I have contacted several mortuaries in Oakland who have kindly sent me back many files on my relatives. Most of those sheets are from 1920 through 1940. They are filled with useful genealogy information. Mortuary records can supply so many details about one’s life. And, if you’re really lucky, the mortuary will have the…
Tag: Mortuary Research
Veronique is Laid to Rest
One of my most persistent mysteries was what happened to Veronique Mazeres after she married Baptiste Dupouy in San Francisco in 1899. My research turned up no leads in the census, city directories, or other sources. I was beginning to think that Veronique had gone back to France. After scanning many photographs from my…