Janis Joplin

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The [http://www.officialjanis.com/bio.html Official Janis Joplin site] says that Janis was born 19 Jan 1943 in Port Arthur, [[Texas]], was raised there, that her parents were named Seth and Dorothy Joplin, that she died in Los Angeles, [[California]], at the age of 27 on 4 Oct 1970. I will not rely on these facts, but only use them as a guide, confirming them as we go along.  The pictures linked-in here came from the website operated by Carolyn Hebert here: [http://tjhs1958.com/tjjanisjoplin.html Page1], [http://tjhs1958.com/tjjanisjoplin2.html Page 2],[http://tjhs1958.com/tjjanisjoplin3.html Page 3], [http://tjhs1958.com/tjjanisjoplin4.html Page 4]
 
The [http://www.officialjanis.com/bio.html Official Janis Joplin site] says that Janis was born 19 Jan 1943 in Port Arthur, [[Texas]], was raised there, that her parents were named Seth and Dorothy Joplin, that she died in Los Angeles, [[California]], at the age of 27 on 4 Oct 1970. I will not rely on these facts, but only use them as a guide, confirming them as we go along.  The pictures linked-in here came from the website operated by Carolyn Hebert here: [http://tjhs1958.com/tjjanisjoplin.html Page1], [http://tjhs1958.com/tjjanisjoplin2.html Page 2],[http://tjhs1958.com/tjjanisjoplin3.html Page 3], [http://tjhs1958.com/tjjanisjoplin4.html Page 4]
 
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1) Let's confirm Janis' death date and place. We are told that she died in California, so let's check the California Death Index. The CADI states "Janis L Joplin, born 19 Jan 1943 Texas, died 4 Oct 1970 in Los Angeles Co. In her will she names her parents and two of her siblings. And [http://www2.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=pbass&view=63&pid=1020&rand=95108 here] you can see a picture of the whole family, along with their names.
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1) Let's confirm Janis' death date and place. We are told that she died in California, so let's check the California Death Index. The CADI states "Janis L Joplin, born 19 Jan 1943 Texas, died 4 Oct 1970 in Los Angeles County". In her will she names her parents and two of her siblings. And [http://www2.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=pbass&view=63&pid=1020&rand=95108 here] you can see a picture of the whole family, along with their names.
  
 
2) Port Arthur is in Jefferson County, Texas. Now let's check the Texas Birth Index to see if we can find a good match.
 
2) Port Arthur is in Jefferson County, Texas. Now let's check the Texas Birth Index to see if we can find a good match.

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