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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: ethorn on Wednesday 07 February 18 10:35 GMT (UK)
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Seeking the graves of Edward Edwards who passed away at Seal Beach, Orange County, California in 1989. His wife was Margaret Wilson Swan Calder Waddell, who was born in Wemyss, Scotland in 1909 and passed in 1997 in Huntington, also Orange County, California. Any help would be much appreciated :)
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If you're looking at the Social Security Death Index, it gives a place of last residence or place of last benefits, which may or may not be the actual place of death.
In this case, it appears that Edward died in Los Angeles County, California. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYS-FP6
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If you're looking at the Social Security Death Index, it gives a place of last residence or place of last benefits, which may or may not be the actual place of death.
In this case, it appears that Edward died in Los Angeles County, California. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYS-FP6
Thanks.
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Social Security Death Index
Name: Edward T. Edwards
State of Issue: Illinois
Date of Birth: Wednesday October 06, 1897
Date of Death: Sunday February 19, 1989
Est. Age at Death: 91 years, 4 months, 13 days
Last known residence:
City: Seal Beach
County: Orange
State: California
ZIP Code: 90740
California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Edward Thomas Edwards
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 19 Feb 1989
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birth Date: 06 Oct 1897
Birthplace: Other Country
Mother's Name: Hughes
Social Security Death Index
Name: Margaret W. Edwards
State of Issue: Illinois
Date of Birth: Thursday April 01, 1909
Date of Death: Sunday October 05, 1997
Est. Age at Death: 88 years, 6 months, 4 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Huntington Beach
County: Orange
State: California
ZIP Code: 92647
California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Margaret Waddell Edwards
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Oct 1997
Event Place: Orange, California, United States
Birth Date: 01 Apr 1909
Birthplace: Other Country
Father's Name: Waddell
Mother's Name: Calder
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Apparently, the County of Los Angeles Public Library will do obituary look-ups for people who died there, so maybe that would work for Edward. http://www.colapublib.org/contactus/askalibrarian.php
There is also an e-mail for the Seal Beach library here - http://www.ocpl.org/libloc/sb - so maybe it's worth checking if they do look-ups or could advise you further.
Otherwise, you could order their death certificates for a fee. https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Vital-Records-Obtaining-Certified-Copies-of-Birth--Death-Records.aspx
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http://www.ocpl.org/elib/genealogy/obituaries
OBITUARY TIPS
NewsBank.com, which includes the Orange County Register, for deaths after January 1, 1987.
If you would like staff assistance, please contact your local branch or email LibraryAdmin@occr.ocgov.com
Also, a query form is here:
http://www.ocpl.org/elib/genealogy/contact_us
Links to local genealogy groups that might be able to help:
http://www.ocpl.org/elib/genealogy/local_organizations