I searched most of the night on this one and a few others. I did a variety of searches on the 1930 census. I tried all of his names and I tried misspelling his name (which works more times than I'd wish), but not on Merle Merlin Carey Stevens. For a "final resting place" search, have you tried "Find-A-Grave" ? I use FIND-A-GRAVE quite a lot & I did a variety of searches on it and found a dozen or so possible names and a few even had a close birthdate, but didn't seem to match. You never know when someone like me will find his grave & take a headstone photo & post it. Are there other sites like Find-A-Grave ? DS On 7/4/07, M&JStevens <momo7@sover.net> wrote: > Hello 'Cousin' David Stevens, > I am in search of a : > Merle [aka: "Merlin"] Carey STEVENS > Actually, I am interested in where this individual's final > resting place is. > ---He just might appear on a Census using his 'aka' monicker. > The time-space element, however, would be after 1930---when > he disappeared in 1933 from South Carolina. I know there was > no Federal Census after 1930---but I do know there were State > Census of some type during the period just before WW2. > I have the 1900, 1910, and the 1920 Census showing his name. > ----Helpful identity of this individual: > 1. [never had a Social Security Number issued to him] > 2. born 1895 Rock Mills, Alabama > 3. telegraph operator, Postal Telegraph, Atlanta, GA > 4. stock market "ticker reader", > 5. Mgr. Fenner & Beane office in Atlanta, GA during 1920s. > 6. [never had a driver's license] > 7. [never owned property or was a property tax payer] > 8. [never had a photograph of him for identification] > 9. [did not attend a public or private school] > 10. [no record as a tax-payer of the United States of America > Yes. I need a "Census" lookup for this individual---and if his > name appears on any record that I have missed in the "Top 10" > above---I would be greatly appreciative of anyone who could > supply me with a lead as to where this individual wound up. > Oh yes, I have also searched various Death Records throughout > the 13 Southeastern States---to no avail. > ---Thanks in advance, > ----Professor Marley Stevens momo7@sover.net\ > =============================== > David Stevens wrote: > > >Does anybody need a census lookup today ? > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello again 'cousin' , I have tried 'Find-A-Grave' several times. Also, I have bounced off the SSN Death Records---which do not display middle names or initials---whereas, I made some very long trips to Erie, NY and Amity, PA to find the gravestones had a different middle initial ---and the church records confirmed that these two individuals were not the --- Merle [Merlin] CAREY Stevens that I seek. I have been searching for MCS since 1949---visiting SC, GA, AL, MI, MS, TX, NM, FL, TN, KY, NC, VA & West VA., and I should have recorded all the STEVENS headstones that I saw. I should add that he had no war record, but I did find his WW1 draft registration card showing that he a right ankle problem and was exempt from the draft at age 22. Other than a birth 'notification'---a one-line entry in the town record of Roanoke, AL that was called in 10 days after his birth in Rock Mills, AL ---there is no official or 'delayed' birth certification. Talk about 'brick walls'. Thanks, Prof.M.Stevens momo7@sover.net ================ David Stevens wrote: >I searched most of the night on this one and a few others. >I did a variety of searches on the 1930 census. I tried all of his >names and I tried misspelling his name (which works more times than >I'd wish), but not on Merle Merlin Carey Stevens. > For a "final resting place" search, have you tried "Find-A-Grave" ? >I use FIND-A-GRAVE quite a lot & I did a variety of searches on it and >found a dozen or so possible names and a few even had a close >birthdate, but didn't seem to match. You never know when someone like >me will find his grave & take a headstone photo & post it. > Are there other sites like Find-A-Grave ? > >DS > > >On 7/4/07, M&JStevens <momo7@sover.net> wrote: > > >>Hello 'Cousin' David Stevens, >> I am in search of a : >>Merle [aka: "Merlin"] Carey STEVENS >> Actually, I am interested in where this individual's final >>resting place is. >>---He just might appear on a Census using his 'aka' monicker. >>The time-space element, however, would be after 1930---when >>he disappeared in 1933 from South Carolina. I know there was >>no Federal Census after 1930---but I do know there were State >>Census of some type during the period just before WW2. >> I have the 1900, 1910, and the 1920 Census showing his name. >>----Helpful identity of this individual: >>1. [never had a Social Security Number issued to him] >>2. born 1895 Rock Mills, Alabama >>3. telegraph operator, Postal Telegraph, Atlanta, GA >>4. stock market "ticker reader", >>5. Mgr. Fenner & Beane office in Atlanta, GA during 1920s. >>6. [never had a driver's license] >>7. [never owned property or was a property tax payer] >>8. [never had a photograph of him for identification] >>9. [did not attend a public or private school] >>10. [no record as a tax-payer of the United States of America >> Yes. I need a "Census" lookup for this individual---and if his >>name appears on any record that I have missed in the "Top 10" >>above---I would be greatly appreciative of anyone who could >>supply me with a lead as to where this individual wound up. >> Oh yes, I have also searched various Death Records throughout >>the 13 Southeastern States---to no avail. >>---Thanks in advance, >>----Professor Marley Stevens momo7@sover.net\ >>=============================== >>David Stevens wrote: >> >> >> >>>Does anybody need a census lookup today ? >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

When I get frustrated at my own brick walls, I like to switch & work on other people's brick walls. It usually helps to get a different perspective. I have a Cherokee ancestor, Lemuel Dugan Long, and he is surrounded by so much mis-information, I get my kids to work on him, because they don't know the false trails. :-) I'm sure I'll add yours to my project & look for him when all my doors seem closed. David On 7/5/07, M&JStevens <momo7@sover.net> wrote: > Hello again 'cousin' , > > I have tried 'Find-A-Grave' several times. Also, I have bounced off > the SSN Death Records---which do not display middle names or > initials---whereas, I made some very long trips to Erie, NY and > Amity, PA to find the gravestones had a different middle initial > ---and the church records confirmed that these two individuals > were not the --- Merle [Merlin] CAREY Stevens that I seek. > I have been searching for MCS since 1949---visiting SC, GA, > AL, MI, MS, TX, NM, FL, TN, KY, NC, VA & West VA., and > I should have recorded all the STEVENS headstones that I saw. > I should add that he had no war record, but I did find his WW1 > draft registration card showing that he a right ankle problem > and was exempt from the draft at age 22. > Other than a birth 'notification'---a one-line entry in the town > record of Roanoke, AL that was called in 10 days after his birth in > Rock Mills, AL ---there is no official or 'delayed' birth certification. > Talk about 'brick walls'. > Thanks, > Prof.M.Stevens momo7@sover.net > ================ > David Stevens wrote: > > >I searched most of the night on this one and a few others. > >I did a variety of searches on the 1930 census. I tried all of his > >names and I tried misspelling his name (which works more times than > >I'd wish), but not on Merle Merlin Carey Stevens. > > For a "final resting place" search, have you tried "Find-A-Grave" ? > >I use FIND-A-GRAVE quite a lot & I did a variety of searches on it and > >found a dozen or so possible names and a few even had a close > >birthdate, but didn't seem to match. You never know when someone like > >me will find his grave & take a headstone photo & post it. > > Are there other sites like Find-A-Grave ? > > > >DS > > > > > >On 7/4/07, M&JStevens <momo7@sover.net> wrote: > > > > > >>Hello 'Cousin' David Stevens, > >> I am in search of a : > >>Merle [aka: "Merlin"] Carey STEVENS > >> Actually, I am interested in where this individual's final > >>resting place is. > >>---He just might appear on a Census using his 'aka' monicker. > >>The time-space element, however, would be after 1930---when > >>he disappeared in 1933 from South Carolina. I know there was > >>no Federal Census after 1930---but I do know there were State > >>Census of some type during the period just before WW2. > >> I have the 1900, 1910, and the 1920 Census showing his name. > >>----Helpful identity of this individual: > >>1. [never had a Social Security Number issued to him] > >>2. born 1895 Rock Mills, Alabama > >>3. telegraph operator, Postal Telegraph, Atlanta, GA > >>4. stock market "ticker reader", > >>5. Mgr. Fenner & Beane office in Atlanta, GA during 1920s. > >>6. [never had a driver's license] > >>7. [never owned property or was a property tax payer] > >>8. [never had a photograph of him for identification] > >>9. [did not attend a public or private school] > >>10. [no record as a tax-payer of the United States of America > >> Yes. I need a "Census" lookup for this individual---and if his > >>name appears on any record that I have missed in the "Top 10" > >>above---I would be greatly appreciative of anyone who could > >>supply me with a lead as to where this individual wound up. > >> Oh yes, I have also searched various Death Records throughout > >>the 13 Southeastern States---to no avail. > >>---Thanks in advance, > >>----Professor Marley Stevens momo7@sover.net\ > >>=============================== > >>David Stevens wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Does anybody need a census lookup today ? > >>> > >>>------------------------------- > >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >