Alta, Did you check the Social Security Death Index on rootsweb.com? Do you know his birth and death date? With that you should be able to find him on the death index as long as he lived past the 1930s he should have been required to get one. When you order a copy of the SS5 for about $27 he should have listed his father and mother with her maiden name. With the names we might be able to find them in the 1880 census. Let me know what his birth and death date are if you have them and I'll see what I can find. I can't find Earl or the Yanns in KY in 1920 census. Where exactly are they living and on what page? Good luck and let me know if you have any questions. Mary in CA *********** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alta Godwin" <jerrygohol@msn.com> To: <BARNES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 9:44 AM Subject: [BARNES] Earl Barnes > I am trying to find my father's line. It may be impossible because he was orphaned at birth and his father never came back. His mother died when he was born. Her name was Rena Grey or Gray. I am not certain of his father's name, but it may be Theodore or John and his grandfather may be John. His name is Earl Barnes. I have found him in the 1920 census, and it lists him as a hired hand for Thomas Yann, in Louisville Ky.. I don't know if they were his adopted parents or not, but I remember him talking about Mrs. Yann's wonderful cooking all the time. Now, that he is gone, I realize how many questions I should have asked him and written them down. He was born in Eustis Florida, but there is no birth certicate for him, or any record of his mother's death. He was orphaned in Louisville, Ky. > > Thank You, > Alta Godwin > > > ==== BARNES Mailing List ==== > You can post questions about viruses, trojans, etc., to the Virus-Discussion list. > VIRUS-DISCUSSION-L-request@rootsweb.com (to subscribe) > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >