Here is the obit you requested for the following person: GLEGHORN CLAIRE SUE born: 11/19/1940 mother: PACK father: PENDELTON F ARKANSAS died: KERN 09/14/1981 age: 40 yrs (mailto:Cindynord@sbcglobal.net) requested by: joedee@Comcast.net The Bakersfield Californian Friday, September 18, 1981 Pg. F7 GLEGHORN, Claire Sue "Bobbie" - Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Today in Union Cemetery for Clair Sue "Bobbie" Gleghorn, 40, who died September 14. Pastor David Brock will officiate. Survivors include two sons, Billy Ray and Kelly Glen; a daughter, Teri Lynn Gleghorn all of Bakersfield; two brothers; three sisters. The Hopson Mortuary Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BRANTLEY JAMES R born: 12/17/1901 M OKLAHOMA died: KERN 04/20/1975 age: 74 yrs requested by: joshau7@hotmail.com The Bakersfield Californian Tuesday, April 22, 1975 Pg. 32 BRANTLEY, James Ross - Private services were held in Greenlawn Memorial Chapel at 1:30 p.m. today for James Ross Brantley, 74, 121 Dunlap Street, who died April 20. The Rev. Dr. Thomas Toler will officiate. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Wells, Minn. Mr. Brantley was a native of Oklahoma and resided in Kern County two years. He had been a farmer 20 years, member of the Masonic Lodge, Mapleton, Minn., a 32nd Degree Mason and member of the Scottish Rite Bodies. He had been foreman for equipment on the Alaskan Highway for several years. Survivors include 2 sons, Gerald, Bakersfield and Gordon, Illinois, 3 brothers, Charles, Pleasanton, and Lee and Orvell, Bakersfield; 2 sisters, Edna Julian and Viola Stevens, Bakersfield, 6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BRANTLEY CLOA N born: 11/29/1906 F OKLAHOMA died: KERN 03/17/1975 age: 68 yrs requested by: joshau7@hotmail.com The Bakersfield Californian Tuesday, March 18, 1975 Pg. 30 BRANTLEY, Cloa Nettie - Services will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Park Wednesday at 1 p.m. for Cloa Nettie Brantley, 68, 2201 Verde Street, who died March 17. The Rev. Thomas Toler will officiate. Mrs. Brantley was a native of Oklahoma and resided in Kern County 37 years. Survivors include a son, Congrad Monsen of Bakersfield; 2 sisters, Viola Stevens and Edna Julian, and 4 brothers Jim, Charles, Lee and Orville Brantley all of Bakersfield and a grandson. Pallbearers will be Charles Julian, Phillip Julian, Walter Weichelt, Gerald Brantley, James Brantley and Dennis Brantley. Honorary bearers will be Al Green and Lee Brantley. Greenlawn Mortuary. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: OWENS MELVIN L born: 07/20/1931 M TEXAS died: KERN 06/14/1971 age: 39 yrs requested by: jcmuckenfuss@yahoo.com The Bakersfield Californian Tuesday, June 15, 1971 Pg. 30 OWENS, Sr., Melvin L. - Services will be held at Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel, Wednesday, at 1 p.m. for Melvin L. Owens Sr., 39, of 1025 Glade Street, who died June 14 in a Bakersfield hospital. The Rev. O. B. Robertson, of the First Baptist Church of Thousand Oaks, will officiate. Mr. Owens was born in Val Alstyne, Texas, and had resided in Bakersfield 19 years. He was manager of the buck Owens Production Co. for the past 2 1/2 years and a member of the First Southern Baptist Church. Mr. Owens is survived by his widow, Mrs. Loraine Owens of Bakersfield; three daughters, Mrs. Sandra Petty, Miss Susan (Winders Owens, Miss Kim Owens, all of Bakersfield; two sons, Melvin L Owens, Jr., Larry Owens, both of Bakersfield; two sisters, Miss Dorothy Owens of Bakersfield and Mrs. Mary McKinney, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; one brother, Buck Owens, of Bakersfield and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Owens of Bakersfield. Pallbearers will be Hal Laffoon, Johnny Kaye, John Bedingfield, S. C. Malby, Mike Owens and Gene Byrd. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: AVILEZ MABEL L born: 02/09/1920 F CALIFORNIA mother: SAVEDRA died: KERN Delano 08/25/1965 age: 45 yrs requested by: Cindynord@sbcglobal.net The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, August 26, 1965 Pg. 51 AVILEZ, Mabel Louise - Recitation of the Rosary will be held tonight at 8 in the Chapel of the roses at Mish Funeral Home in Oildale, for Mabel Louise Avilez, 45, of 2207 Sandy lane, who died Aug. 25 in a Bakersfield hospital after a long illness. Requiem High Mass will be sung Friday at 9 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1515 Baker St., with Msgr. Roger L. McCann, pastor of St. Joseph's Church as the celebrant. Mrs. Avilez was born Feb. 9, 1920, in Bakersfield, and had lived here all her life. She had been a homemaker for the past 25 years. She was a member of St. Joseph's parish and was active in church activities. Survivors include her widower, Dan E., of Bakersfield, her mother, Carolina Montoya of Bakersfield, four sons, Carol L. DeRamus of Fremont, Danny R. Avilez of Bakersfield, George A. Avilez of Fremont, and Freddie T. Avilez of Bakersfield; two daughters, Rose Mary Jean Avilez and Mary Ellen Avilez, both of Bakersfield; four brothers, Frank Robinson of Albuquerque, N.M., Louie Montoya of Taft, Ernest Montoya and Raymond Montoya, both of Bakersfield; two sisters, Mrs. Lucina Swacho of Fresno and ;Mrs. Lilly Clark of Oakland; four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Lawrence Avilez, James Albrite, Arvin DeRamus, Richard Osborne, Jess Whisman and Bill Maranda. Mish Funeral Home in Oildale. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: ROBERTS LOIS M born: 09/25/1911 F OKLAHOMA mother: GORDON died: KERN Delano 02/17/1964 age: 52 yrs requested by: _joshau7@hotmail.com_ (mailto:joshau7@hotmail.com) The Bakersfield Californian Wednesday, February 19, 1964 Pg. 31 ROBERTS, Lois Mildred - Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Payne & Sons Chapel for Lois Mildred Roberts, 52, of 2118 Verde, who died in a Bakersfield hospital Feb. 17. Dr. Glenn D. Puder, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Union Cemetery. Mrs. Roberts was a native of Oklahoma and had lived in Kern County 35 years. She was a member of the Emblem Club. Survivors include her husband, Cecil L.; sons, Robert and Forest, of Bakersfield; sisters, Edna Julian, Lonzo Brantley of Los Angeles, James Brantley, Minnesota, Charles Brantley, Fresno, Lee Brantley, Bakersfield, Orvel Brantley, Las Vegas, and grandchildren Tammie Lyn and Ty Cullen Roberts of Bakersfield. Pallbearers will be Walter Weichelt Jr., William Julian, Charles Julian, Phillip Julian, Russell Pettis and John A Stevens. The family suggest donations to the American Cancer Society. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BRANTLEY BERTHA F born: 01/17/1880 F ILLINOIS mother: SHIELDS died: KERN 10/31/1962 age: 82 yrs requested by: _joshau7@hotmail.com_ (mailto:joshau7@hotmail.com) The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, November 1, 1962 Pg. 58 BRANTLEY, Bertha Forest - Funeral services will be conducted in the Memorial Chapel at Greenlawn Mortuary Friday at 1:30 p.m. for Bertha Forest Brantley, 82, 210 East Casa Loma, who died Oct. 31 in a Bakersfield hospital. Dr. D. W. McElroy of the First Christian Church will officiate at the services and interment will follow in the Oak Hills Section at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Brantley was a native of Illinois and had resided in Kern County for 35 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include five sons, Lonzo of San Francisco, James of Minnesota, Charles of Pleasanton, Lee of Bakersfield, and Orvell of Hollywood; four daughters, Mrs. Edna Julian of Bakersfield, Mrs. Cloa Monsen of Los Angeles, Mrs. Margaret Emigh of Bakersfield, Mrs. Lois Roberts of Bakersfield; three sisters, Mrs. Nettie Van Ornum, Mrs. Edna Pence, and Mrs. Ellen Lowrey, all of Minnesota; two brothers, Charles Gordon of Illinois and Lee Gordon of California; 19 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Dennis Brantley, James Brantley, Walter Weichelt, Jr., Robert Roberts, William Julian and Harold Julian. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: RANDLES GUY C born: 10/11/1901 M MISSOURI mother: MCGUIRE died: KERN 07/01/1961 age: 60 yrs requested by: _jsbgimlin@comcast.net_ (mailto:jsbgimlin@comcast.net) The Bakersfield Californian Monday, July 3, 1961 Pg. 16 RANDLES, Guy Charles - Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Guy Charles Randles, 60, 515 B St., Taft, who died at home July 1. He was born Oct. 11, 1900 in Longlane, Mo. He lived in California 40 years, having spent the last 14 years on the West Side. He was a member of the Bakersfield Eagles Lodge. At the time of his death, he was employed in the maintenance department of the Taft Union High School. Survivors are widow, Dorothy; daughter, Mrs. Eddie Coffee of Taft; two granddaughters; mother, Mrs. Grace Randles of Long Beach; brother, A. S. of Houston, Tex; sister, Flossie Chaplain of Long Beach and other relatives. Rev. Joseph Bruner of the Taft First Baptist Church will officiate at the services at Erickson and Brown Chapel, Interment will be in the West Side Cemetery. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: HOBBS PLES HARMON born: 06/06/1887 M TEXAS mother: STAGG father: HOBBS died: KERN 10/13/1958 age: 71 yrs requested by: _farthing@wcnet.net_ (mailto:farthing@wcnet.net) The Bakersfield Californian Wednesday, October 15, 1958 Pg. 38 HOBBS, Ples Harmon - Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel at Greenlawn Mortuary tomorrow at 1:30 for Ples Harmon Hobbs, 71, 4032 Jewett Lane, who died Oct. 13 in a Bakersfield hospital. The Rev. Orman Roberts of Trinity Methodist Church will officiate and interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Hobbs was a native of Texas and had lived in this community for 30 years. Survivors include his sons, Paul Hobbs, Bakersfield; Leonard Hobbs, Adren Hobbs, both of Stockton; Bill Hobbs, Bakersfield; Eugene Hobbs, San Bernardino; daughters, Mrs. Jewel Lard, Los Angeles; Mrs. Lucille Fowler, Crescent City; brothers, D. Hobbs, Oklahoma; Alfred Hobbs, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Berta Sparks, Texas; Mrs. S. R. Moore, Texas; Mrs. N. A. White, Texas. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Here is the obit you requested for the following person: BRANTLEY EDWARD JACKSON born: 08/10/1875 M MISSOURI mother: HAYNEY father: BRANTLEY died: KERN 04/19/1955 age: 79 yrs requested by: _joshau7@hotmail.com_ (mailto:joshau7@hotmail.com) The Bakersfield Californian Thursday, April 21, 1955 Pg. 34 BRANTLEY, Edward Jackson - Funeral services will be held Friday, April 22, at 10 a.m. in the Armstrong-Flickinger Mortuary for Edward Jackson Brantley, who lived at 125 Spruce St. and died at his home April 19. The Rev. Arthur Braden D. D., will officiate and interment will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. Brantley had lived in this area for the past four years and in Kern County since 1927, being a native of Wayne County, Missouri. Survivors include his wife, Bertha F. Brantley of Bakersfield; five sons ? Brantley, Los Angeles, James R. Brantley, Choko, Minn., Charles E. Brantley, Fresno, Lee Brantley, Bakersfield, Orvell Brantley of Los Angeles; four daughters, Mrs. Cloa Monsen, Los Angeles, Mrs. Margaret Emigh, Bakersfield, Mrs. Lois Roberts, Bakersfield, Mrs. Edna Julian of Bakersfield; 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Forest Roberts, Robert Roberts, Charles Julian, Walter Weichelt, Jr., Norman Brantley, Royce Brantley. Armstrong-Flickinger Mortuary is in charge of all arrangements. Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer

Anyone researching the RIOS Family of San Juan Capistrano may need this or/and find it of interest. Rita A Rosary service will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday May 4 in SERRA Chapel Mission for FRANCES LOUISE RIOS PLACENTIA SHERRILL, who passed away April 27. She was known as "La Mona" and was most proud of her Native Californian heritage. An eighth generation RIOS descendent from San Juan Capistrano, and grand-daughter of DAMIAN RIOS Rios, and great, great, great grand daughter of SANTIAGO RIOS who first built & owned The Rios Adobe (1794) on Los Rios Street, Mona was an active member of the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians/Acjachemen Nation. She was one of the first "second generation" docents of the Mission, where she proudly served her family and community with dignity and style. Mass will be Friday May 5, 10-11 a.m. in the Mission San Juan Capistrano Basilica. Mona is survived by daughters Judy, Jacque and son Daniel. Mona was Nana to many grandchildren who will miss her. She was preceded in death by her oldest son, of Vallejo, Ca. An old San Juan Capistrano custom will follow after Mass as La Mona's casket will be carried by family and friends up to the Mission Cemetery off Ortega (74) Highway.

Hi Theresa, I'm sorry I was a little vague and didn't provide enough information for the Robert I was looking for (for someone else). The other gentleman and I are on the BHC List (Canada), and I am helping him find out about 3 LOCKHART siblings who arrived in Canada in 1884. They were born in Scotland -- Christina, b~1870, Robert, b~1871, and Colin, b~1872. He knows about Colin LOCKHART who remained in Canada and owned land in Ontario which he seemingly sold to his brother in 1898. But, in the 1901 Census, Robert LOCKHART is 27 and was lodging in British Columbia. (His look-up.) In 1901, Christina is 30 and living as a servant in Quebec Province. Colin died, unmarried, in 1949 in Saskatchewan. I have access to the U.S. Census, up to 1920, and I tried finding Robert in 1910 and 1920, and found a possible match in 1910. Robert was said to have been 36, born in Scotland, and living in Los Angeles ! He had a wife, Edith, and had been married for 5 years. There were other people in the home. (Edith might have had a child from a former marriage.) And, I initially thought the profession for Robert at that time was that he was an Iron worker, but I've been told that the handwriting actually says "own income." In 1920 all I found was a Robert LOCKHART living in Atolia, CA, Age 45, and working in a Silver Mine. It says he was married, but had no wife living with him. And, the other gentleman said that Robert was a "miner" while in Canada. I have no way of knowing whether I have "found" the correct Robert LOCKHART or whether the 2 mentioned above are the same man ! And, so far, we don't know if Robert and Edith had any children of their own. Thank you for any insight into this ! Betty P.S. The 3 LOCKHART siblings had 3 older siblings who seem to have remained in England. ----- Original Message ----- From: Theresa Griffin To: Betty ; SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [SOCAL] Robert LOCKHART in 1920 (in 1930 ??) Hi Betty, I think I found them. The Robert Lockhart that I sent you earlier was an electrical supply salesman. Look at the following three entries: Thomas Lockhart, single, age 37, living in Los Angeles County, La Rambla in 1930. He was a "roomer." This Thos. also listed his home as Canada English, both parents were Canada English as well. He was an office supply salesman, and he immigrated in 1923. It looks like he may have had a brother, Harry W., age 30, who was living with wife, Margaret, in Los Angeles County, Long Beach, in 1930. He was an oil laboratory worker and immigrated the same year, 1923. He gave the same information on his birth place and the birth places of his parents. His son, Reginald W., age 9, was living with them as well. Another brother may be Willie E. Lockhart, 36, living with his wife Florence, both Canada English. He immigrated in 1923. Willie was an electrical salesman as was the Robert Lockhart I sent you earlier. I think these three boys may be the children of Robert. I found a Franes (Frances?) Lockhart, a 53-year-old widower living in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, also Canada English. He was a telephone repairman and immigrated in 1888. A Rose P. Butler, 29, of England who immigrated in 1918, was listed as a "lodger" in his home. Maybe this is a connection? Before I go further with this, it would be very helpful if you could tell us the names of the Lockhart children, if you know them. If not, do you at least know their genders? There are a lot of Lockharts in the area in the 1930 census. Theresa ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty To: SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 6:18 AM Subject: [SOCAL] Robert LOCKHART in 1920 (in 1930 ??) Hello, As per my other posting, a Canadian researcher is trying to find out whether the Robert LOCKHART living in or near Los Angeles around 1910 to 1920 is the person he is looking for information on ! (Arriving in Canada as a "British Home Child" in 1884.) I found him on census forms in 1910, with a wife and other people in his household. And, to both of us, the information is .. not really correct ! In fact, the information seems "way off." I was wondering if someone with access to the 1930 census could see if he was still living in southern CA and which data is found for him then ! He would like to find out if Robert LOCKHART had any descendants. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) ==== SOCAL Mailing List ==== Do NOT post virus notices to the list.

Hi Betty, I think I found them. The Robert Lockhart that I sent you earlier was an electrical supply salesman. Look at the following three entries: Thomas Lockhart, single, age 37, living in Los Angeles County, La Rambla in 1930. He was a "roomer." This Thos. also listed his home as Canada English, both parents were Canada English as well. He was an office supply salesman, and he immigrated in 1923. It looks like he may have had a brother, Harry W., age 30, who was living with wife, Margaret, in Los Angeles County, Long Beach, in 1930. He was an oil laboratory worker and immigrated the same year, 1923. He gave the same information on his birth place and the birth places of his parents. His son, Reginald W., age 9, was living with them as well. Another brother may be Willie E. Lockhart, 36, living with his wife Florence, both Canada English. He immigrated in 1923. Willie was an electrical salesman as was the Robert Lockhart I sent you earlier. I think these three boys may be the children of Robert. I found a Franes (Frances?) Lockhart, a 53-year-old widower living in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, also Canada English. He was a telephone repairman and immigrated in 1888. A Rose P. Butler, 29, of England who immigrated in 1918, was listed as a "lodger" in his home. Maybe this is a connection? Before I go further with this, it would be very helpful if you could tell us the names of the Lockhart children, if you know them. If not, do you at least know their genders? There are a lot of Lockharts in the area in the 1930 census. Theresa ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty To: SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 6:18 AM Subject: [SOCAL] Robert LOCKHART in 1920 (in 1930 ??) Hello, As per my other posting, a Canadian researcher is trying to find out whether the Robert LOCKHART living in or near Los Angeles around 1910 to 1920 is the person he is looking for information on ! (Arriving in Canada as a "British Home Child" in 1884.) I found him on census forms in 1910, with a wife and other people in his household. And, to both of us, the information is .. not really correct ! In fact, the information seems "way off." I was wondering if someone with access to the 1930 census could see if he was still living in southern CA and which data is found for him then ! He would like to find out if Robert LOCKHART had any descendants. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) ==== SOCAL Mailing List ==== Do NOT post virus notices to the list.

Hello, As per my other posting, a Canadian researcher is trying to find out whether the Robert LOCKHART living in or near Los Angeles around 1910 to 1920 is the person he is looking for information on ! (Arriving in Canada as a "British Home Child" in 1884.) I found him on census forms in 1910, with a wife and other people in his household. And, to both of us, the information is .. not really correct ! In fact, the information seems "way off." I was wondering if someone with access to the 1930 census could see if he was still living in southern CA and which data is found for him then ! He would like to find out if Robert LOCKHART had any descendants. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA)

Hello, I'd just like to post a general query about KIDDER's in CA ! Most KIDDER's in the U.S. are descended from the patriarch, James KIDDER (1626-1676) of Cambridge and Billerica, MA. He and his wife (Anna MOORE) had 12 children, and some of their children had 12 children, and so the story continued. In 1941 the NEHGS published a book on the descendants of "Ensign James KIDDER" and it is a very good reference. For at least 12 years, George KIDDER in FL has been trying to update that book. He is in the last stages of preparing a manuscript of the "updated version" to go off to a publisher at the end of the year (hopefully). If anyone has KIDDER information which might not be in the KIDDER book, and would like to see it included in the new version, please contact George. This is his KIDDER web site and his contact information is there: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1255/1255.htm I'd also like to mention that I had a great-uncle who left New England, probably in the 1950's, and went to CA ! When his mother, Mrs. Louise (RICE) KIDDER, died in her home-town of Winchester, MA, in 1958, he wrote to say that he was then living in Riverside, CA. His name was George "Sanford" KIDDER, Jr., b1904 Winchester, MA. He didn't remain close to his family after he became an adult, so we know very little about him. But, I did find out that he died in Riverside in the 1960's. I requested a look-up for his "death notice" and found out it mentioned a wife and children ! I'm fairly positive this would have been a wife and step-children. I don't have the information handy, but the lady seems to have been a widow from Nova Scotia, and I believe her children had been born in Nova Scotia. (If anyone is interested, I will pull out my folder of papers on "Uncle Sanford" and retrieve the names.) Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Great-uncle, Sanford, had a nephew, Silas "Dean" LEWIS, Jr., who also left New England around 1950. In fact, he "disappeared without a trace." It was only through the Internet that we found out that Uncle Dean died in Phoenix, AZ, in the 1990's ! "Dean" LEWIS' obituary also mentioned "children" (probably step-children), but did not mention a wife. He probably lived in or near Phoenix for quite a while, but we don't know where he lived from 1950 .. to say the 1970's ! And, we don't know whether Uncle Dean and Uncle Sanford "traveled west" together ! (My father's brother, and their uncle.)

Hello, I have just rejoined to ask if anyone knows anything about the families of siblings, John S. LEWIS and Mrs. Helen TALMADGE, who moved to CA around 1930 and seem to have settled in Gardena ! They were 2 of 13 siblings growing up in Stoneham, MA. After the deaths of their parents, John "Stanley" LEWIS and Mary (CORKILL) LEWIS, in 1923 and 1924, the siblings seem to each go their separate way ! John LEWIS seems to have gone out to CA as a single, young man and married Genevieve Grace HAMILTON out there. They had several children, and John died there in the 1960's. _____ and Helen (LEWIS) TALMADGE seem to have married in or near Stoneham, MA, and gone out to Gardena, CA, within a few years after. They did have children. Helen died during the 1980's, I believe, and her husband's name was not mentioned in the death-notice. So, my guess is that, either he died young or they had divorced. This year I requested a look-up from the Gardena Library, and they very kindly worked hard and found the death notices of John and Genevieve LEWIS and of Mrs. Helen TALMADGE. I can post the information from them at another time if anyone is interested. For several years I have been trying to complete a list of the 13 siblings, with their spouses and children's names. Since as adults they were not really close, this has been a difficult challenge. The parents, John "Stanley" LEWIS and Mary CORKILL were born in Liverpool, England, and in 1874 were "shipped to Canada" as "British Home Children." They married in Truro, NS, in 1879, and in 1881 migrated to Massachusetts. I believe the other 11 siblings remained in New England, but I still cannot find some of them after the 1920's ! Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. My grandfather was one of the younger of the 13 siblings, and John was his younger brother.

Hello, I am trying to help a researcher in Canada try to find out what happened to 3 LOCKHART children - who arrived in Canada as "British Home Children." I did a look-up for him, and found a possible match-up with a Robert LOCKHART living in or near Los Angeles in 1910 and 1920. For his occupation, I am having trouble reading the handwriting. It seems to be: Iron Inc ____ in a New____ or Rew_____ (place of work). I was wondering if anyone knew what that occupation was ! Was there an Iron Foundry in or near LA at that time? In 1920 Robert was working in a Silver Mine ! Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. For more information on the "British Home Children," please visit this web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~britishhomechildren/ And, check out all the other web sites on the subject in the "links" area. In general, between ~1860 and ~1930, over 100,000 children were shipped out of Great Britain and shipped to Canada - to live in homes, "homes," or farms. In England, they were called "child migrants." Many more were sent to Australia !

Hi Betty, I show a 43-year old married, salesman, Robert R. Lockhart, with no children and a 36-year old wife Margaret, born in Kentucky; they were living in Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills in 1930. The information says he was immigrated in 1910 and was Canada-English, as were his mother and father. He was married at 39 and had no children. I show a 50-year-old, unmarried, farmer, Robert and a single 18-year-old son, James Lockhart, living in Marin County, Point Reyes Station in 1930. The information says he was born in Northern Ireland, as were his mother and father. He immigrated to the US in 1900. These are the only two showing up as being foreign born in the 1930 census in California. Email me for more particulars if either of these is the correct person. Theresa Griffin ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty To: SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 6:18 AM Subject: [SOCAL] Robert LOCKHART in 1920 (in 1930 ??) Hello, As per my other posting, a Canadian researcher is trying to find out whether the Robert LOCKHART living in or near Los Angeles around 1910 to 1920 is the person he is looking for information on ! (Arriving in Canada as a "British Home Child" in 1884.) I found him on census forms in 1910, with a wife and other people in his household. And, to both of us, the information is .. not really correct ! In fact, the information seems "way off." I was wondering if someone with access to the 1930 census could see if he was still living in southern CA and which data is found for him then ! He would like to find out if Robert LOCKHART had any descendants. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) ==== SOCAL Mailing List ==== Do NOT post virus notices to the list.

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This is just a quick note to remind everyone of upcoming deadlines for next weekend's Genealogy Jamboree at the Burbank Airport Hilton and Convention Center, May 5 and 6. Sunday, April 30 Deadline for registering for Saturday's Breakfast with The Godfrey Deadline for registering for the Friday night Banquet with Bill Dollarhide Monday, May 1 Deadline for pre-registration Because the Jamboree is just a few days away, the last day for pre-registration is Monday, May 1. You can register in person at the Burbank Airport Hilton and Convention Center on Friday, May 5, beginning at 12:00 noon and on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 8:00 a.m. We look forward to welcoming you to a wonderful event. You can pre-register for all of the Jamboree activities at our online shopping cart, here: http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=36 This is shaping up to be one of the best-attended, most exciting Jamboree in years. Between sessions, stop by the Tech Zone and test-drive the historical newspapers and Ancestry Library Edition, both of which are being made available by ProQuest. While you're there, check for useful resources in the SCGS Library catalog, get updated on the 1890 Project, and search for your family names in our marriage records and in the newest SCGS publication, "Naturalization Index to the Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California: 1852-1915." The door prizes include a 7-day stay at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, a one-year subscription to Ancestry Deluxe Edition, and dozens of other gifts. Be sure to buy extra door prize drawing tickets and improve your chances of winning one of these fabulous prizes. Registration opens Friday at 12:00 noon, and the exhibit hall doors open at 1:00 p.m. The first presentation starts at 1:30 p.m. and consecutive sessions run through 5:30. Then join us for a no-host reception in the exhibit hall, followed by the banquet with Bill Dollarhide. The banquet is not included in your Jamboree registration, but tickets are available for purchase through Sunday, April 30. On Saturday, the registration desk opens at 8:00 a.m. and the Exhibit Hall opens at 8:30. You'll have time to explore the exhibits before the first session starts at 9:30. For an early start to the day, join us for Breakfast with the Godfrey at 7:30. Tickets are available for purchase through April 30. The final Speaker schedule will be available online by Monday. There have been very few changes since the preliminary schedule was issued, but one change affects Bill Dollarhide's Census talk on Saturday. It has been moved to the first session on Saturday morning. You can't miss this!! Southern California Genealogical Society 417 Irving Drive Burbank, California 91504-2408 phone: 818-843-7247 email: jamboree@scgsgenealogy.com web: www.scgsgenealogy.com