My father died in 1972 and I'm told he had children from a previous marriage (one boy and one girl) I believe from New Mexico but I don't know their names. His name was Richard Stanley Morse from Riverside/San Bernadino, CA. I do have my father's social security number and wonder if there is any way of using that to locate his child. We all did receive social security benefits while we were children.

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Originally Posted by Doug44102

My father died in 1972 and I'm told he had children from a previous marriage (one boy and one girl) I believe from New Mexico but I don't know their names. His name was Richard Stanley Morse from Riverside/San Bernadino, CA. I do have my father's social security number and wonder if there is any way of using that to locate his child. We all did receive social security benefits while we were children.

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This is so old I foresee problems -

Was his estate probated? If so, the next of kin are listed on the estate papers.

You would have to check with Probate Court in the County where he lived.

Richard Stanley Morse

(dob) 02/26/1929
(passed) 08/11/1972

43 years of age

You can order the obituary through the link below.

Genealogy, Family Trees and Family History Records online - Ancestry.com

The county probates website information:

San Bernardino County Recorders Office

OMGoodness, this was my dad, he and my mom were divorced around 1957. I have an older brother, Michael Richard Morse, I believe he goes by Richard. My mom was also pregnant with another brother when they were divorced.