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Re: Simpsons of Holtville area

digithead — 2013-05-12 14:56:55Z

I am from the area....my last name is Simpson....we lived in Holtville 1960's on Zenos Rd. Possible relations? Call me to discuss further.
Thanks...Carol Simpson Duarte
916-772-5230

Re: Obituary lookup

diskoverit — 2013-05-11 00:30:41Z

Burial:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11...

Re: Earl Addison PiperPiper

5pipers36 — 2013-05-06 15:41:59Z

I also am looking for any children. Of earl addison anf hennrietta piper

kelly williams

jamesstevenson1951 — 2013-02-19 06:50:02Z

this person was married to alice faye ainsworth, would like to know something more please.

Obituary lookup

harris1823 — 2013-02-02 00:48:45Z

Looking for an obituary for Marion Hudson Freeman, died 9 July 1929, Holtville. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-12-31 20:19:50Z

You might want to delete this and move it to the Toft board....?

This is a thread about a specific man in California, not the Tofts in general.

Re: Peter k. Toft

holmtoft11 — 2012-12-31 09:18:19Z

I`m searching for Christian Tofts obituary and other informations. He was born Feb 13, 1853 in Rangstrup, Denmark and died unmarried at April 11, 1912 in San Francisco. I will be very pleased, if I can have this info to Christian Toft

Re: 1860's-1920's Picacho,Calif.

g489 — 2012-12-02 05:21:02Z

Carmelita Garcia is possibly a sister or daughter of my Great Grand Father Miguel Garcia. Tata Mike had 3 boys for sure Ramone,Cruz (my G-Father)and Mike. uncle Mike passed away 2010.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-12 04:49:44Z

Unfortunately my Uncle Bob passed away when he was 43. I have located a few cousins, and know one knew I even existed. From the obit. you sent me I have looked on Facebook and I think I have found my 1/2 sisters children. I am going to message them and hopefully I get a response. I want them to have the pictures I have of their mother...copies that is. Going back to my cousins they said the only thing they knew is that he lived in Mexico. Does this spell "dysfunctional"?? My dad was a rolling stone!!

I think there is a mix up and I want to clear this up. I`m sure the railroad may have thought I was trying to seek benefits. This is why I called the San Diego County for information. If my dad didn`t pass away in Ca. then I`m stuck. If he died in Mexico then I have to figure out who or where I can get a death certificate.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 04:36:33Z

I hope it's not some sort of benefits scam. Something does seem strange.

Do you have any contacts on your uncle Robert's side who would know anything?

Is your uncle still alive?

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-12 04:22:54Z

This is why I posted this, hoping someone that knew him or something about him would answer. I got a letter from a senior care facility. I called this place and the person I need to talk to was either in a meeting or on sick leave. I think may think I`m going to sue them. I have decided to drive down there unannounced.

I just want to settle the confusion because my brother did die at a senior care facility but not the one that sent me the letter. I have also contacted San Diego County, and they could not find my father listed on any sites. The county has a detective that looks for relatives when one has passed away. My brother and my dad were always in El Centro, I had searched to find know one. I thought they had moved way down to Mexico as know one knew anything. I`m hoping the railroad can tell me where he died, then I can get a death certificate. This is why I am so confused.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 04:15:48Z

Was the letter from the Social Security Administration? or someone else?

The Social Security Administration could have mixed up your brother's death info, couldn't it? They only go by the information that they receive. They wouldn't generate death info themselves.

Who died on October 19, 1989 then?

It's confusing, huh!?

Contacting Jean would be your best bet. I'm sure she would be open to just telling you your father's death date.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-12 04:02:08Z

I am going to call again tomorrow to make sure I talk to the right person. The number you gave me isn`t the number I had called in May.....they were a little odd on the phone.

Two months later I received the letter with the other date, so I have been confused. This is why I decided to try and locate my 1/2 siblings to see if they knew anything.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-12 03:53:58Z

This is what they told me, but then I received a letter stating he passed away 2012. When I called again with questions they said they needed is SSI#. I just can`t believe he lived to be 103 and only an hours drive from me. When I posted this I had not received the 2012 information.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 03:53:12Z

I think you should try again with the Railroad Retirement Board. I think you have enough info for a search. Their website has:

"In some cases, if that number [SSN] is not available, having the employee's full name, including middle name or initial, and complete dates of birth and death may be of some help in determining whether we have any records of that person. However, in dealing with relatively common surnames, it is usually not possible to make a positive identification without the employee's SSN."

website: http://www.rrb.gov/mep/genealogy.asp

I would use the death date they gave you in May.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 03:34:53Z

More info re: possible railroad employees' records:

http://www.csrmf.org/library-and-collections/library-collect...

Note this paragraph:
[Corporate magazines]
Many railroads published magazines which included information about employees. The CSRM Library has extensive runs of titles issued by Western railroads and selected issues for other North American lines. CSRM Library staff can advise you of the appropriate title for your search and our holdings. Library staff cannot search magazines for individual names.

If they had a Southern Pacific magazine for Oct., Nov. or Dec. 1989, it could have info about your father's death. (He died c. Oct. 1989, right?)

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 03:34:32Z

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 03:27:54Z

I'm confused. You posted this in May: the railroad "...told me he had passed away Oct. 19, 1989."

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-12 02:55:07Z

Could you resend the last message you sent me. An error came up on this page.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-12 02:49:50Z

From what I was told from the railroad. He couldn`t tell me where or what he died from. Then I was told he died this year which would have made him 103.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 02:32:04Z

If they're near you, then it's probably worth a phone call. They also might be able to refer you to someone else...

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-12 01:58:37Z

The Sherman Library isn`t to far from me. I wonder if they would have any information? I would have never guessed there was a railroad library in Corona Del Mar....kind of a highend town.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 01:51:26Z

As I understand it, this is a historical society, not the actual railroad...? See:

http://www.sphts.org/archives.php

I'm thinking that the railroad MIGHT have published his obituary in their newsletter/magazine...?

I saw at least one magazine listed in the archives catalog.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-12 01:21:12Z

I will just keep looking on that site. When I called the railroad they wanted his SSI before any information would be given out.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-12 00:12:47Z

The links at the Mormon site are the good resources, not the site itself (in this case.)

One group had a library archive which includes employee records and a railroad newsletter/magazine. The actual info is not online, however.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 23:38:29Z

It is Kristian

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 23:36:41Z

I have tried this site but cannot find anything. This paticular site looks like it is ran by the mormons, not alot about the railroad. I am still going to try and dig deeper to see if something pops up.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 23:36:10Z

Do you know what the K. stands for? Some records may have used his middle name instead.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 23:34:00Z

Yes I did. He was involved in 2 to 3 train accidents. I think this mentally weighed him down and turned out the way he did.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 23:27:06Z

Did you also see the article re: his train hitting a car, killing a father and injuring the deceased's daughter in 1961?

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 22:04:12Z

I have spent hours, nothing compared to you, but I find myself going in circles with searching.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 22:02:29Z

Yes that was my full brother amd my mother. It also could have been my uncle since he lived with my parents for a few months.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 21:58:21Z

I found a Robert Toft living with Peter K. and Marian Toft in 1950. Is that another brother?

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 21:52:24Z

Well, I spend ALOT of time doing this! :) Spending 12 to 16 hours a day on something will teach a person a few tricks! :) I love researching this stuff!

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 21:46:41Z

Here's a possibility: Researching the Southern Pacific Railroad (not the official records since you already tried that.) I'm thinking that perhaps there was a newsletter with obituaries? or an "alumni" association with data on its members?

This page has good links:
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Southern_Pacific_Rail...

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 21:28:51Z

No he died in 1952,

I wish I knew how to look up information like you find. I never would have found my 1/2 sisters obit.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 21:25:38Z

Johanna and Christian are in Woodlawn Memorial Park, and I believe that is in San Mateo, Ca.

Johanna passed away in 1935

Christian passed away 1952

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 21:22:28Z

Did Christian Toft die April 11, 1912? If so, I found his obituary...

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 21:14:56Z

Do you know the name of the cemetery where Christian and Johanna were buried? Do you know their death dates?

Your father might be buried in the same place.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 06:36:21Z

I found those articles too. He was also a Motorman for San Quentin Prison. Apparently he lost control and 2 men were killed. Maybe this is why relatives marked him as the black sheep of the family. I recently found 3 cousins of which I never knew existed, and all the stories match.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 06:21:22Z

Found a little tidbit:

San Diego Union
August 29, 1970
CHP Car Rams Diesel Engine, Officer Hurt
[description of accident]
Train engineer Peter K. Toft, 61, of El Monte was absolved of responsibility for the collision at the unlighted rural crossing, the CHP spokesman said.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 06:10:24Z

Yes that is her. They divorced but remarried or lived together. He was also married to a Belin Nasco (sp?), all from Mexico. My mother divorced my father in 1951 or 52.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-11 06:07:37Z

Well he had married quite a few times. Last wife, Ricarda, lived in Mexico. I have searched the El Centro, Ca. in public records and get nothing. He worked for the Southern Pacific Railroasd and retired from there.

His parents were from Denmark, Christian and Johanna Toft.
My brother was cremated so know cemetery listing, as I have the ashes.
His parents were buried in Contra Costa County, Ca.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 06:06:18Z

Is this his wife?

Name: Ricarda Toft
Born: 3 Apr 1919
Died: 26 Apr 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1958)

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 06:03:50Z

Was his wife's name Ricarda? If so, they are listed in the 1968 Imperial Valley directory at ancestry.com.

Re: Peter k. Toft

eGENEee — 2012-11-11 05:58:51Z

Do you know where any of his relatives are buried? wives? children? parents? He could be in the same cemetery.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-03 03:34:34Z

All of the information is correct except the death record. He worked for the railroad. I called them and they said 1989 but couldn`t tell me where or the reason of his death.

My brother passed away in May of this year, so I think death records got confused as my brother was on disability on my dad`s retirement pension.

Re: Peter k. Toft

2gshep — 2012-11-03 03:30:55Z

He was born in Denmark 1908 or 1909

Re: ELMER EARLY

kathytrinidad1 — 2012-10-05 18:43:05Z

Please check out my tree. My father's father is Elmer Anderson Early, married to Violet Marie Hodges. We are most likely related. Hope to hear from you soon.

Re: Peter k. Toft

mkpsb174 — 2012-09-06 17:42:55Z

Did your brother have the same middle initial and was he called a Jr?Don't be too surprised about the 103, my grandma is 103 and still going strong.