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Where can I find free downloadable death records for pennsylvania 1923?

May 15th, 2011 2 comments

I’m trying to locate my great aunt -Margaret Dougherty – whom I knew nothing about until yesterday when I found a letter from a Mrs. Weston informing my great grandmother that she had died (1923) and was to be buried in the local church, the funeral was to be paid for out of the $300 she had in her bank account. With it I found a letter from margaret dated a year previous, begging her family to take her home so she could die in Ireland. I cannot seem to be able to access any online databases…i know she had been in a hospital

Where should I start?

You don’t say if Dougherty is your aunts birth name or married name.
I have done a search on ancestry.com and the only record I could find was a 1920 census listing a Margaret Dougherty aged 66,born in Ireland and living as a lodger at no.6 Bells Court,possibly flat or room 55. She was single and unemployed and unable to read or write.This was in enumeration district 122.Area5,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. If this was her and she died in 1923 she would have been about 69/70 (1854–1923)
This seems to have been quite a large boarding house and there were quite a number of other Irish boarders there. If it was her,she may have got someone else to write a letter for her.
Cannot find a death record for her. Hope this helps.
edit: Just found some passenger lists but need a probable birth year to try to match up margaret as there are a number of people with the same name.

Why can’t I find record of my GGGrandFather’s death?

May 26th, 2010 9 comments

Stephen P. Williamson was born in 1856 Arkansas. I found him in a census in 1860 with his family there. I found him in 1876 when he married in Texas. I found him in 1880 with his wife and some of his children in Texas Montague. I was told by my Father he died in Del Rio, Texas and then his wife, my GGGrandMother Betty (Welch)Williamson moved on to Bisbee, AZ. But I cannot find any record of his death. I believe he would have to have died after 1919 according my findings.

Since Val Verede County is on the Mexican border, do you suppose that he could have died over the border in Mexico?

Wow, this family really is a challenge.

The first thing I found was a death certificate for Fonc Williamson, son of Steve Williamson and Betty Welch. He was born feb 19, 1883 in Arkansas and died May 4, 1940 in Wellbon, Yuma County, Arizona. I thought that this was a unique name so i thought i would try to follow him through the census. Here is a link to his death certificate:

http://genealogy.az.gov/azdeath/063/10630535.pdf

His name is mistranscribed in the World War I draft cards. He is indexed as "Ford" rather than Fonc. The cards were completed in 1917-1918 and he was in Cochise county, Arizona proving that he was in the state before 1920.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Ford Williamson
Name: Ford Williamson
City: Not Stated
County: Cochise
State: Arizona
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1882
Race: White
Roll: 1522348
DraftBoard: 0

I couldn’t find him in 1930, but I did find him living with his mother in 1920 in Cochise county, Arizona. Also in the house hold is his sister Maud. It clearly states that Mary E. (Betty a nickname for Elizabeth) is widowed.

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: McNeal, Cochise, Arizona; Roll: T625_46; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 800.
Indexed as Fanc S Williamson

Williamson, Fanc head male white 37 years old single born in Arkansas
Williamson, Mary E mother female white 60 years old widowed born in Texas
Williamson, Maud L sister female white 28 years old.

From this census, we would have to surmise that the family was there before 1920 and that Stephen P Williamson died prior to that.

I can’t find the family in 1910. I do find his brother Noat in Menard county, Texas with wife Belle and two kids Steven L. and Olie. Steven was born in New mexico in 1904 creating yet another place to look for answers.

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Menard, Texas; Roll: T624_1574; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 1331.

By the time of the World War I draft cards, Noat was in cochise county too with brother Lonc. His card was signed on September 12, 1918.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Noat Arch Williamson
Name: Noat Arch Williamson
City: Not Stated
County: Cochise
State: Arizona
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1879
Race: White
Roll: 1522348
DraftBoard: 0

Virgil was also there in Coshise county according to his draft card completed on the same day, September 12, 1918.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Virgil Mair Williamson
Name: Virgil Mair Williamson
City: Not Stated
County: Cochise
State: Arizona
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1884
Race: White
Roll: 1522348
DraftBoard: 0

As you can see, you have several different directions you can go in. I’m pretty well convinced that Stephen died before 1920 because it seems like his family was in Arizona by 1918.

I think that finding him in 1910 may be key. He is definitely in Val Verde in 1900. Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Val Verde, Texas; Roll: T623 1675; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 75.
He is not indexed by first name because it is illegible, but Noat for example is indexed as Notie A and Betty is indexed as Elizabeth.

I could send you any of the images listed above if you would like to have them. Just e-mail me through my profile.

Information on the Barton family?

April 29th, 2010 3 comments

I recently asked a question on yahoo answers and had a bunch of new information passed to me. I am trying to find a little bit more now.

It all starts with

Mary G. Barton
Born: Oct 1892 in St Louis, Missouri
Died: Around 1921 (If anyone could find a death record that would be fantastic. Her married last name would be Becker in Massachusetts)

Her Parents were,

Thomas E Barton
Born Mar 1867 in New York

Margaret A Devine
Born: Jan 1867 in Canada Eng

I do not know much about the Bartons or the Devine’s. I am trying to find any information. I have a marriage notice of Mary and her husband and that is how i found the names. Any information otherwise would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Mary had siblings. Here is her family, 1900 – 1920.

1900: Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass; Roll T623_675; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 1140.

Barton, Thomas, head, Mar 1867, NY, NY, NY, iron molder.
Barton, Margaret A, wife, Jan 1867, Canada Eng, Canada Eng, Canada Eng; immigrated 1880
Barton, John T, son, Mar 1890 10, Missouri, NY, Canada E
Barton, Mary G, dau, Oct 1892 8, Missouri, NY, Canada E
Barton, Alice J, dau, Sep 1893 6, Mass, NY, Canada E
Barton, Edward, son, Feb 1895, 5, Mass, NY, Canada E
Barton, William J, son, Feb 1897, 3, Mass, NY, Canada E
Barton, Harold M, son, Dec 1899, 6/12, Mass, NY, Canada E

(The two kids born in Missouri really do say "Missouri", not "mas—–". It looks like
Thomas and Margaret spent a spell out west.

Thomas and Margaret have been married for 11 years.

1910: Wakefield, Middlesex, Mass; Roll T624_606; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1032; Image: 209.

Barte [Barton], Thomas E, head, 43, NY, NY, NY,
Barte [Barton], Margaret A, wife, 44, Canada English Canada English Canada English 1878
Barte [Barton], Mary, dau, 18, Missouri NY, Canada English
Barte [Barton], Alice J, dau, 16, Mass, NY, Canada English
Barte [Barton], Edward, son, 15, Mass, NY, Canada English
Barte [Barton], William J, son, 13, Mass, NY, Canada English
Barte [Barton], Harold M, son, 10, Mass, NY, Canada English
Barte [Barton], Helen, dau, 7, Mass, NY, Canada English

1920: Wakefield, Middlesex, Mass,; Roll T625_716; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 481; Image: 562.

Barton, Margaret A, head, 94 [54], Widow, Canada, Canada, Canada, img 1875
Barton, Harold M, son, 26 [20], Mass, NY, Canada
Barton, Helen M, dau, 17, Mass, NY, Canada