Barbhull@aol.com wrote: > I notice you are from Kansas. My grandmother Maude Ida Adamsin was born in > Elk City Kansas. I have traced her roots to John Baldwin Adamson from > Maryland. Are you from this lineage? > barbhull@aol.com I am from the lineage of John and Ann Skew/Skuce via Thomas Sr and Thomas Jr. Elk City, Kansas is just a couple of counties to the west of me. I have been researching theAdamson's in SE Kansas and have two families in that area that I cannot connect together or trace their ancestry. Perhaps you hold the clue I need as both of these families have a "Maude" as small children in the 1880 Census. The Soundex data for the two familes is: ******* Family No. 1 1880 KANSAS SOUNDEX Montgomery Co. Rutland T. 13-159 11-42 ADAMSON G. F. 35 W OH ADAMSON Susan 35 W OH ADAMSON Dell 12 D IN ADAMSON Marellous 10 S IN ADAMSON Iola 8 D KS ADAMSON Bertie 5 S KS ADAMSON Claudie 3 S KS ADAMSON Maudie 11/12 D KS ** 1900 soundex lists h/h as George F. and in 1910 as Fred G. ************* Family No. 2 1880 KANSAS SOUNDEX Labette Walton T. 9-123 7-44 ADAMSON E. 26 W IA ADAMSON Samantha 26 W IN ADAMSON Maud 4 NR IA ILIFF Mary 44 ML IN **************************** Any help or information you have is appreciated. -- Jerry F. Adamson; P.O. Box 380; Baxter Springs, Kansas, 66713: ICQ-29312561 My homepage - http://www.rectec.net/users/jadamson/ "Adamson Ancestry"- http://www.AdamsonAncestry.com/ "Felsburg Ancestry"- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jadamson/felsburg/index.html