I'm in Southern California, and also am trying to locate information on a family in Portland. My husband's mother, Lela Patrick, was born in Idaho, and moved at some time to Portland. Her death certificate says that she was 37 years old when she died in 1941, and that she had been in the Portland community for 10 years, and that she worked at the Star Cannery. Lela Patrick is the person who supplied the information for my husband's birth certificate, and she lists Conrad Bert Hanson as her husband, and her maiden name is listed as Linda Patrick on his birth certificate. My husband's name on his birth certificate is Patrick Bert Hanson. On the birth certificate, she says she's been in the Portland community for 12 years. She says she is married to Conrad Bert Hanson on the birth certificate. Lela Patrick died approximately 24 hours after giving birth to my husband, and her brother, Willis W. Patrick, gave the information for the death certificate. The death certificate shows her name as Lela Cody (Mrs. C. B. Hanson)~ just like that ~ and in the place for husband, it lists Perry Cody. The death certificate lists Perry Cody's "age of husband or wife if alive" as "?". The death certificate clearly states that at the time of her death (and obviously Phil's birth) she was married to Perry Cody. Idaho records show that Lela Patrick and Perry Cody were married on 24 Nov 1923, when Lela would have been 19 years old. I've been unable to locate any other information on Perry Cody. Phil was adopted when he was 1-1/2 years old by neighbors of Conrad Bert Hanson, and that's how he became Philip Hostetler. Riverview cemetary gave me the name of the funeral home (Fuiten Rose Chapel) who handled everything, and thankfully they are still in business. The funeral home records list another child, a Barbara Cody, who attended Hillcrest School for Girls in Salem, Oregon at the time. At that time the school was for unmarried girls who had become pregnant. We have been unable to locate Barbara Cody, and do not know her married name (if she married). We were able to locate a living neice of Conrad Bert Hanson, who said that the family disowned Conrad Bert Hanson when he gave his child up for adoption, and hadn't spoken to him since. They did believe that he "married" quite a few women and had children all across the US, but didn't bother to divorce them before marrying again. I hope you can help me! Here are my questions: 1. What is the Portland Chronological Index to Births? Is it something I can search through online? I'm in Southern California, and going to Portland to look through this at this time is impossible. 2. Do you have any ideas to help me to locate Perry Cody or Barbara Cody or their children? Hillcrest School is still in business, but they wouldn't release any information or agree to pass on a letter to Barbara Cody or her child. 3. Any other tips or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Debbie pelicanbaysoaps@home.com << Have you looked at the Portland Chronological Index to Births? It covered the early births which were reported as occurring in the city. These folks look to have lived in the city, so they might be included.>>