Hi List, I am looking for info on my gg-grandfather Ira AUSTIN. b.date and place unknown. The only information that I have on him came off my g-grandmothers (Ida M. Austin) record of death. Ira AUSTIN m. Lydia STEVENS of Ohio. (date unknown) They had four children that I know of : Ida M. Austin, born around Apr. 1, 1867 in Indiana d. Mar. 26, 1900 in Emmet Co., MI Ida married Zina (aka William) BRAINARD, possibly Sep.30, 1883 in Emmet Co., MI Arthur Austin b. unknown Ted (nickname?) Austin b. unknown Minie? Austin GREGG who raised Ida's children Pearl and Mae BRAINARD After Ida's death. (known to my father as Aunt Minie, rhymes with tiny, most likely a nickname) All of the children of Ira Austin and Lydia STEVENS were in Michigan in the early 1900's. In the Hastings area as my father recall's. Any tidbit of information appreciated, Robbin -- Robbin Brainerd Brainerd-Brainard Genealogy http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/7294/ List Owner Brainerd-Brainard-L