This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dklart Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/173.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Meranda, 1) Do you have a copy or have you tried to get a copy of Morris/Maurice E Fairchild's death certificate? 2) Do you have a copy or have you tried to get a copy of the marriage record of Maurice and Myrtle? If there is no civil record, perhaps a church record? Where were they married? Either or both of these two records should have the names of his parents. Did you find Myrtle in the 1900 Census with her parents? Where? ==================================================== World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Maurice Eli Fairchild County: Erie State: Pennsylvania Birth Date: 6 Sep 1877 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 2022697 Draft Board:1 ========================================================== These two census 1880, 1870 are purely hypothetical, but the only close matches I found. If you are a paying subscriber to Ancestry.com, this link is to the 1880 Census, Ancestry transcription below, my notes in []. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen,&rank=1&=,,,,,,,,1, ,,,1, ,,,1, ,,,,,,,1, ,,&gsfn=Mor*&gsln=fairch*&gsby=1877&gsb2co=2,USA&gsb2pl=25,Michigan&gsdy=&gsd2co=1,All Countries&gsd2pl=1, &sbo=1&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4;_80000002;_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=16&h=31760637&recoff=2 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Eli Fairchild Home in 1880: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan Age: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's Name: G. W. Fairchild Father's birthplace: New York Mother's Name: Sarah M. Fairchild Mother's birthplace: New York Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age G. W. Fairchild 64 Sarah M. Fairchild 38 Amanda Fairchild 13 [born PA] Amanso Fairchild 13 [born PA] Eli Fairchild 2 =========================================================== The link and transcription below is the 1870 Census, to the same Fairchild family, George is widowed. Sarah Shieve is his future wife and the mother of the Eli (in the 1880 census above) who isn't in this census since he wasn't born until 1877. http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=4278561_00606&fn=Mntal W&ln=Fairchild&st=r&ssrc=&pid=41106048 1870 United States Federal Census Name: George Fairchild Birth Year: abt 1816 Age in 1870: 54 Birthplace: Connecticut Home in 1870: Union, Erie, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Union Mills Household Members: Name Age George Fairchild 54 Ira H Fairchild 16 George E Fairchild 14 Clarence N Fairchild 12 Mntal W Fairchild 8 William Fairchild 4 Eliza A Fairchild 4 Sarah M Srieve 35 Edith L Srieve 8 Elmer N Srieve 5 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.