Beverly: I live in the Sacramento area and I followed your post from start to finish. You had some wonderful leads coming from all parts of the US. Your Father may have had an SS #, but if there were no benefits paid to a survivor, there is no 'public' record listed. If you know his employer, I will call to see if there is any information they will give. Also: here is the address for... Sacramento County Recorders Office: 600 - 8th Street Sacramento CA 95814 916-874-6334 California has just changed their 'rules' again, so if you do not want to call, let me know and I will get the details for you as to fees, etc. I have just sent for and received about two dozen death certificates from different CA counties and they are all different. If the person listed as the informant knew your Father and details of his life, there may be other info listed there and where the burial took place. I see that the parents and place of birth are listed, so I think the informant was a relative or close friend to have such knowledge. Also: if there was a Coroners Inquest, you will be able to get that information from the Coroners Office. There were two newspapers in Sacramento at that time: The Sacramento Union and Sacramento Bee. The Bee is still a daily newspaper and the Union information has been stored at the California State Archives. There may have been an obit. Good Luck: Dixie (SCOTT)