I can't help with finding records, but here's a little information about the Good Shepherd's Home. It was located at about the 4700 block of Sunnyside Ave. in the Wallingford district of North Seattle. During the 1940's I lived near the delivery entrance to their grounds, on Bagley Ave. It was a Catholic home for girls, not necessarily orphans, I think. They had a laundry facility where the girls worked doing laundry for ships' crews. I had occasion to visit the facility a few years ago. The main building is used now to house various public service organizations, the Senior Center for one. The extensive grounds are now a public park, accessed from the corner of Meridian Ave. and 50th St. Ralph Seefeld Archivist GenSoc of South Whidbey Island JOHuffER@aol.com wrote: > > In trying to track down some of the loose Partee family ends, my aunt told me > that Florence Partee, daughter of John Bernard Partee and Katherine Keefe was > put into the Good Shepherd Home and she thought it was in Seattle. There must > be a tragic story behind this family as John or "Uncle Bern" as he was known > by, disappeared and resurfaced years later destitute and living in the skid > row section of downtown Seattle. > > John was born to Lewis and Hannah Louisa (Cassil) Partee March 24, 1877 in > Defiance, OH. He married Katherine Keefe on September 17, 1900, only child > Florence (that the family bible record shows). John had a photography > business in Snohomish, WA. According to family tradition he is buried in > Monroe I.O.O.F. cemetery near his parents. > > I would like to locate records on Florence. Her mother, according to my aunt, > was the daughter of Dr. Keefe, a prominent physician in Snohomish at the turn > of the century. > > Anyone have any suggestions? Thank you. Evelyn > > Researching: PARTEE, WILSON, LEYDE, CASSIL, CHASE, DAY in Snohomish and King > Counties. Also, FORD, TOWERS, WOOD, BRITTAIN, JACKSON, WILSON.