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/VW.2ADE/532.1 Message Board Post: Dear Beverly, Hello! You don't know me but I am researching my roots and have come across you board. Just so that you know how we are related, Alice PRAIRIE is my great, great, great grandmother. She is the mother of Rose PRAIRIE, who married George Washington JONES, who are the parents to Sadie Mae JONES, who married Tony B. FOURNIER, who are the parents to my grandmother, Iva Rebecca FOURNIER, who married Clarence JAY, who are my father's parents, Charles JAY. I would love any and all information about these relatives. I was born and raised in Mariposa, moving to Santa Rosa, CA about 10 years ago. I'm married and we have 2 boys, Peter, 4 years old and Joey, 16 months. I'm the oldest of 12. I have 5 sisters and 6 brothers. Grandma JAY died about 2 years ago. Anyway, this is more than you wanted to know about me. I know that you are looking for more information about Great Great Great Grandpa Frank and if I find more, I will of course let you know. Right now, what I'm doing is going throu! gh the old census and trying to glean information from there. At one point, grgrgr Grandpa Frank stated he was from Portugal. Anyway, going to try to research that a little more soon. With 2 little boys, my time is pretty limited, but we have fun. I don't know about you , but I just get so jazzed about learning of our ancestors. It makes the pictures come a live and creates a story. If you happen to have any pictures of the PRAIRES, GUAY, etc. I would love a copy of them. I hope that I don't seem too forward or pushy. It's just that it's not often that we find someone who knows something about our ancestors, you know. Oh, how are you related? Also, the email address that is showing is wrong. I'm not sure why it's not changed, but here is my current email address: Sutherlandfamily@northbay.com If you need it for any reason, here is my mailing address also. It's : Debbie Sutherland, 805 Lewis Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Thank you so much Beverly for taking the time and effert to respond to me. I will be looking forward to hearing from you soon. Warmly, Debbie