Hi, Here is a brief paragraph from this gents bio. " A NATIVE OF NOVA SCOTIA, HE WAS BORN ON THE 24TH OF JANUARY, 1825, AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES BY HIS PARENTS WHEN BUT A LAD OF SEVEN (7) SUMMERS. HE WAS THEN REARED ON A FARM IN OHIO, AND IN 1850, WHEN TWENTY-FIVE(25) YEARS OF AGE, HE CROSSED THE PLAINS TO CALIFORNIA, ARRIVING IN THIS STATE ON THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER." There is no mention of parents or siblings in this bio. ~Linda~ Friends are stitched together by patches of memories.