HI: I'm researching my BROWN line in two parishes, East Feliciana and East Baton Rouge, LA. I recently met a woman who claims to be related to me through the Brown family but I can't figure out how -- or even IF -- she is related. Her parents are John Leo Brown and his wife. John Leo's parents were CHARLES HENRY BROWN and ADDIE CASON of East Feliciana Parish. I used Ancestry.com and found Charles' WWI registration papers -- he was born in December, 1876. He and Addie had 3 children so far (up through the 1920 Census). Charles Henry was also a teacher in East Feliciana Parish. I found Charles Henry in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 Censuses for East Feliciana Parish, but NOT in the 1880 Census. Here's the problem: The granddaughter (John Leo's daughter) says she doesn't know how we are related but thinks that Charles Henry was a son of CHARLES BROWN (born ca. 1831, died Sept. 1879). That can't be right. Here's why. Both Charles Henry and Charles (my great-grandfather AND the son of Charles Brown) lived in East Feliciana Parish at the same time in 1910. However, my great-grandfather was born in 1868 or 1869 and was older than Charles Henry. So he's definitely not the son of Charles Brown -- why would the parents name two sons the same name? Further complicating this is that Charles Henry's son Charles Jr. created a family history booklet -- looks as if he wrote it in the 1980s. Unfortunately he didn't include a family tree and wrote it like a narrative with his childhood memories, as if everyone who read the booklet would understand how everyone was related. Therefore, even though there are several of my family members in the booklet, which shows there is some kind of relationship, it's not specified. My best guess is that he was some kind of cousin. Maybe his parents were related to Charles Brown and named their son after a grandfather or uncle. I say this because I only know about Charles Brown's wife and children, not his parents or siblings. I don't know who his family was. But whose son was he, and how was he related to my Charles Brown's family? I have Census records as I mentioned before, but not for 1880, which would show who his parents were. I don't have a death certificate for Charles Henry either, which would also show his parents' names. And it doesn't help that so many of these men are named Charles! Anyway, I've been trying to trace each man year by year, but have reached a dead end for Charles Henry. What other records could I search for that might help me verify who his parents were? What am I missing in my research? Thanks. Kberry