I'm sure many of you won't believe this, but honestly, it's true. Harold's story of cooperative ancestors, and today's timing, meant I have to share: I am doing data-entry for my own family. I need to verify the death of an aunt, for whom all I knew what that she was born in 1918 and died after 1983 (last time I saw her). Houston was her home town, and where her husband is interred. The mausoleum staff needs a long time to find someone without a date of death. My aunt's daughter had moved to California, but I was told she returned to Texas to care for her mother during mother's final days. Doesn't this say the death certificate should be filed in Texas? So yesterday I searched the two online Texas death indexes that are available from Ancestry. Nothing. Next I searched the California death indexes, with no success there, either. This morning, I realized I had not recorded the dates for the Calif. index, so I went back to Ancestry.com and found "California Death Index 1940-1997." Once I was there, I thought, why not try again? So I put in the unusual first name of my aunt, her married name of Hiatt, and that was it; until I clicked search. Up popped her name, birth, death & locations. Her birth info matched what I already had, so I knew it was the correct person. Her date of death, 11 Oct 2002, and place of Houston, Harris Co., Texas, put her right where I thought she should be. Bu,t remember what index I was using? California, not Texas; 1940-1997, and found a 2002 death. I tried to print, but that wasn't an option, neither was cut or copy. So I quickly penciled the data I needed. If only I had remembered "print screen." The shock was too great. When I did another search, nothing was found. When I went to "history," the page was not there. Were these our genealogy gods at work, or gremlins in my computer? Whatever, today I'm a happy camper. Wishing you all the same, unusual, success. Marty Hiatt

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Marty, Harold, Elissa, and Cyndi: Will you please ask your ancestors to schedule an intervention with my ancestors and take them through a behavioral modification session? Mine definitely do NOT want to be found. Elizabeth ------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG EvidenceExplained.com HistoricPathways.com -----Original Message----- From: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marty Hiatt Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 12:13 PM To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Subject: [TGF] Never give up, and always search everywhere I'm sure many of you won't believe this, but honestly, it's true. Harold's story of cooperative ancestors, and today's timing, meant I have to share: I am doing data-entry for my own family. I need to verify the death of an aunt, for whom all I knew what that she was born in 1918 and died after 1983 (last time I saw her). Houston was her home town, and where her husband is interred. The mausoleum staff needs a long time to find someone without a date of death. My aunt's daughter had moved to California, but I was told she returned to Texas to care for her mother during mother's final days. Doesn't this say the death certificate should be filed in Texas? So yesterday I searched the two online Texas death indexes that are available from Ancestry. Nothing. Next I searched the California death indexes, with no success there, either. This morning, I realized I had not recorded the dates for the Calif. index, so I went back to Ancestry.com and found "California Death Index 1940-1997." Once I was there, I thought, why not try again? So I put in the unusual first name of my aunt, her married name of Hiatt, and that was it; until I clicked search. Up popped her name, birth, death & locations. Her birth info matched what I already had, so I knew it was the correct person. Her date of death, 11 Oct 2002, and place of Houston, Harris Co., Texas, put her right where I thought she should be. Bu,t remember what index I was using? California, not Texas; 1940-1997, and found a 2002 death. I tried to print, but that wasn't an option, neither was cut or copy. So I quickly penciled the data I needed. If only I had remembered "print screen." The shock was too great. When I did another search, nothing was found. When I went to "history," the page was not there. Were these our genealogy gods at work, or gremlins in my computer? Whatever, today I'm a happy camper. Wishing you all the same, unusual, success. Marty Hiatt ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Elizabeth, I have one particularly elusive ancestor, Henry Stephen[s] Archer 1831-1909. We talked about him on the wonderful Alaskan cruise a few years back. Still have not found his parents and other family. Will not give up but do get frustrated. It is difficult to research in Mississippi when I live in Arizona. Hoping for a trip to that part of the country end of June. Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Shown Mills" <eshown@comcast.net> To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 11:30:24 AM Subject: Re: [TGF] Never give up, and always search everywhere Marty, Harold, Elissa, and Cyndi: Will you please ask your ancestors to schedule an intervention with my ancestors and take them through a behavioral modification session? Mine definitely do NOT want to be found. Elizabeth ------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG EvidenceExplained.com HistoricPathways.com -----Original Message----- From: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marty Hiatt Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 12:13 PM To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Subject: [TGF] Never give up, and always search everywhere I'm sure many of you won't believe this, but honestly, it's true. Harold's story of cooperative ancestors, and today's timing, meant I have to share: I am doing data-entry for my own family. I need to verify the death of an aunt, for whom all I knew what that she was born in 1918 and died after 1983 (last time I saw her). Houston was her home town, and where her husband is interred. The mausoleum staff needs a long time to find someone without a date of death. My aunt's daughter had moved to California, but I was told she returned to Texas to care for her mother during mother's final days. Doesn't this say the death certificate should be filed in Texas? So yesterday I searched the two online Texas death indexes that are available from Ancestry. Nothing. Next I searched the California death indexes, with no success there, either. This morning, I realized I had not recorded the dates for the Calif. index, so I went back to Ancestry.com and found "California Death Index 1940-1997." Once I was there, I thought, why not try again? So I put in the unusual first name of my aunt, her married name of Hiatt, and that was it; until I clicked search. Up popped her name, birth, death & locations. Her birth info matched what I already had, so I knew it was the correct person. Her date of death, 11 Oct 2002, and place of Houston, Harris Co., Texas, put her right where I thought she should be. Bu,t remember what index I was using? California, not Texas; 1940-1997, and found a 2002 death. I tried to print, but that wasn't an option, neither was cut or copy. So I quickly penciled the data I needed. If only I had remembered "print screen." The shock was too great. When I did another search, nothing was found. When I went to "history," the page was not there. Were these our genealogy gods at work, or gremlins in my computer? Whatever, today I'm a happy camper. Wishing you all the same, unusual, success. Marty Hiatt ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-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 TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message