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Re: Seeking 3d Great Grandfather's Death Records
Henry Rosenberg Mar 11, 2020 3:53 PM (in response to Desiree Williams)1 person found this helpfulWas he in a sanitarium in California? Also, if you want help many of us find it easier if you give us the name and other relevant information you have. I am a volunteer transcriber and I can help more by searching by myself. I don't know all of the available resources and I have found you can waste a lot of time looking for the resource instead of just searching for the person. The experts may feel otherwise.
Good luck,
Henry
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Re: Seeking 3d Great Grandfather's Death Records
Desiree Williams Mar 12, 2020 9:27 AM (in response to Henry Rosenberg)Henry
Thank you for the response and information! His name was Milton Solomon Stratton. Often he is referred to simply by his initials and last name - M.S. Stratton. I am not sure if he was in a sanitarium or not. I am fairly new at researching these issues and am not sure where to look. I have searched online resources such as newspapers and have sent for his death certificate to San Bernardino and LA Counties in Ca (with no success). Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated!
V/r,
Desiree
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Re: Seeking 3d Great Grandfather's Death Records
Henry Rosenberg Mar 12, 2020 12:46 PM (in response to Desiree Williams)1 person found this helpfulHi Desiree-
This is his death info. I used this to find the below.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-D1DG
This I found by searching the cemetery and eventually I was able to find him. He died in Redlands California which is near San Bernadino. According to Wikipedia it is in San Bernadino County so you may need to contact the county or the city.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69827237/milton-soloman-stratton
I hope this helps.
Henry
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Re: Seeking 3d Great Grandfather's Death Records
Desiree Williams Mar 12, 2020 3:15 PM (in response to Henry Rosenberg)1 person found this helpfulThank you Henry! I have contacted San Bernardino county and Redlands, but they didn't have any records for him. I will contact the St. Croix cemetery and see if they have any records. I appreciate your time and recommendations!
V/r,
Desiree
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Re: Seeking 3d Great Grandfather's Death Records
Cinda Baxter, CG Mar 12, 2020 12:13 PM (in response to Desiree Williams)2 people found this helpfulHi Desiree,
Transport records would have been held by two funeral homes—the one on the sending end, and the one on the receiving end. That said, those records were rarely kept for long periods of time, so the odds of finding either set of documents is minimal.
Here’s the approach I suggest:
1. Contact the cemetery to see if/where burial records are for 1888. Might have their own records...might be with the city or county...differs from cemetery to cemetery.
2. Consult the records to identify the receiving funeral home.
3. Contact the funeral home to ask if they have any documentation associated with your family member. Ideally, make contact by email, giving the director or staff member freedom to attend to their duties first, then address your request when available.
If (and that’s a big “if”) they have paperwork, it should include information about the funeral home in California.
4. If the California funeral home isn’t currently listed online, you may need to research its history, as if it were a person. Find out who owned it, search newspapers for articles about the business and its owners, and try to determine how/when it ceased to operate. Might have been a name change, a change of ownership, or a business that simply closed down. If the first two, track the records through new owners; if the third, try local historical/genealogical societies and the state historical society to see if any of their records were archived.
Most important, keep your expectations in check. Finding transport documents is a long shot, but if they exist, there may be some valuable clues.
Cinda Baxter, CG
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Re: Seeking 3d Great Grandfather's Death Records
Desiree Williams Mar 12, 2020 3:17 PM (in response to Cinda Baxter, CG)Hi Cinda
Thank you for the information and recommendations regarding the transport records. I will reach out to the cemetery and see if they have any records or information. I appreciate your time and help with this!
V/r,
Desiree
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Re: Seeking 3d Great Grandfather's Death Records
Lisha PennMar 12, 2020 2:44 PM (in response to Desiree Williams)
1 person found this helpfulDear Ms. Williams,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
The State of California did not begin recording deaths of its residents until 1905. Please see Vital Records Obtaining Certified Copies of Death Records; and California Vital Records Genealogy websites for additional information. Please note that the practice of registering deaths in most states did not exist until the 20th century.
We suggest that you review the National Institute of Health (NIH) Library website for research assistance about medical practices in the 1880s; and the California Railroad Museum Library & Archives website for additional information and/or resources. Although private railroad companies may have kept cargo manifests, the exact contents of the records and length of retention varied from company to company. You will need to know the name of the company that transported your ancestor’s body from California to Wisconsin in order to obtain records relevant to your research.
You may wish to search the Wisconsin Historical Society About Our Cemetery Records Collections; Wisconsin State Law Library: Funerals / Burials / Cemeteries; How Southern California became the rehab capital of America; and History of tuberculosis websites for more information.
We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!-
Re: Seeking 3d Great Grandfather's Death Records
Desiree Williams Apr 9, 2020 1:44 PM (in response to Lisha Penn)Thank you Lisha for the great resources and suggestions! You have given me areas of research that I had not thought about and that may be gold mines of information. I appreciate it! Desiree
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