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From: "Sandie" <>
Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] New York Times
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:43:02 -0500
References: <20040912.091212.-409515.0.rockingk1@juno.com>


One other route to take would be to see if there are any city directories
for the time period mentioned. Many city directories, (I have seen several),
actually give the date of death of the deceased if the death took place in
the year previous to printing. Usually the directories are held at the state
library or some local libraries.
Sandie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon E King" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] New York Times


> Have you tried the Social Security Death Index? If you have his SSA
> number from his piliots license it will be a big help but you can look
> anyway on www.familysearch.org.
> Sharon
>
> On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 01:10:33 -0400 bob <> writes:
> > Hi Jean
> > Thanks for the reply and information.
> > It looks hopeless. I don't think I will ever find this one.
> > I wouldn't have a clue as to which funeral home it was and
> > most likely they are out of business or changed their name by now.
> > Oh well I well keep trying.
> > I think maybe I need a professional research to help in this
> > search.
> > Margaret
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Unless the obits have been indexed, it would take about a year to
> > look
> > >through the microfils covering a one year range. To narrow it down
> > further, is it
> > >possible to check with the likely funeral homes for a dod?
> > >Jean
> > >
> > >In a message dated 9/11/04 11:02:22 AM, writes:
> > >
> > ><< Hi Donna
> > > thanks I will do that.
> > >I left out the name because I wanted to see if it was possible
> > >I am looking for
> > > James Luther Perry born May 3, 1896 in Union County Tennessee
> > >Lived in Ardsley according to his Pilot's license 1946-1951
> > >Is said to have died in New York between 1953-1958
> > >It could have been in Ardsley or and place in New York.
> > >
> > >I know I can't get a death record for him yet because of the 50
> > year wait
> > >He also used May 3, 1897 and Aug 3, 1896 as birth dates but the
> > first
> > >one is correct
> > >which he used as well. The obit well solve this problem.
> > >
> > >Thank you for the advice and help.
> > >Margaret in Michigan >>
> > >
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