Kay Harding - Just got a bit of the search for William HOSS, and saw the link to California. As there is an online Death index for 1940 - 1997, thought I'd try a lookup, you never know. William might have died in OK and was buried in CA ? Or he could have visited the family and passed away there. Worth a look. There were 4 hits for William HOSS, only ONE was born in Oklahoma, a William A HOSS born August 7, 1909, mother's maiden name was HOPKINS. He died in Santa Clara county on Oct 25, 1965 at age 56. This may not be a link at all, but it is intrigueing. The ages are probably not right also. Did they have any children/siblings [who might be named for this William HOSS] who accompanied the other family to California ? If you are interested, check for an obituary volunteer in California who can see if there was an obit on this William in Santa Clara county. You can see this database at : http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi If I remember right, you can get births by substituting 'birth' for the word 'death' in the above URL, however you cannot get marriages by doing the same. Meg GREENWOOD / Bartlesville