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<DIV>Chris</DIV>
<DIV>R.R. could stand for Railroad and your firemen or something could mean he was a firemen on the railroad. You could check with the railroad retirement board in Chicago to see if they have records on him.</DIV>
<DIV>Glen Portland, Oregon. </DIV>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Glen A. Jones</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Sue Steward" <ssteward@ccountry.net> <BR><BR>> Database: California Death Index, 1940-1997 <BR>> Name:GAAR, CLIFFORD J <BR>> Social Security #: <BR>> Sex:MALE <BR>> Birth Date:25 May 1895 <BR>> Birthplace:WASHINGTON <BR>> Death Date:25 Sep 1965 <BR>> Death Place:SAN FRANCISCO <BR>> Mother's Maiden Name:DEBORD <BR>> Father's Surname: <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> *********************************************************** <BR>> <BR>> Oregon Historical Records Index Detail Information <BR>> Case# 8007 <BR>> Name Gaar, J C <BR>> Date 11-07-1919 <BR>> Record Type Inmate <BR>> County Washington <BR>> Source Penitentiary <BR>> Identifier <BR>> Remarks <BR>> <BR>> Case file information available from the Oregon State Archives <BR>> http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/reference.html <BR>> <BR>> ************************************************* <BR>> Database: 1930 United States Federal Census <BR>> View RecordNameFamily MembersHome in 1930 <BR>> (City,County,State)Estimated Birth YearBirthplaceRelation <BR>> <BR>> View Record M Clifford Gaar Mark C Gaar, Dora Lee Gaar San Jon, <BR>> Quay, NM abt 1920 Son <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Chris Havnar" <JCHAVNAR@SBCGLOBAL.NET><BR>> To: <OR-ROOTS@SOSINET.SOS.STATE.OR.US><BR>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 6:55 PM <BR>> Subject: [or-roots] Oregon convict - Clifford GAAR <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > I found someone in the 1920 census in the Oregon State Penitentiary in <BR>> > Salem, Oregon. I'm not finding him in the 1930 census. <BR>> > <BR>> > Does anyone have any idea where I could find more information on the <BR>> > following gentleman. <BR>> > <BR>> > Name: Clifford J Gaar <BR>> > Age: 24 years <BR>> > Estimated birth year: abt 1896 <BR>> > Birthplace: Washington <BR>> > Race: White <BR>> > Home in 1920: Salem Ward 6, Marion, Oregon <BR>> > Sex: Male <BR>> > Marital status: Married <BR>> > Able to read: Yes <BR>> > Able to Write: Yes <BR>> > Mother's Birth Place: United States of America <BR>> > Father's Birth Place: United States of America <BR>> > <BR>> > Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Salem Ward 6, Marion, Oregon; Roll: <BR>> > T625_1498; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 353 <BR>> > <BR>> > His previous profession appears to be R.R. something-or-other <BR>> > (fire-something) <BR>> > <BR>> > The lady that I think was his wife, died in 1942 in California on the <BR>> > California Death Index, remarried, not finding her in 1930 under any of <BR>> > three last names. <BR>> > <BR>> > I did find the son of Clifford Gaar living with his grandparents in <BR>> > California in 1930 census as a 9 year old, born June 1920. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________ <BR>> > or-roots mailing list <BR>> > or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> > http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> or-roots mailing list <BR>> or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>