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/197.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: When you're posting for help, you need to include more and specific details about what you already know and where you've searched. I looked at your public tree. Here's how this process goes: Start with what you know, work backwards and document as you go along. You can research his children, finding documents for all of them, not just your direct ancestor. You find their death, marriage and birth/bap records. This documentation identifies the family movement, and you'll also learn the maiden name of the mother. When you arrive at the first born child you're most probably in the area where his marriage took place. When you find the marriage, you find the names of his/and wife's parents, which enable you to continue searching backwards. If you've already done all these steps then post what you know, maybe someone can fill in where you missed or not looked. 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.