This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chrisadrian1952 Surnames: Adrian Olson Olsen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.adrian/224/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My father ran away from home when he was somewhere between 8 yrs old and 14 yrs old. The name he used was Sergei Verne Adrian. (b) 1912. He said that he joined the circus and we have pictures of riding while standing on the backs of horses while juggling. His father may have been known as Frenchy. He had at least one sister maybe around Chicago. He always said he was born in Des Moines, IA but we are skeptical of that. He looked eastern European, Hungarian maybe. He had a first wife named Marguerite Adrian. He divorced her about 1943 in Chicago. After the circus age 14 /- he moved in with a man and his wife Bill Olsen or Olson in Chicago. The Olsons later moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico around the 1950's as he had moved there also.. Anything would be appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.