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From: Margaret Fox-Jackson <>
Subject: Re: [NYSUFFOL] Oakdale - Family of Howard and Edith O'Hara
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 22:04:40 -0500
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Mary Theresa,
You may want to check the Veterans cemeteries on the Island to see if Howard and
Edith are buried in either one of them. Also perhaps Howard was a member of the
VFW or something in that area.
I am not sure how common of a name Farnsworth is but a quick search of
www.whiyepages.com for all of NY brought up 50+ records, maybe if you wade
through them and see who may still be in Suffolk County. I always start off the
conversation with "this will sound weird, but...." and oddly enough I have never
had anyone rude with my questions. my husband laughs at how people just kind of
open up and tell me all kinds of info to someone they have never met-LOL!
Good luck,
marg

wrote:

> I'm hoping that there might be someone on the list who can give me some
> advice on how to proceed with knocking down my brick wall. Here's my story:
>
> Howard O'Hara and Edith Mitchell - last known address 262 Waterford Road in
> Oakdale. Found Howard and Edith in the social security records. Howard died
> October 1983; Edith died November 1983. They had two daughters - Jean and
> unknown. Jean married George Farnsworth and lived at 262 Waterford Road
> also, I think at one point with her parents. Edith appears to have been
> living in 1972 in Bradenton, Florida. I know that Howard and Edith moved
> around a bit, so maybe they moved to Florida in their later years or lived
> there in the winter.
>
> I've checked Newsday for any obit for Howard and Edith. One of the local
> libraries checked the weekly newspaper "Suffolk County News" for me without
> success. I also sent a letter to the Occupant of 262 Waterford Road without
> response. I've looked on switchboard.com for a reverse lookup by address,
> but there is no listing for 262 Waterford Road. So what to do? I'd like to
> try and contact either or both of the daughters, but I have so little
> information to go on.
>
> I actually had the opportunity to drive by the house on Saturday as I was in
> Bay Shore for an Irish Dance competition. If the house looked inviting, I
> was going to knock on the door. But it looked very overgrown. I thought
> about knocking on a neighbor's door, but how weird would that be and with
> people being so careful these days...
>
> I live 1 1/2 hours from Oakdale, but am willing to go back if anyone has any
> suggestions. I was thinking that maybe I should do a search for a will, or
> maybe see if there is public access to land records so that I can follow the
> ownership of the house. I could try a local church or cemetery. Howard is a
> veteran of WW II - wounded in action. I have photos and news articles of him
> and about him.
>
> Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Mary Theresa McCombe
> Yonkers, New York
>
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