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Hi My name is Teresa and I've been trying to locate some history about my dad. I have searched with no luck. This is what I have. His name is Harry Arthur Johnson, born 12/19/1932 in Tennessee ?. He got his ss# 1952 in In Indiana. I don't have his parents names I was told they died when he was very young and he was in a orphanage until he turned 18.My father passed away on 12/8/2002. H was married to my mother her name was Carol Joyce Crandall. they divorced when I was little and I just want to know where I came from.
Harry Johnson is too common a name. There are several in the 1940 census with the right approximate age. Did he have any siblings? Do you know for sure he was born in TN? You have a question mark after the state in your post.
I find it strange that he did not know his parents' names, even though he was an orphan. Do you know anything about the orphanage?
I see he died in Orange CO, CA. Have you obtained a death certificate?
He is buried in Anaheim Cemetery.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Harry A Johnson
Name: Harry A Johnson
Service Info.: US MARINE CORPS KOREA
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1932
Death Date: 9 Dec 2002
Cemetery: Anaheim Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1400 East Sycamore Street Anaheim, CA 92805
On my birth certificate it says fathers birthplace Tennessee. It says he worked in production control , Aircraft parts mfg.My father last lived in Anaheim, California. I've been on ancestry.com looking and looking i did find his social security death index i have not purchased it but I saved it to my family tree on there site. My mother and father did go through a bad divorce my mother was placed in patton state hospital for a nervous breakdown and I were put into a foster home. After that i did not see my dad again until i was 17. My mother took custody of my brother and I when she got out of the hospital. I don't remember a lot of my childhood because probably of the drama. What i do remember when i was little we lived in Pomona, California i was about 7. Then we got took-en. I just really need to know. Thank you for replying so quickly and any way you can help would be much appreciated. I DO NOT NO OF ANY OTHER FAMILY.
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i sent off for the military records but can not get a birth certificate because I don't know his mothers maiden name.
This is kind of a general answer, since a lot of people wind up in this kind of a quandry.
When there is something you do not know, work outwards in all directions from what you do know.
For example, what does the 1940 census tell you? Or his marriage license when he married your mother? Or his Social Security # application? Have you searched for his birth record using the info you have?
Often I have unsuccessfullt tried to backtrack a relative using 3 or 4 different approaches, then found some other angle completely that opened it all up.
The key is to be persistent, and keep looking. And if the information can't be found this year, try again next year. The amount of new information that comes online each year is breathtaking.
What information is on a california death certificate? - Yahoo! Answers
State file number
Local registration number
Name of decedent - First, Middle, Last
Date of birth
Age
Sex
Date of death
Time of death
State of birth
Social Security #
Military service
Marital status
Education years completed
Race
Usual employer
Occupation
Kind of business
Years in occupation
Residence address
Name of informant, Their address
Name of surviving spouse, First, Middle, Last Name of Father, First, Middle, Last
Name of Mother, First, Middle, Last
Date of disposition
Place of disposition
Type of disposition
Signature of embalmer, License number
Name of funeral director / home, License number
Signature of local registrar, date
Place of death, type of facility, county, address
Cause of death, interval between onset and death, death reported to coroner yes / no, biopsy performed yes / no, autopsy performed yes / no, used in determining cause yes / no, any other significant conditions contributing to death not related to main cause, operation performed for said condition yes / no date
Signature of certifier, License number, date, attending physicians address
Manner of death, natural, suicide, homicide, accident, pending, could not be determined, Injury at work, date, hour, place, address, description
Signature of coroner, deputy coroner, date
Fax authorization number
Census tracking number
In addition, the funeral director may still be in business and have more information for you.
The Anaheim Library could check for an obituary, since you have a date of death.
This is kind of a general answer, since a lot of people wind up in this kind of a quandry.
When there is something you do not know, work outwards in all directions from what you do know.
For example, what does the 1940 census tell you? Or his marriage license when he married your mother? Or his Social Security # application? Have you searched for his birth record using the info you have?
Often I have unsuccessfullt tried to backtrack a relative using 3 or 4 different approaches, then found some other angle completely that opened it all up.
The key is to be persistent, and keep looking. And if the information can't be found this year, try again next year. The amount of new information that comes online each year is breathtaking.
Good luck!
There are too many Harry Johnsons in the 1940 Census. We do not have enough info to narrow it down.
Hi My name is Teresa and I've been trying to locate some history about my dad. I have searched with no luck. This is what I have. His name is Harry Arthur Johnson, born 12/19/1932 in Tennessee ?. He got his ss# 1952 in In Indiana. I don't have his parents names I was told they died when he was very young and he was in a orphanage until he turned 18.My father passed away on 12/8/2002. H was married to my mother her name was Carol Joyce Crandall. they divorced when I was little and I just want to know where I came from.
I suggest trying to obtain your parents marriage certificate. That will likely list his parents names. Do you know in which state they married?
Obtain a copy of his death cert, but be cautious because death cert info is second-hand data, and is sometimes incorrect. How to order a California death cert: Certified Copies of Birth & Death Records
If you can't find his parents names than try ordering the birth cert anyway. Attach a cover letter explaining that your dad grew up in an orphanage and you don't have his parents names. Also send a copy of the death cert when you request the birth cert. This is the form to order a Tennessee birth cert: https://health.state.tn.us/vr/PDFs/ph-3061.pdf
Keep in mind that many births were not registered.
Try calling the cemetery office and ask if they have a name of who made the arrangements. That person may be able to tell you more about your Dad.
1400 East Sycamore St
Anaheim
Orange County
California USA
Postal Code: 92805
Phone: 714-535-4928
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