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Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 5 Mar 2015 4:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pierce
Thanks for the image! That helps a lot! I love doing this work (genealogy), but I'll admit I find using the different search engines very frustrating, and I usually don't get very far. I know this will come with time and practice, but for now could you please explain what exactly you put into family search for their marriage? I tried 3 different searches on there and I do not know where I am going wrong with the search. I resent an invitation to my page. please let me know if you got it.
Thanks :-)
Judi

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 5 Mar 2015 4:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
re-sent, not resent. LOL

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 5 Mar 2015 4:34PM GMT
Classification: Marriage
Surnames: Pierce, Doyle
Judi,

I found Frank's marriage info at FamilySearch.org by searching for his parents' names, actually:

Choose Records under Search
Click Parents under "Search with a Relationship"
I input George Pierce and Lil* Doyle (used wildcard in case Lillian was spelled Lilian, Lily, etc.)

I also just tried searching for Frank Pierce with spouse Florence Brown -- their record comes up with that, too.

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 5 Mar 2015 11:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
OK -- I saw the Veterans headstone application info for Donald G. Pierce, so I'm assuming that's where you found his military info.

It's odd that his name doesn't come up in the WWII military records, though.

I think you should order his original Social Security application -- that should have his parents' names on it.

OR order his death certificate (you or someone else may have to prove a "direct" relationship, though...?)

http://www.health.pa.gov/MyRecords/Certificates/DeathCertifi...

Here's a resource that I already tried: The Reading Eagle is free online at:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZuSUVyMx-TgC

I browsed the April 22 to April 30, 1975 obituaries and death notices, but found nothing re: Donald Pierce (which also seems odd to me.) One possibility: If he were well-known in the community, there may have been an article re: his death elsewhere in the paper. However, you'll need to scan hundreds of pages to find it! :(

Although Google claims that the pages can be searched, I've found that they really CAN'T, not accurately. The character-recognition just doesn't work all the time. Also, Google stopped maintaining the site years ago.

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 5 Mar 2015 11:51PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pierce
This MIGHT be Donald's military info IF he lied about his age or it was mis-transcribed, and he lied about his birthplace...?

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WW...

(Maybe he didn't lie, but there was some mistake. I shouldn't assume he would lie! :) )

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 6 Mar 2015 4:37AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pierce
You could try contacting this tree owner. They might have more info.

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/19117306/person/1399429579

(Note: This Donald Pierce's son had the middle name Frank, according to this.)

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 6 Mar 2015 5:11AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 6 Mar 2015 5:15AM GMT
Surnames: CAMPBELL
From The Herald Statesman
Wednesday April 18, 1951
page 12

"... at the home of Mrs Doyle Campbell, 39 Landscape Avenue."
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Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 6 Mar 2015 10:43AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pierce
Ok, now I found it! I was not using the 'search with a relationship feature'. That makes the difference. Thank you!!!!

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 6 Mar 2015 10:48AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Doyle, Campbell
The address is correct. I think this article might be referring to Lillian's sister who lived with them after her husband passed. Her name was Aida Doyle Campbell.
Thank you!!!!!

Re: Trying to find death information for a very common name in NYC. Help please. :-)

Posted: 6 Mar 2015 10:51AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you, I'll do that. :-)
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