Linda, A few comments... Norristown would be the city or town; Montgomery is the county. I would suggest you join the Montgomery County list. Perhaps someone that lives in the area would know something or do a look-up for an obituary. You may be able to find a library in Norristown that would have it. I would try and get an obit before I obtained a death certificate. Use <vitalrec.com> for getting fees and forms. In PA the cost is $9.00. If the informant was well "informed", it should give his parent's names. I used the site http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi/ and typed in White Springs Park and nothing came up. Also tried White Spring Park and nothing. You might want to use <Google.com>. This is a handy site though, so keep it book marked. I'm going to leave on a trip next week and if all goes well, I'll be gone for several weeks. Otherwise, I'd offer to look in the census records. You could also check 'Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness'. I just type that in my URL box and the site comes up. Maybe you can find a volunteer from Montgomery County that would help you. Keep asking questions and good luck! Bev in California, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "linda martin" <lmmartin@rogers.com> To: <PAJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 2:34 PM Subject: LAKE > Hi: > > I'm posting this as a complete novice to American family history! I've become quite competent at British, but the States is a whole new ballgame! > > I'm looking for any reference to Charles Joseph George LAKE, born Dorset, England in 1886, emigrated to the USA in 1907 (from the Elllis Island website). On his entry registration under the "going to friends, relatives" etc. section, it looks like White Springs Park? Was this an area in Pennsylvania? > > >From the LDS website I have found a Charles Lake listed with Social Security # 179-10-9071, dying December 1970 and references to Jefferson, Montgomery and Norristown localities. Where can I go from with this information, to determine if he's "my" Charles Lake. > > I do know my Charles owned a fruit farm in Pennsylvania, and had three sons - not much, I know. > > Any and all suggestions/help would be gratefully received. > > If anyone has any connections, I can provide you with a wonderfully complete history for Charles maternal side! > > Linda, Ontario, Canada

Bev: Thanks for your help and suggestions - I have been lucky enough for another kind lister to find what certainly looks like him and his wife and three boys in the 1920 census living in Northampton county, allen township. So I will persue the obit train of thought and see what shows up. Have a good trip. Linda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Morris" <bmom@rickadee.net> To: <PAJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:39 PM Subject: Re: LAKE > Linda, > A few comments... > Norristown would be the city or town; Montgomery is the county. I would > suggest you join the Montgomery County list. Perhaps someone that lives in > the area would know something or do a look-up for an obituary. You may be > able to find a library in Norristown that would have it. I would try and get > an obit before I obtained a death certificate. Use <vitalrec.com> for > getting fees and forms. In PA the cost is $9.00. If the informant was well > "informed", it should give his parent's names. > I used the site http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi/ and typed > in White Springs Park and nothing came up. Also tried White Spring Park and > nothing. You might want to use <Google.com>. This is a handy site though, so > keep it book marked. > I'm going to leave on a trip next week and if all goes well, I'll be gone > for several weeks. Otherwise, I'd offer to look in the census records. > You could also check 'Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness'. I just type > that in my URL box and the site comes up. Maybe you can find a volunteer > from Montgomery County that would help you. > Keep asking questions and good luck! > Bev in California, USA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "linda martin" <lmmartin@rogers.com> > To: <PAJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 2:34 PM > Subject: LAKE > > > > Hi: > > > > I'm posting this as a complete novice to American family history! I've > become quite competent at British, but the States is a whole new ballgame! > > > > I'm looking for any reference to Charles Joseph George LAKE, born Dorset, > England in 1886, emigrated to the USA in 1907 (from the Elllis Island > website). On his entry registration under the "going to friends, relatives" > etc. section, it looks like White Springs Park? Was this an area in > Pennsylvania? > > > > >From the LDS website I have found a Charles Lake listed with Social > Security # 179-10-9071, dying December 1970 and references to Jefferson, > Montgomery and Norristown localities. Where can I go from with this > information, to determine if he's "my" Charles Lake. > > > > I do know my Charles owned a fruit farm in Pennsylvania, and had three > sons - not much, I know. > > > > Any and all suggestions/help would be gratefully received. > > > > If anyone has any connections, I can provide you with a wonderfully > complete history for Charles maternal side! > > > > Linda, Ontario, Canada >