[PW] Geneology Question

[Bill Davis]

 From the 1930 census I am sending you about 200 "Albert" entries from 
Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, all born from 1920 to 1924.  I'm a poor judge 
of whether a surname is German or not, or I could have narrowed down 
more.   If your patron could compare these lists with the pages of the war 
dead, she might be able to narrow it down some more.  There are many ways 
either of these lists could have missed him, however.  He may have died 
prior to December 7th, 1941, or in an non-military accident, so would he be 
listed in these death rolls?  He might have picked up another domicile in 
his records, soldiers sent off to distant bases often did, so he might not 
have been recorded as being from one of these counties when he died.

I think she would be better served by finding out more about her 
mother.  She may have had school friends who are still alive and knew more 
about the "Albert" who fathered her child.

Bill Davis



At 11:29 AM 5/31/2008, you wrote:

>I have one of those great, difficult questions and any help would be most
>appreciated.
>A patron is looking for records of her biological father and doesn't have
>much information to work with:His given name is Albert
>She doesn't know his surname but it is of German origin and fairly commonly
>used
>He was in the military during WWII for the USA and died late 1941 or early
>(before May) 1942
>He was young when he died, probably born 1920-1924
>He was from Minnesota (probably Hennepin County or Ramsey County), not sure
>if he died there or elsewhere
>Not sure where he was buriedMuch of this information is based on poetry
>written by the patron's birth mother.  I am loath to send her to
>http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ww2/army-casualties/minnesota.html and
>ask her to go through pages looking for the first name Albert.
>
>
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