Hi All: Bette Bunker Richards has provided links to a number of web sites that are helpful in obtaining information from public records about people in your family. Here's another ... http:\\www.searchbug.com If you care to take it for a test drive, you can use Wayburn Thompson in Vancouver, Washington as a test case. Were you to do so, you'd find the man's middle name is Claire. He happens to be the g-grandnephew of Mary Ann Clair (Mrs. Hiram F. Bunker). The age is somewhat imprecise - accurate to the month. You'd find he's 76 (acutaully he's 75 - until later this month). Best regards H.A. Kippenhan, Jr. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus