I finally received the death certificate of my mysterious ggrandfather. If ANYONE is related to him by means of his second marriage or just knows of him, PLEASE email me privately so I can put the pieces of HIS puzzle together. It would be great to meet other cousins (probably still in California)!!! Here's what I found on his death certificate: Filed Jan 21 1946 Mame B. Beatty, County Recorder District No. 1924 Certif. #15697 Registrar's #159 Full Name: John M. Reid Place of Death: Maywood Hospital, Maywood, Los Angeles County, CA Dead on Arrival In this community: Enroute (PROBABLY MEANS HE DIDN'T DIE WHERE HE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA) In California: 25 Yrs. Usual Residence of Deceased: 2633 E. 53rd St., Los Angeles County, Huntington Park City, CA VETERAN: NO SS#: NONE Male, Caucasian, Married Name of Wife: Emma L. Reid Age of Spouse if alive: 67 Birthdate of deceased: December 24, 1865 Age at death: 79 yrs, 11 mos, 4 days Birthplace: nr. Philadelphia, PA (PROBABLY NOT KNOWN BY EMMA WHO GAVE INFO!) Usual Occupation: Personnel Mgr. Industry or Business: Glass Mfg. PARENTS NAMES: UNKNOWN REID (I HAVE THE NAMES JAMES REID AND AGNES LIVINGSTON/E OR ROONEY) Informant: Mrs. Emma L. Reid Address: 2633 E. 53rd St., Huntington Park, CA Burial: Dec 3, 1945 Place: Inglewood Park Cemetery Funeral Director: Roy D. Klinker, Huntington Park, CA BY: W. Champlin, H.O. Swartout, MD, Date of Death: November 28, 1945 about 4 P.M. Coroner's Investigation: Died of Coronary sclerosis No Autopsy Performed JUST A NOTE: I DID A SEARCH FOR EMMA REID AND THINK I MAY HAVE FOUND HER, HERE'S WHAT I WROTE IN MY NOTES, She supposedly died in 1965 in Lynwood City, CA. I'm not sure if I got the right Emma, but the birth year was right on the mark for 1878. Here's a link to the site with JOHN. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5135665 If it doesn't work, go to the Home Page and do a search for John M Reid in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA. Use his death date if you want. Then click on HIS name and you can see his picture and what I wrote for him. I KNOW THIS IS A LONG ONE, BUT NECESSARY. HE'S SO ILLUSIVE! Launie Reid Graffeo