Interesting. What was her death date? Any chance that her occupation was Spinster (spinner of materials into fabric)? Kathy On 1/8/2013 3:15 PM, AGilchrest@aol.com wrote: > I just have to share. I was just putting my Great Aunts death certificate > in by database. Her occupation of her death certificate from Pennsylvania is > "retired spinster." I am still laughing. > > Ann Gilchrest > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > 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 >
I have a death certificate for a relative who died in 1911. It lists her as "retired housewife". Even the town clerk laughed when she saw that. On 1/8/2013 4:04 PM, Kathy Gunter Sullivan, CG wrote: > Interesting. What was her death date? Any chance that her occupation > was Spinster (spinner of materials into fabric)? > > Kathy > > > On 1/8/2013 3:15 PM, AGilchrest@aol.com wrote: >> I just have to share. I was just putting my Great Aunts death certificate >> in by database. Her occupation of her death certificate from Pennsylvania is >> "retired spinster." I am still laughing. >> >> Ann Gilchrest >> The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > 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 >