In the 1910 census I found a George E. Willard living next to a David L. Campbell b. 1875 in Noble County, Sparta Twp., Indiana. George's wife was Johnia? and David's wife was Rose J. b. abt 1880. Neither couple had children at that time. Then I looked at the 1920 return for George Willard and the names match up - and as you said the 3 sisters are with them. Looking for David and Rose in 1920 I find them in Indianapolis - with no children. In 1930 I looked for David and Rosa and found them in Indianapolis, and with them were living Rosa Winsor (Niece age 21) Meredith Winsor (nephew age 26) and Jack Willard (nephew age 6) Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: 616; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 225; Image: 557.0. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 Record Name: Rosa J Green Spouse Name: David Lawrence Campbell Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1896 Marriage County: Noble Source Title 1: Noble County, Indiana Source Title 2: Marriage Records Books 1 - 7 1859 - 1899 Source Title 3: Part I Index of Grooms Part II Index of Brides Com Book: 7 OS Page: 176 It sounds like David had a sister (maiden name Campbell) who married a Willard or had a child by a Willard. I looked in the Indiana marriage index and found a Lotta Campbell who married a Nicholas G. Willard 13 Sep 1886 in Owen County Indiana - this seems VERY early to have been Jack Willard's parents though. they would have been in their 50's when they had him. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 Record Name: Lotta Campbell Spouse Name: Nicholas G Willard Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1886 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 32 OS Page: 202 Lotta is short for Charlotte - tried to look up more with that name - but no luck. Tried locating David and Rosa in the 1900 census - found them as Lawrence Campbell and Rosa J. Campbell - no children - looked for nearby Willards or Campbells that could have been Jack's parents, and found nothing. I hope I have added a few facts to your quest - I will keep hunting when I have a chance. Kindest Regards, DEE ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Sirrine" <dsirrine@gmail.com> To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [CAMPBELL] Newly Researching > Well, I have found him in the census. He has siblings as well... > Francis (oldest 1915) Agnes (second oldest 1918) Margret (third oldest > 1919) Charlotte (third oldest 1923) This is where it gets confusing > because in the 1920 census, Francis and Agnes and Margret are all listed > under George Willard, but according to my aunt, my grand fathers, > fathers name was george campbell. It is possible that he was the only > one adopted because his birth year is also 1923 but not listed under > george willard in the 1930 census. But with very little else to go off > of on his father George Campbell, I have hit a wall... One thing I do > know, is the willards were listed to be from Indianapolis, Marion, > Indiana in the 1930 census and from German, Marshall, Indiana in the > 1920 census. There are discrepencies that proove to me that he was > adopted, but not being able to find his father anywhere, I'm at a road > block. > > Diane Campbell wrote: > > >Hi David, > >Do you know when your grandfather was adopted? And if he had a middle name? > >Have you found him in the 1930 census? If not, I can look him up if you know > >his adopted parents' names and where they were living then. > > > >Diane Campbell > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "David Sirrine" <dsirrine@gmail.com> > >To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 8:21 PM > >Subject: [CAMPBELL] Newly Researching > > > > > > > > > >>I am newly researching some of my history and have run into quite a road > >>block. My grand father was born Jack Campbell but was adopted and his > >>name was changed to Jesse Willard. He was born May 13, 1923 in Indiana > >>and passed on February 4, 1998. If anyone at all has any information, > >>it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. > >> > >>Regards, > >>David Sirrine > >> > >> > >>============================== > >>Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > >>areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > >>Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >> > >> > > > > > >============================== > >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > >New content added every business day. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > >