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chowder66

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5. I just hope it works!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 02:59 PM

Jan 24

There aren't a lot of genealogists on bluesky yet so I figured I would take a crack at it and see if I could find someone.
Fred Martin is a very common name. Even with the middle initial it isn't easy but the address was the key.

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PopeHat: Who was Mrs. Fred J. Martin (Altadena fire) [View all] Dennis Donovan Jan 24 OP

Wow. That is poignant... hlthe2b Jan 24 #1

I sent him information about the family. I found them via Ancestry. chowder66 Jan 24 #2

You are a good person. chia Jan 24 #6

Thanks. I saw an opportunity to help and jumped on it. : ) chowder66 Jan 24 #7

Not everyone does. They hesitate, or put it off and someone else does it. You did it. So thank you! :) chia Jan 24 #8

He's going to pass the information along to the neighbor that found the letters/telegram in their yard. chowder66 Jan 24 #3

Thank you! That was way cool of you!!!! Dennis Donovan Jan 24 #4

I just hope it works! chowder66 Jan 24 #5

My hunch tells me that you found them! LeftInTX Jan 24 #9

Oh I definitely found a great grandson... who is 80 years old. chowder66 Jan 24 #10