This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kdF.2ACIB/418.1 Message Board Post: Your first step should be to get a copy of the birth certificate for Sherrie Annette Branson. The certificate should give the names of her parents and possibly, depending on the certificate requirements of Texas, where they were born. You should also get copies of the death certificates of E.C. and Lois Branson. They should also give you important information, including the names of their parents.