate for Catherine Davis Jansen from the NY Dept. of Health - http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vr/forms/death.htm Since she died after 1880 they will likely have one, and parents names can often be found there. Richard