--WebTV-Mail-1014032127-14691 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-1014032127-14691 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhQQ1+rJXloRo29qu6wJtG/g7qgBDwIVALW8im8bnPFuZY/S1afgqCTiwrG4 From: [email protected] (Ruthie Lott/Carpenter) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:55:27 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AL-MOBILEBAY-L] BURNS and Halligan Message-ID: <[email protected]> In-Reply-To: Mary Halligan <[email protected]>'s message of Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:23:19 -0500 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) Mary, It's very possible that no paperwork was done when they took in those children. People took in children from other families quite often, even when the parents were still alive. It was often due to finances, having too many mouths to feed at home. Alot of the time, the male children were taken in, in order to help the hosting family with chores. My own grandfather was raised by a family who had no sons, only one daughter. Your best bet would be to look in the census for them, I think, under the BURNS name. Good luck in your search. Ruthie --WebTV-Mail-1014032127-14691--