This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RBestrom7380 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.snohomish/5262.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Social Security Death Index shows Emilie Michelsen, born 11 Nov 1895, died April 1982. "Last Residence" was in Monroe, Snohomish County, WA. Her Social Security Number, 535-16-8447, was issued in Washington prior to 1951. --When you search for Scandinavians, the "son", "sen" depends a lot on where they originated, if the name was Angelicanized/Americanized, so much so, that never fail to look for both spellings. The problem...the date of death doesn't include the day, so research would be more difficult. To find the obit, the below might not find it within the research time limit. BUT, Monroe, the local newspaper is the Monroe Monitor and Valley News, is a weekly paper. So, an obit in the four weeks of April, first week of May, might work. The above identified person is buried here: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/snohomish/cemeteries/memorial-m.txt but there is no information on this person. The Snohomish County Recorder has one document recorded for a deed transfer on 02/08/1983, from the estate of Emilie A. Michelsen to Mervin R and Carolyn L. Boyes. --So, it appears this person had property, which was sold/transfered/disposed by the Estate. If there was no family, or persons wanting to pay for her obit, one might not have been published. Try to obtain one through the Washington State Library. If one isn't found, the city directories could be checked to determine if she lived there very long, with a spouse, if so, his name, or any others. The Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness has several volunteers in Snoho County, most just do tombstones. First, READ THE GUIDELINES. Then I would first ask ONE about public records. The below recorded document involving the sale of Estate "might" have the full date of death. It "might" have a family member serving as manager of the estate. ONE might take a picture of the tombstone...IF there is any other than a marker with just a name. The cemetery "might" have at least a burial date. The Washington State Library has a free research service, the ask-a-librarian program, where they will look for information in the archives, in this case the newspaper microfilm for an event, such as an obituary. They will look up to an hour and send you the results. Contact them at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/ask.aspx . If you do not get an obituary, you would need to repost. In the new one, identify the names of the brothers and their dates of death, AND place of death. That information is needed for the time line and a location line. If I hadn't stumbled on the SSDI date, I would have been asking. With that information, checks can be done looking for the correct name being used in the correct period of time. Once it is established this is the correct person, her Social Security Number record can identify when she changed her name, IF she had changed it at anytime after 1951. Her original application, in her own handwriting can be obtained. A computer extract would show the name changes and years, again IF after 1951.. Ron Bestrom Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.