My experience with the Wash. State Archives is that they do a very good service and, if the information is to be found, they will find it. This request was specifically for 1932 so the Archives did a search in the microfilm roll 1930-39. There didn't seem to be any flexibility in the request. Today I looked at the 1930-39 microfilm of the Wash. Death Index and there are several Lillian Johnson names, but most could be eliminated as having died in some other county than King Co. or their ages were way over or under the age range calculated from the 1930 census. There was only one entry that somewhat came close to the request: Johnson, Lillian L. age: 36 death place: Seattle death date: August 18, 1934 cert. #: 2735 I also checked the 1940-45 film roll, but didn't see anything even close. The Wash. Death Index can be requested through any local LDS Family History Center. Wash. Death certificates are also available through LDS from 1907-1960. I just reread the original message to the King Co. list and see that Lillian Johnson was Mary L. Sheehan in earlier censuses. Perhaps she is in the death index as Mary Johnson? Should be a whole lot of that name. Gloria Lester >>^. .^<<
Thank you so very much for your kind words and efforts and YES, you are correct. The folks in Washington are exceedingly nice and helpful. We have found our Lillian Mary JOHNSON who died in 1932 in Chelan County, not King as was reported to us. Everyone who replied to my request for help has been terrific and all your fine efforts are appreciated. Many thanks to all you great people. Dianna gclester@juno.com wrote: My experience with the Wash. State Archives is that they do a very good service and, if the information is to be found, they will find it. This request was specifically for 1932 so the Archives did a search in the microfilm roll 1930-39. There didn't seem to be any flexibility in the request. Today I looked at the 1930-39 microfilm of the Wash. Death Index and there are several Lillian Johnson names, but most could be eliminated as having died in some other county than King Co. or their ages were way over or under the age range calculated from the 1930 census. There was only one entry that somewhat came close to the request: Johnson, Lillian L. age: 36 death place: Seattle death date: August 18, 1934 cert. #: 2735 I also checked the 1940-45 film roll, but didn't see anything even close. The Wash. Death Index can be requested through any local LDS Family History Center. Wash. Death certificates are also available through LDS from 1907-1960. I just reread the original message to the King Co. list and see that Lillian Johnson was Mary L. Sheehan in earlier censuses. Perhaps she is in the death index as Mary Johnson? Should be a whole lot of that name. Gloria Lester >>^. .^<< ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx