Hi! Debbie, Thank you again. I have been tracking all of this for so long, yet, have been unable to really prove any of it so far. I even have my Dad's SS#, but have never been able to get it to come up on anything. None of the info., I have been given checks out, one big roadblock after another. We were told he died in California, for which we also tracked down a death certificate. However, we find it may or may not be original. It is such a very long story. In other words, nothing adds up, so to speak. Dad was also in the U.S. ARMY and as of 1991, they still showed that they have no record of him being deceased. I have been to the Veterans office, and was told that he signed up for his pension, yet had never drawn any of it. Later on information is that someone had been drawing it for the past ten years. Another very strange thing, when my grandma, his mother, who raised the three of us received the news that he was dead, she was brought an American Flag, and an Officers Hat (dress). No body, no nothing else. She was told that he died in the Service, now like she said, if he had, then they (the ARMY) would have escorted his body home. That never happened. Ten years later, I find out that no one in our family anyway, ever went and identified the body there in California. My Grandpa had died also on 30JAN1955, my Grandma was not able to do anything, she could not even read or write and therefore, we were all small. Every place I have searched, even having prior info., and at one point in time, even sending the death cert. as asked for, was then returned to me saying they had never heard of this person, no records whatsoever. This was also in California. The same thing has happened over and over again. I do not believe that a person can just totally disappear and not leave some trace. I have spoken with Hospitals, Funeral homes, Cemeteries, etc., "BIG ROADBLOCKS". I even spoke with a lady in California, who asked me to call back on a Thursday morning and she would tell me everything I wanted to know about my Dad. I did so, and she acted like she never ever had spoken to me and hung up. I still have the info., in my files along with her name. This was also a Hospital and or a Nursing Home. She said she could not confirm it the first time I had called when I began to question her. Anyway, I truly believe there is someone out there who has to know something about this. I will continue to pursue it until the Truth comes out. I would like to Thank everyone for all the replies I have had, and for your help. I so truly appreciate it. Beverly -- Debbie Reynolds <tonkacat@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Hi Beverly, You can't know if it is the right man > until you ask. The lady > is willing to help. I am wondering if he used a name > other than Hoyt. He is > not listed in the Social Security Death Records. I > checked everyone with the > name of Barnett, I checked every Hoyt Barnett, I > checked every Barnett with > that birthday, every Barnett with that death > date....I can up with nothing. > Finding someone on the net can be a matter of > persistence and luck. > Sometimes I do lookups for other people so I can > take a break from my > people. Sometimes when I do this I discover or > remember something I haven't > tried on my people. I will be going to the > historical society today, I'll > check there for him. > Have you called the Death Record Dept. for CA? If > he died in CA there > should be a death record. It may be worth paying $5 > to $20 for a copy. > Have you went to Rootsweb Connect World Search? > Have you tried searching > the US genweb state pages? Both of these searches do > not show up in the > google search. Have you search on the LDS site? I > didn't find him there but > you might. Also, don't just search for your father. > Search for yourself, > your siblings, his siblings, his parents, their > parents. You never know when > on search will lead you to the information you are > looking for. > While you are searching be sure you make a 'paper > trail' Print or keep a > copy of every bit of information you find. Be sure > you keep the source and > the web site you found the info from. If you have > been keeping a trail, go > back and look over everything again. I did and I > found an ancestor in an > obit that no had discovered. > So, good luck and keep plugging away! > Debbie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beverly Reid" <chinaelephant2001@yahoo.com> > To: <TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:34 PM > Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] Roll Call > > > > Hi! Debbie, > > > > I need all the help I can get. However, how do > you > > know this is the correct Hoyt? > > > > I am a beginner with this pc, and therefore, do > not > > know how to go about finding a lot of this info., > > I did go to the sight you speak of, and saw the > name > > is there indeed, yet the other ones I do not > > recognize. > > > > I have also taken it into consideration that my > Dad > > could have very possibly had another family > unbeknown > > to any of us. It is indeed possible. > > > > I would love your help, thank you so much. Now, > where > > do I go from here? > > > > Thank you so much, > > > > Beverly > > --- Debbie Reynolds <tonkacat@bellsouth.net> > wrote: > > > Beverly, I "googled" your dad. It's a long shot, > but > > > Hoyt Barnett is listed > > > on this site..... > > > 25/next/628 - 37k - Cached - Similar pages > > > > > > Can I help? > > > ... THELMA (HARRISON) BAILEY LUTHER BALIS ANDREW > > > BAKER MARTIN VAN BUREN > > > BAKER BALDERSON > > > SAMUEL L BARBER CAMDEN BARNETT ENOS BARNETT HOYT > > > BARNETT LUCRETIA BARNETT > > > ... > > > members.aol.com/DebiVF/CanIHelp.html - 7k - > Cached - > > > Similar pages > > > http://members.aol.com/DebiVF/CanIHelp.html > > > > > > Good luck! > > > Debbie > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Beverly Reid" > <chinaelephant2001@yahoo.com> > > > To: <TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:49 PM > > > Subject: [TNSCOTT] Roll Call > > > > > > > > > > My direct line is BARNETT, HALL. > > > > > > > > BARNETT, Hoyt...b. 23JUNE1918...Tennessee, > Scott > > > Co., > > > > Have been told that he d. 1955...California. > > > However, > > > > there is a "MYSTERY" surrounding this. He was > > > very > > > > ill, and an ambulance came and they took him > away > > > on a > > > > stretcher. There was lots of blood. He had > > > collapsed > > > > while playing with me out in the yard. My > Aunt > > > Pearl > > > > said he was hemorrhaging. I was around six > years > > > old > > > > at the time, (1951), but I remember it very > well. > > > My > > > > Aunt went over to him and said to him, Hoyt, > Pray! > > > > Pray Hoyt! to which he replied..."I am > Praying, > > > Aunt > > > > Pearl, and then he closed his eyes and they > loaded > > > him > > > > in the ambulance and took him away. He came > back > > > a > > > > couple of times after that to see Grandpa & > > > Grandma > > > > BARNETT,(his Mom & Dad), and us children, > there > > > were > > > > three of us; in 1953. That was the last time > any > > > of us > > > > ever saw him again. Then in 1955, Grandpa > died > > > and > > > > that left Grandma to raise the three of us. > > > Grandma > > > > grieved all those years and went to her grave > > > > believing that Daddy would walk through the > door > > > at > > > > any given moment. She made me promise that I > > > would do > > > > everything that I could to find out the real > truth > > > > about what happened to Dad. I been searching > for > > > a > > > > very long time now, and still don't know all > the > > > > truth. So please, if there is anyone out > there > > > that > > > > knows even the smallest little thing about my > Dad, > > > > Please, please let me know. Good or Bad, I > need > > > to > > > > know. > > > > > > > > There is only the two of us left now, as we > just > > > lost > > > > our sister, Marilyn Joyce BARNETT, Thomas, > > > 31MAY2003. > > > > > > > > Our Dad's Parents: > > > > > > > > Son of Martin Harrison > > > BARNETT...b.29AUG1890...Pulaski > > > > Co., Kentucky...d.30JAN1955...Tennessee, Scott > > > Co., > > > > and Susannah "Annie" > OWENS...b.01OCT1890...Scott > > > Co., > > > > Tennessee...d.13JAN1967...Scott Co., > Tennessee. > > > > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! 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